Hydrology or Hydraulics Engineer – Water Resource Management

bba; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Montreal seeks a Hydrology or Hydraulics Engineer with 5-10 years of experience in water resource management. Responsibilities include conducting hydrological studies, designing hydraulic infrastructures, and performing risk analyses. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a Master's in hydraulics or hydrology, along with proficiency in English and French. This role offers collaborative work, custom training, and a flexible schedule.

Benefits

Growth opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Custom training plans

Flexible schedule

Profit-sharing program

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in hydrology or hydraulics and water resource management.
• Strong proficiency in spoken and written English and French.
• Solid knowledge of analysis methods and modelling tools.

Responsibilities

• Carry out hydrological studies including watershed studies and climate change impact assessments.
• Design hydraulic infrastructures like dikes and dams.
• Perform hydraulic simulations and risk analyses.

Skills

Client-oriented

Adaptable

Excellent communication

Teamwork skills

Organizational agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Master's degree in hydraulics or hydrology

Tools

Analysis methods in hydrology

Modelling tools in hydraulics

Job description

Your future role on our team

BBA is looking for a hydrology or hydraulics engineer with strong experience in water resource management. This role involves working in areas such as watershed studies, lake and river analyses and the quantitative and qualitative management of water resources.

You'll join a multidisciplinary team that works on a variety of projects, including mining, municipal drainage, water treatment, road and rail transport infrastructure and energy-related projects. Water management is a key issue in these projects and requires tailored approaches, methods and solutions for each mandate and context.

You’ll work closely with other BBA experts and with clients to identify, design and implement the best solutions for managing these challenges.

Upon joining BBA, you’ll receive onboarding training, followed by training sessions in engineering and project management procedures as part of the onboarding process.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...

• Carry out hydrological studies, including watershed studies, hydrological modelling, hydroclimatic statistical analyses, climate change impact assessments as well as flood risk and impact assessment and adaptation.
• Design hydraulic infrastructures such as dikes and dams, spillways, weirs, water intakes, ditches or channels, culverts, retention/detention basins and pumping stations.
• Perform or oversee one-, two- and three-dimensional hydraulic simulations.
• Develop hydrological and mass balances.
• Assess hydrological conditions for water quality, treatment and environmental monitoring.
• Design, instrument and install monitoring stations.
• Design water treatment systems and size the required equipment.
• Perform risk analyses.
• Help with design reviews and preparing plans and specifications, proposals and permit and authorization applications to government authorities.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Client-oriented
• Adaptable
• Ability to maintain positive peer relationships
• Ability to learn on the fly
• Results-driven
• Aptitude for self-development
• Possess business acumen and internal and external entrepreneurship
• Independent
• Organizational agility

Summary of certifications and job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering (or equivalent) and a master's degree with a specialization in hydraulics or hydrology
• From 5 to 10 years of experience as an engineer or specialist in hydrology or hydraulics and water resource management
• Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) or working toward membership
• Strong proficiency in both spoken and written English and French
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Solid knowledge of analysis methods and modelling tools in hydrology, hydraulics and water resource management
• Asset: knowledge of municipal and industrial water treatment
• Asset: experience in the mining sector
• Asset: basic knowledge of instrumentation and hydrometry
• Asset: knowledge of laws and regulations governing water management in Québec and Canada
• Asset: knowledge of dam safety laws overseen by the Canadian Dam Association
• Asset: knowledge of computer programming
• Asset: up-to-date knowledge of new technologies applied to the water sector
• Asset: familiarity with climate science, including the impacts of and adaptation measures for climate change

With us, you’ll get many benefits

• Interesting growth opportunities to match your ambitions
• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
• Custom training and development plans
• A flexible schedule that combines office presence and working from home
• Access to a profit-sharing program for all regular employees
• A growing business with many opportunities