Intermediate Water Resources Engineer

Stantec; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Wellness program

RRSP matching

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an Intermediate Water Resources Engineer to join a collaborative Canada-wide team. You will work on drainage, flood mitigation, and climate resilience projects, guiding design from planning through implementation.

The role emphasizes hydrology, hydraulics, modeling, and mentorship, with opportunities to lead and contribute to evolving water offerings across the country.

Qualifications

• Licensed PEO in Ontario with 5+ years in water resources.
• Experience with stormwater, floodplain analysis, erosion control and design.
• Proficient in hydrology/hydraulics and modeling tools listed.
• Strong report writing and presentation skills.
• Experience supporting proposals and client communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead surface water resources studies and design tasks.
• Develop hydrologic/hydraulic models and floodplain analyses.
• Coordinate with senior engineers and project leaders.
• Mentor junior staff and review work for accuracy.
• Prepare memos, proposals and client reports.
• Present results and interpretations to stakeholders.

Skills

Hydrology

Hydraulic modelling

Project leadership

Report writing

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil, water resources, or environmental engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario or eligible

Tools

OTTHYMO

PCSWMM

HEC-2

HEC-RAS

Culvert Master

HY8

ArcGIS

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Civil 3D

InfoWorks

DHI Mike

Job description

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Opportunity

An opportunity exists for an Intermediate Water Resources Engineer to join a highly technical and collaborative team delivering complex water resources work across Canada. Our projects include drainage and stormwater management, flood mitigation, natural asset solutions, master planning, and climate resilience, spanning the full project lifecycle—from planning and analysis through design and implementation. We are seeking an experienced engineer motivated by challenging problems, impactful engineering, and the opportunity to play a meaningful role in the continued evolution of a growing, highly regarded practice.

You will join a high-performing, forward-thinking team that supports clients in managing existing water resources infrastructure, designing new systems, and advancing emerging service offerings informed by academic collaboration and innovation in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Your Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities

As the successful candidate, you will use your technical abilities to lead and/or complete the surface water resources component(s) of a wide variety of projects in a dynamic design team setting. You will report directly to the Team Lead and will have both technical and business development responsibilities. Responsibilities include:

• Undertake detailed studies, modelling and design tasks on a wide variety of water resources projects, from planning and conceptual design through preliminary / detailed design, implementation, and operational support.
• Projects will include master drainage plans, floodplain delineation, highway drainage design, erosion studies, drainage infrastructure design, and stormwater retrofit flood studies.
• Hydrologic / hydraulic modeling to support floodplain analysis and design of flood mitigation measures, assessment and design of culverts and storm sewer networks, design of low impact development practices, and preparation of drainage and SWM design briefs and master plans.
• Coordinate with senior water resources engineers, hydrologic / hydraulic modellers, and project leaders to ensure that the projects’ needs are met, and priorities are understood.
• Develop surface drainage and storm sewer hydrologic / hydraulic models to assess performance, investigate deficiencies and generate/evaluate feasible remedial solutions.
• Undertake technical analysis, including developing new methods and techniques, to complete complex or unique water resources studies.
• Mentorship of junior technical staff and review of work to ensure high degree of accuracy.
• Undertake field investigations in support of drainage infrastructure assessments and designs.
• Prepare technical memos and reports, proposals, and other documentation for clients, review agencies, and the public.
• Communicate results / interpretations via technical reporting and presentations.

This position includes exposure to a variety of projects and sectors, so experience with different sectors and clients would be considered an asset. Career growth opportunities stemming from the position include the potential for a leadership role locally and/or corporately

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Sound understanding of water and environmental related principles and engineering concepts, including demonstrated experience in hydrology and hydraulics.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario with minimum 5 years experience in water resources engineering and with local municipalities and regulators.
• Experience on stormwater management planning and design projects in support of site development, structures (bridges/culverts), SWMF designs, and transportation projects.
• Experience with floodplain analysis and erosion protection measures.
• Familiarity with natural channel design and fluvial geomorphology.
• Working knowledge of Ontario’s stormwater guidelines and regulations and familiarity with linear infrastructure design.
• Proficient use of Rational Method and Manning's Equation and H/H software such as OTTHYMO, PCSWMM, HEC-2, HEC-RAS (1D/2D), Culvert Master and HY8 software. Experience with Infoworks and DHI Mike software packages would be considered an asset.
• Exposure to developing/calibrating and interpreting hydraulic/hydrologic models.
• Experience with ArcGIS and AutoCad. Familiarity with Microstation and Civil 3D considered an asset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work on both small and large multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Experience with complimentary skillsets would be considered assets (coding, river engineering, climate change, asset management, coastal engineering, etc.)
• Experience supporting and/or preparing proposals.
• Excellent presentation and technical report writing skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, water resources, or environmental engineering.
• Registered, or eligible for registration, as an Engineering-Intern (EIT) or Professional Engineer in Canada.
• Minimum of 5 years relatable experience.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining seated for long periods of time. Hybrid option is available.

Typical office environment involving extended computer-based work. Field work may be required periodically and may include exposure to the elements.

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.

Pay Range

• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$94,600.00 - $137,100.00 Annually

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location

Canada | ON | Ottawa

Organization

BC-1634 Water-CA Ontario East & Atlantic

Employee Status

Regular

Business Justification

New Position

Travel

No

Schedule

Full time