Water Resources Engineer
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The Opportunity: WSP has a new opportunity for an Intermediate Water Resources Engineer , Intermediate Hydrotechnical Engineer , Intermediate River Engineer or Civil Engineer (with a background in Water Resources)to join the Prairies and North Region’s Water Resources Engineering Group on a full-time basis in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon or Yellowknife. The water group provides a variety of hydrology, hydrotechnical civil engineering services to many high-profile projects in the Prairie Provinces, Territories, throughout Canada and worldwide. As a part of this multi-disciplinary team, your role will involve applying engineering principles to support various water resources studies and/or civil & construction projects. Likewise, your contributions will include providing team leadership, mentoring, and technical proficiency for water resources, civil engineering and environmental projects. Why choose WSP?
- We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging.
- Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
- A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
- Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
- Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
- A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
- Lead or support water resources projects, including flood assessments, flood mapping, flood mitigation designs, hydrotechnical assessments/designs, watershed management, impact assessments, natural channel design, environmental compliance and regulatory permitting.
- Lead or support various projects involving hydraulic/hydrologic analyses, including design of hydraulic structures, surface water diversions, water control structures, water intakes, surface water outlets to rivers, pipelines and mining infrastructure.
- Undertake open-channel hydraulics and hydrologic modelling.
- Participate in a variety of water resources engineering projects at the proposal, planning and execution stages for engineering studies or construction projects.
- Provide engineering support on cost estimates, specifications, and input to contract documents prior to and during construction.
- Manage multiple project deadlines, budgets, and scope changes.
- Write proposals and technical reports.
- Lead or support multi-disciplinary project teams, collaborating and working efficiently with engineers, scientists, and managers at all levels, and communicating effectively with clients.
- Provide technical direction and career development/mentoring to more junior staff.
- Be a health and safety leader when conducting business on behalf of WSP.
- Bachelor or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering or Water Resources Engineering;
- Eligibility for immediate registration with APEGA as a Professional Engineer;
- 5 years minimum experience in surface water resources engineering projects;
- Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic analyses;
- Experience working with dams, hydraulic structures (and mine water management is considered an asset);
- Experience in open-channel hydraulics, river engineering, erosion protection and scour analysis;
- Experience with technical specifications, design drawings, tender preparation, and construction administration or inspections;
- Excellent communication, leadership, analytical, and people skills.
- Valid driver’s license;
- An ability to manage time and resources effectively; and
- Excellent technical writing skills.
- We value our people and our reputation
- We are locally dedicated with international scale
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo
- We foster collaboration in everything we do
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable
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