Senior Hydraulic Engineer – Hydropower Plants and Dams

AECOM; San Juan de Terranova; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in Canada is seeking a Senior Hydraulic Engineer to lead hydropower and hydraulic projects across Canada. The role involves technical leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, and delivering design and analysis for dams, spillways, and pumped storage facilities.

You will perform hydraulic modelling (1D/2D/3D), author detailed reports, and mentor engineers while ensuring high quality deliverables. Fluency in French is required; hybrid work model applies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with a Water Resources or Hydraulic focus.
• Registered Professional Engineer or eligible for registration in Canada.
• 15+ years in hydraulic design for hydropower and dam safety.
• Strong experience with HEC software and hydraulic modelling.
• French language proficiency is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead discipline engineering teams on hydropower projects and related hydraulic work.
• Prepare technical reports and calculation packages, including hydraulic studies.
• Design and analyse hydraulic structures such as powerhouses, dams, and spillways.
• Model hydraulics with 1D/2D/3D tools and review team work.
• Provide mentorship and perform quality reviews of studies.

Skills

Fluent French

Technical report writing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Master's degree in Hydraulic Engineering

Tools

HEC-RAS

HEC-HMS

Flow-3D

Simsen

Job description

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM is currently seeking a Senior Hydraulic Engineer to join our team in a full-time role based out of any AECOM office across Canada.

In this role, you will contribute to a wide range of projects involving hydroelectric generating stations, pumped-storage hydropower facilities, dams, and hydraulic structures. You may also collaborate with other business lines on multidisciplinary projects related to port infrastructure, transportation structures, and environmental initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical lead and take ownership of discipline-specific assignments, coordinating engineering professionals and technical teams involved in project delivery.
• Prepare and author technical reports and calculation packages for a variety of projects, including hydraulic studies and analyses, energy production simulations, transient flow analyses, and dam safety assessments.
• Carry out feasibility studies, preliminary design, and detailed engineering for hydropower developments and pumped storage facilities (powerhouses, dams, spillways, diversion structures, etc.), as well as, on occasion, other hydraulic infrastructure such as canals and bridges.
• Perform hydraulic and hydrodynamic numerical modelling, including dam breach analyses using 1D, 2D, and 3D models.
• Conduct quality reviews of technical studies prepared by team members and provide technical oversight and mentorship to engineers.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Water Resources Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, or a related field.
• Registered Professional Engineer and member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ), or eligible for registration.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in hydraulic design for hydropower developments, hydraulic modelling, and dam safety engineering.
• Strong working knowledge of the HEC software suite (HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, etc.).
• Excellent technical report writing and communication skills.
• Fluency in French, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Hydraulic Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 20+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with Flow-3D and Simsen software.
• Bilingualism (French and English) to support projects and clients across Canada and internationally.
• Valid driver’s licence.

Additional Information

• Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

Business Line

Water

Business Group

DCS

Strategic Business Unit

Canada

Career Area

Engineering

Work Location Model

Hybrid

Compensation

CAD 130000 - CAD 170000 - yearly