Senior Water Resources Engineer

Dillon Consulting Limited•Winnipeg, MB

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About The Position

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment. Your opportunity Dillon’s Water Resources discipline is looking for a Senior Water Resources Engineer to fill an existing vacancy within our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience. At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available in our Dillon Calgary and Winnipeg offices. About Dillon Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities. Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 19 years in a row and has the distinction of being a Platinum Club member in this program. Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation and are empowered to continually grow and develop. We live our core values: Reliability: words result in actions that build trust; Achievement: do the work to hit the target; Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing; Creativity: discover new possibilities; Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard; and Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in engineering or other related discipline with a focus on water resources
Eligible to hold valid a license from the relevant provincial Professional Engineering Association
10+ years’ relevant experience in a consulting environment on water resources engineering projects
Mandatory experience in a range of water resources related projects, including urban drainage systems, hydrotechnical engineering, and stormwater management.
Experience with analysis, infrastructure design and construction administration.
Excellent communications, report writing, organization and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work in a collaborative, team environment.
Excellent initiative and attention to detail.
Business development and proposal preparation and submission management.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with the application of XP/PCSWMM, HEC-RAS/HMS, and related computer models would be considered an asset.
Experience with dams, hydraulic structures, erosion protection, or mine water management would be considered an asset.
Experience in water resources and civil engineering projects in western Canada.

Responsibilities

Provide senior technical input for delivery of water resource management projects.
Provide technical input for complex or unique assignments.
Support multi-disciplinary projects or programs.
Direct, coordinate and supervise water resources related activities of engineering and design groups, both from a technical and functional standpoint.
Coordinate with cross-disciplines to identify and incorporate relevant data pertaining to hydrologic and hydraulic parameters, system connectivity, discharge points, project constraints, and implementation considerations.
Undertake hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, including surface drainage, storm sewer networks, dual drainage systems, sanitary sewer networks, and combined sewer systems.
Interpret results of simulations to assess capacity, identify system deficiencies, and evaluate improvement alternatives.
Apply monitored and statistical data to models to simulate return-period and continuous scenarios, and to calibrate and validate results.
Provide guidance to field staff undertaking data collection.
Provide project engineering and technical expertise, calculations, and design input to various stormwater management and drainage systems.
Lead conceptual and detailed design of drainage and/or stormwater management infrastructure.
Undertake studies, assessments, modeling, preliminary and detailed design, cost estimates, specifications, and input to contract documents.
Project components include project planning, technical evaluations, studies, preliminary design, final design, and services during construction.
Study evaluations include the analysis of alternatives, methods of implementation, and cost analyses.
Fulfill project plans in accordance with established scopes of work, budgets, and schedules to execute high quality projects.
Develop new or novel concepts and approaches, and recommend major design changes.
Input to the career development of more junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
Contribute to business development activities including leading the preparation of project proposals and presentations.
Engagement with our clients to identify potential opportunities and strategic priorities.
Commit to self-development and ongoing learning to stay knowledgeable of industry best practices and advancements in drainage design.
Contribute to Dillon's corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.
Contribute to the career advancement of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.