Senior Consultant (Mine Water Management)

Okane Consultants

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you passionate about water stewardship supporting responsible mine water management through the full mine life cycle, from early-stage mine planning to relinquishment? If that sounds like you, we’d love to meet you. We are growing and seeking an ambitious Senior Consultant ( Mine Water Management) to join our dynamic team. This role is open to our Calgary. Saskatoon, or remote opportunities in Vancouver or Montréal. At Okane, we believe that integrated mine closure planning is just the starting point to ‘Help Create a Better Tomorrow ’. We work with mining companies to return land responsibly and safely, en abling what comes next to serve both people and the planet. Our work challenges the status quo — we advocate for meaningful partnerships with communities, including Indigenous rightsholders, and design solutions that create lasting financial, environmental, and social value. From early-stage planning through to relinquishment, we’re helping reshape the future of mining — and we’re looking for people who want to be part of that transformation.

Requirements

Bachelor or graduate degree in Civil, Environmental or Water Resources Engineering.
Holds a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in at least one Canadian province (multi-province registration is an asset).
Demonstrated leadership and experience in water management within the mining industry.
Experience engaging directly with mining clients and regulators as a senior technical advisor.
Experience and aptitude for multidisciplinary work and dynamic team environments.
Demonstrated experience in hydrology, hydraulics, water infrastructure design, and water balance modelling.
Proficiency using water modelling softwares such as GoldSim, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS and other relevant numerical modelling programs.
Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential for both business and technical writing and clear and effective collaboration within project teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with overseeing and supervising the construction of water management infrastructure is an asset.
Knowledge of Canadian water regulations, codes and environmental standards including relevant professional procedures and practices is an asset.

Responsibilities

Lead mine water management projects from conceptual planning through detailed design, providing strategic and practical solutions to our clients.
Lead mine water balance models to support site-wide water balance assessments and water management planning.
Support the development of water quality models.
Direct mine water management infrastructure planning and design, focusing on surface water infrastructure such as channels, ponds and sizing pumping systems.
Oversee the completion of climate, hydrologic and hydraulic analyses to support peak flow, flood control and erosion mitigation studies, incorporating climate change assessments.
Collaborate with Okane’s multidisciplinary teams to support the development and implementation of closure visioning, planning and execution.
Provide senior technical oversight and serve as a Qualified Professional.
Direct or develop proposals of varying complexity in technical expertise.
Interact competently with internal and external stakeholders of varying levels of expertise.