Water Resource Engineer

SLR Consulting; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation plan

Full-time, permanent role with flex.  

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

SLR Consulting (Canada) is seeking a Hydrogeology/Hydrology specialist to join our team in Canada, focusing on climate and hydrological data analysis, model development, calibration, and reporting for mining projects. The role emphasizes building water balance and contaminant-load models using GoldSim, with strong GIS and scripting skills.

You will collaborate with engineers, geologists, and environmental scientists across multiple disciplines to deliver practical solutions and insightful client

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in water resources engineering, hydrology or relevant discipline.
• Graduate degree (M.Sc.) in hydrology, preferably with a specialization in modeling through course work or thesis project.
• Hands-on experience with GIS software for hydrological and water resources applications, including watershed delineation, spatial data processing, terrain analysis, and preparation of model inputs.
• Proficiency in R (or Python) for data processing, statistical analysis, visualization, and automation of hydrological workflows.
• Hands-on experience implementing and calibrating conceptual rainfall-runoff models.
• Experience with hydraulic modelling software is a asset, including HEC-RAS, Iber, or similar tools.
• Hands-on experience using statistical and data-analysis libraries to process, analyze, visualize, and perform QA/QC of climate and hydrological datasets.
• Experience with GoldSim for water balance, hydrological, or water quality modelling is an asset.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Registration (or eligibility for registration) as a Geoscientist in Training (G.I.T.), Engineer in Training (E.I.T.)
• Valid BC driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Compile, process, and evaluate climate and hydrological datasets, including data QA/QC, gap analysis, data patching, interpolation, and extrapolation using appropriate statistical methods.
• Perform hydrological frequency analyses to characterize droughts, extreme wet conditions, and other hydrologic events relevant to water management and design.
• Support the development of conceptual hydrological models, including the definition of catchments, hydrological processes, model inputs, assumptions, boundary conditions, and calibration targets prior to numerical model implementation.
• Develop, calibrate, and validate hydrological models to characterize regional hydrology and site-specific responses in both gauged and ungauged watersheds.
• Build and update water balance models using the latest GoldSim simulation software, incorporating rainfall, evaporation, catchment runoff, groundwater recharge, upstream inflows, and operational processes at mine sites.
• Modify water balance models to simulate site changes, updated infrastructure layouts, and water management practices during operations and post-closure for a range of event‑based and sequence‑based rainfall scenarios and climate change scenarios.
• Develop and calibrate site-wide contaminant load balance models or water quality models in GoldSim to simulate contaminant loads to be managed and treated and the loads and concentrations in the receiving environment.
• Conduct sensitivity and uncertainty analyses to evaluate key model assumptions, parameters, and drivers and assess their influence on model predictions and water management outcomes.
• Interpret modelling results and prepare clear technical documentation, figures, and repots than communicated model assumptions, methodologies, limitations, and key findings to project teams and clients.

Skills

Communication

GIS software

R or Python

Hydrological modeling

Education

Bachelor’s in water resources engineering or hydrology

Master’s in hydrology with modeling focus

Tools

GoldSim

HEC-RAS or Iber

Job description

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), a 1000+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 20 office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of advisory and over 30 technical environmental and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability, we are Making Sustainability Happen.

As a member of our Hydrogeology and Hydrology team, you’ll join a group of professionals that include hydrogeologists and hydrologists, engineers, geochemists, surficial geologists, ecologists, geomorphologists, and environmental scientists to work in a collaborative work environment on mining projects.

Specifically, You Will

• Compile, process, and evaluate climate and hydrological datasts, including data QA/QC, gap analysis, data patching, interpolation, and extrapolation using appropriate statistical methods.
• Perform hydrological frequency analyses to characterize droughts, extreme wet conditions, and other hydrologic events relevant to water management and design.
• Support the development of conceptual hydrological models, including the definition of catchments, hydrological processes, model inputs, assumptions, boundary conditions, and calibration targets prior to numerical model implementation.
• Develop, calibrate, and validate hydrological models to characterize regional hydrology and site-specific responses in both gauged and ungauged watersheds.
• Build and update water balance models using the latest GoldSim simulation software, incorporating rainfall, evaporation, catchment runoff, groundwater recharge, upstream inflows, and operational processes at mine sites.
• Modify water balance models to simulate site changes, updated infrastructure layouts, and water management practices during operations and post-closure for a range of event‑based and sequence‑based rainfall scenarios and climate change scenarios.
• Develop and calibrate site-wide contaminant load balance models or water quality models in GoldSim to simulate contaminant loads to be managed and treated and the loads and concentrations in the receiving environment.
• Conduct sensitivity and uncertainty analyses to evaluate key model assumptions, parameters, and drivers and assess their influence on model predictions and water management outcomes.
• Interpret modelling results and prepare clear technical documentation, figures, and repots than communicated model assumptions, methodologies, limitations, and key findings to project teams and clients.

This is a unique opportunity to bring your expertise to a highly engaged team, where your efforts and impact will be recognized and valued.

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation plan including vacation, RRSP, comprehensive benefits, and a suite of wellness initiatives
• The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000. Final agreed-upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full-time, permanent role with flexible scheduling available
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
• undefined

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in water resources engineering, hydrology or relevant discipline;
• A graduate degree (M.Sc.) in hydrology, preferably with a specialization in modeling through course work or thesis project;
• Hands-on experience with GIS software for hydrological and water resources applications, including watershed delineation, spatial data processing, terrain analysis, and preparation of model inputs.
• Proficiency in R (or Python) for data processing, statistical analysis, visualization, and automation of hydrological workflows.
• Hands-on experience implementing and calibrating conceptual rainfall-runoff models.
• Experience with hydraulic modelling software is a asset, including HEC-RAS, Iber, or similar tools.
• Hands-on experience using statistical and data-analysis libraries to process, analyze, visualize, and perform QA/QC of climate and hydrological datasets.
• Experience with GoldSim for water balance, hydrological, or water quality modelling is an asset.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Registration (or eligibility for registration) as a Geoscientist in Training (G.I.T.), Engineer in Training (E.I.T.)
• Valid BC driver’s license

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities.