Senior Hydraulic Engineer — Hydropower (Hybrid)

AECOM (New); Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Hydraulic Engineer to join our Canada-wide team in a full-time role. You will contribute to hydroelectric projects, pumped-storage facilities, dams, and hydraulic structures, with opportunities to collaborate on multidisciplinary initiatives such as port infrastructure and environmental programs.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in hydraulic design, P.Eng and OIQ eligibility, and strong HEC-RAS/HEC-HMS experience; fluency in French and a track record of technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Water Resources or Hydraulic Engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer and member of the OIQ, or eligible for registration.
• Minimum of 15 years of hydraulic design experience for hydropower, hydraulic modelling and dam safety.
• Strong working knowledge of HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS.
• Excellent technical report writing and communication skills.
• Fluency in French, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead discipline-specific work and coordinate teams on project delivery.
• Prepare technical reports and calculation packages for hydraulic studies and dam safety analyses.
• Perform feasibility, preliminary, and detailed design for hydropower and pumped storage.
• Carry out hydraulic and hydrodynamic modelling (1D/2D/3D).
• Provide technical oversight and mentor engineers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Technical report writing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (Water Resources or Hydraulic Engineering)

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

HEC-RAS/HEC-HMS

Flow-3D

Simsen

Microsoft Office

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Hydraulic Engineer to join our Canada-wide team in a full-time role. You will contribute to hydroelectric projects, pumped-storage facilities, dams, and hydraulic structures, with opportunities to collaborate on multidisciplinary initiatives such as port infrastructure and environmental programs.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in hydraulic design, P.Eng and OIQ eligibility, and strong HEC-RAS/HEC-HMS experience; fluency in French and a track record of technical