Junior Water Resources/Hydrotechnical EIT
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Your Opportunity:
Stantec’s growing Water Resources team is seeking a Junior Water Resources EIT or Hydrotechnical EIT to join our Whitehorse, YT office. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations
By joining our team, you would work as an integrated member of a multi-disciplinary team of technical experts that provide water resources solutions for clients in the government, mining, industrial, and oil and gas sectors throughout northern Canada and BC. You would have the opportunity to apply surface water analyses and principles of natural systems with current engineering approaches on several stormwater management, flood mapping, flood mitigation, river restoration design, and fish habitat design projects across Canada, with a focus on Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and northern British Columbia.
Your Key Responsibilities
As the successful candidate, you will be involved in a variety of projects related to water resources engineering in a dynamic design team setting. You will report directly to the Team Lead for the Whitehorse Water Resources team. Your responsibilities will include:
- Assist with watershed characterization studies, flood plain mapping, environmental impact assessments, coastal and river engineering, and channel design projects
- Conduct water-related field surveys including hydrometric measurements, surface and groundwater sampling, and topographic/bathymetric surveys using a variety of instruments
- Conduct data management and analysis tasks related to collected field data
- Assist with hydrologic modelling and frequency analyses using multiple software programs
- Assist with 1D and 2D hydraulic modelling
- Assist with development of a range of surface water designs, including stormwater management and drainage design, channel realignment/stream restoration, flood mitigation design, culvert/bridge crossing design, and construction phase water management and erosion and sediment control plans
- Assist with the preparation of detailed design drawings using CIVIL 3D
- Technical report writing
- Development of engineering work plans and engineering and construction cost estimates
- Assist with tender document preparation and construction administration/oversight
- Work efficiently in a team environment
- Perform tasks, as requested, efficiently and accurately, using standard methods and techniques
- Contributing to a vibrant, enthusiastic, and empowered workplace culture
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- High levels of self-motivation and personal accountability for assigned tasks are of paramount importance
- Excellent communication skills and a team-first attitude
- Knowledge or willingness to learn different hydrologic, hydraulic, and civil field instruments (e.g., level and rod, total station, RTK GPS, flow meter, YSI water quality samplers) and multiple software (e.g., Aquarius, Hyfran, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, AutoCAD Civil 3D)
- Willingness to travel to project locations within northern Canada and BC to perform fieldwork up to 25% of the time
- Hold a valid driver’s license
- Experience in the consulting industry is considered an asset
- Experience working in northern Canada on cold climate challenges is considered an asset
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Water Resources or Civil Engineering
- 0 to 3 years of experience in surface water engineering and/or civil engineering
- Eligible for eventual P.Eng. registration with Engineers Yukon or Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
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