Consulting Associate, Hydrologist

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Smithers; Hybrid; CAD 64,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

RRSP/401(k)

Job summary

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) invites you to join our global sustainability team as a Consulting Associate, Hydrologist in Smithers or Vancouver. You will apply field skills, data analysis, and reporting to support water resources projects across Canada and help clients meet regulatory and environmental goals.

Collaborate with technical teams, contribute to hydrology studies, field investigations, and environmental assessments.

Qualifications

• Required: B.Sc. in Hydrology, Environmental Science, Water Resources Engineering, Geology, or related field, or equivalent.
• 0-1 years hydrology or water resources experience; strong field data collection skills.
• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation abilities.
• Able to hike and work in remote environments; remote fieldwork in all weather.

Responsibilities

• Perform hydrologic data analysis and contribute to reports.
• Draft sections of technical reports and environmental assessments.
• Conduct water sampling, streamflow measurements, and field surveys.
• Travel to remote sites up to 2 weeks at a time; ~30% remote fieldwork.
• Collaborate with water resources, aquatic biology, toxicology, and earth sciences teams.

Skills

B.Sc. in Hydrology/Env Sci

0-1 years hydrology

Field data collection

Writing & communication

Remote area hiking

Education

B.Sc. in Hydrology/Related field

M.Sc. in Hydrology/Env Sci (preferred)

Tools

GIS

Hydrometric equipment

R or similar stats

Job description

Launch Your Career Protecting Water Resources & Driving Sustainable Solutions Step into a role where your analytical mindset, field skills, and passion for water science directly support environmental stewardship across Canada. As a Consulting Associate, Hydrologist based in Smithers or Vancouver, you will work alongside leading environmental professionals to help clients solve complex water resource and hydrology challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to build your technical expertise, contribute to projects that influence responsible resource development and environmental protection, and grow your career within a global sustainability-focused organization. Your work will help shape informed decisions that protect watersheds, ecosystems, and communities for generations to come.

Why This Role Matters

Water is at the center of many of today’s most important environmental and resource management decisions, from mine development and infrastructure planning to ecosystem protection and watershed management. In this role, you will play an important role in helping clients understand how water moves, changes, and interacts with natural and industrial systems. By combining field investigations, data analysis, and technical reporting, you will contribute to projects that support regulatory approvals, environmental assessments, and long-term sustainability objectives. This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful projects while developing your expertise alongside a multidisciplinary team of environmental specialists.

What Your Impact Is

In this role, you will help deliver high-quality hydrology and water resources solutions that support informed environmental decision-making. Your contributions will include:

• Analyzing hydrologic, water quality, and watershed datasets to support modeling and impact assessments.
• Contributing technical content to reports, environmental assessments, and project documentation.
• Conducting field investigations, including streamflow measurements, water sampling, hydrometric surveys, and instrumentation activities.
• Collaborating with specialists across water resources, aquatic biology, toxicology, and earth sciences to address complex environmental challenges.
• Supporting projects that balance environmental protection with responsible development.
• Ensuring all work is completed in accordance with ERM’s quality, health, safety, and scientific standards.

What You'll Bring

Required

• B.Sc. in Hydrology, Environmental Science, Water Resources Engineering, Geology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 0-1 years of hydrology, watershed analysis, or water resource-related experience.
• Strong academic foundation in surface water hydrology, watershed processes, or hydrogeochemical interactions.
• Ability to work effectively as part of large, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Must be capable of hiking and working in remote environments while carrying equipment.
• Willingness to complete remote fieldwork in all weather conditions.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred

• M.Sc. in Hydrology, Environmental Science, Water Resources.
• Experience with water and sediment sampling techniques, streamflow gauging, or hydrometric equipment.
• Experience working or recreating in remote areas.
• Experience working or recreating on rivers or streams.
• Ability to code or conduct statistical analyses using R or similar tools.
• Experience with GIS or geological/watershed software (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, Geosoft Target, or 3D visualization tools).

Key Responsibilities

1. Perform project tasks, including: Hydrologic data analysis.
2. Drafting sections of technical reports.
3. Conducting water sampling, streamflow measurements, and field surveys.
4. Completing data and literature reviews.
5. Travel to remote sites throughout the year, for up to 2 weeks at a time.
6. Approximately 30% of the work will be remote fieldwork.
7. Deliver work within defined scope, budget, and schedule while maintaining ERM’s quality standards.
8. Collaborate with technical teams in water resources, aquatic biology, and toxicology to support environmental impact assessment and monitoring programs.
9. Support fieldwork activities and contribute to the collection of high-quality environmental data.
10. Apply scientific and technical knowledge to address hydrology and water resource challenges across a variety of projects.
11. Maintain ERM’s commitment to health, safety, technical excellence, and client service.

For the Consulting Associate, Hydrologist position, the anticipated annual base pay is $64,000–$81,800 (CAD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.

Note:Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures.

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Notice Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Hiring

Our organization uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to assist in the recruitment process. These tools may help screen, assess, and/or evaluate applicants based on information provided in resumes, applications, and other submitted materials. All AI systems are designed to support fair and efficient hiring decisions and operate under human oversight. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and consent to the use of AI tools in evaluating your candidacy. If you have questions or need accommodations, please contact us at [e-mail].

ERMwelcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. ERM is an equal opportunity employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, Indigenous identity, or status as a protected veteran or qualified individual with a disability. ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes.

ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!

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