Senior Water Resources Engineer

Klohn Crippen Berger Consultoria Ltda; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. (KCB) is seeking an experienced Senior Civil/Water Resources Engineer to lead water resources, river engineering, and related projects. The role offers Calgary or Edmonton office locations and a chance to mentor junior staff while delivering from concept through construction.

You will develop client relationships, participate in business development, and manage multiple projects as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of related Water Resources Engineering experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer in Canada; strong English communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of projects, tracking scope, budget, and schedule.
• Formulate designs, calculations, reports, and construction cost estimates.
• Mentor junior staff and support business development.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) in Canada

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Civil/Water Resources Engineer to help drive our business forward and take on challenging projects. In this role, you will join a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, hydrogeologist, and environmental scientists, managing project teams and developing designs from concept through construction. You will bring in and execute water resources engineering, river engineering, water storage, mine water and stormwater management, and irrigation projects in the infrastructure, municipal, hydropower, oil sands and mining, sectors. Our ideal candidate has the option to of being based in our Calgary or Edmonton office, and has strong hydrotechnical skills, is curious and is eager to learn, and is interested to mentor and develop junior staff.

Objectives of this Role:

• Step into a technical project management role and develop leadership and team management skills.
• Learn from talented and experienced senior staff and advance your career, while mentoring and developing junior staff at the same time.
• Develop client relationships by working closely with them and supporting them through project phases.
• Actively participate in business development and planning.
• Manage time and resources to run multiple small projects (< $50,000 in consulting fees) and the skills to take on large projects (>$100,000 in consulting fees) as the opportunities become available.
• At the end of the first year, the candidate should be managing multiple projects and project teams, should have learned new technical skills through on-the-job training, should be helping the group manager and team leads to manage the allocation of resources and have worked on at least one proposal.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Manage execution and timely completion of projects by tracking project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Formulate designs and detailed calculations, prepare reports and drawings, project specifications, and construction cost estimates.
• Delegate design, calculations, reporting and other activities to junior staff and be responsible for the work.
• Build technical skills through continued professional development, on-the-job training, and involvement in technical societies and associations.

Required skills and Qualifications:

• Have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of related project in experience in Water Resources Engineering.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English including your demonstrated capabilities in writing proposals, technical reports, and construction specifications.
• Be registered as a Professional Engineer in Canada.

About Us:

Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. (KCB) is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm with five major business units providing engineering and environmental services in the mining, hydropower, transportation, ports, infrastructure, geotechnical, oil & gas, environmental, and water resources sectors. We offer a full range of services from our offices in North America, Australia, South America, and Europe.

From our offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, York (UK), Naas (Ireland), Sweden and Dominican Republic, our EMIE Group works on challenging projects in the Water, Power and Transportation, Oil Sands, Mining, and Oil and Gas market sectors.

KCB is a platinum member of Canada’s Best Managed companies. We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from all qualified career seekers. We offer professional career development tracks and salaries commensurate with experience and an attractive benefits package.

Are you up to the challenge?