Senior Water Resources Lead: Hydrology & Dam Safety

Worley; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 156,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley seeks a Senior Water Resources Engineer to provide technical leadership and manage complex water resources projects across mining, refining, chemicals, infrastructure and environmental sectors in North America. You will mentor teams, drive project delivery, and support business development.

Based in Canada with a hybrid office setup in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, or Toronto, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary experts to deliver innovative, sustainable water solutions while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with water resources focus.
• P.Eng designation or eligibility to obtain registration.
• 15+ years of progressive consulting and engineering experience in water resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of complex water resources projects.
• Provide technical leadership in hydrology, hydraulics, surface water management, watershed planning, stormwater management, water balance assessments, and civil water infrastructure projects.
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams and mentor junior engineers and scientists.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while identifying opportunities to expand services.
• Support business development through proposals, client engagement, market awareness, and pursuit of new opportunities.
• Collaborate with sector leaders and technical specialists across mining, refining, chemicals, infrastructure, power, and environmental markets to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Apply advanced water resources modeling using tools such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, GoldSim, SWMM, and PCSWMM.
• Lead dam safety assessments, dam breach evaluations, flood studies, drainage assessments, and related engineering investigations.
• Ensure all work aligns with Worley’s health, safety, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence.
• Stay informed of emerging industry trends, technologies, regulations, and best practices to support innovation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Hydrology

Hydraulic modeling

Leadership

Project management

Client advisory

Water resources engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Business development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Civil Engineering

P.Eng or eligible

Tools

HEC-RAS

HEC-HMS

GoldSim

SWMM

PCSWMM

Job description

Worley seeks a Senior Water Resources Engineer to provide technical leadership and manage complex water resources projects across mining, refining, chemicals, infrastructure and environmental sectors in North America. You will mentor teams, drive project delivery, and support business development.

Based in Canada with a hybrid office setup in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, or Toronto, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary experts to deliver innovative, sustainable water solutions while