Water Resources Engineer EIT-Mining

Stantec; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Water Resources Engineer, EIT to join the Energy & Resources – Mining team in a secondment with a key oil sands client in Alberta. Located in Edmonton with quarterly trips to Calgary, this role offers growth as you support a complex mining operation and advance water resources modeling.

You will work on hydrology and water balance development, using GoldSIM, MATLAB, and Excel, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to plan mid- to long-range surface water

Qualifications

• E.I.T or P.Eng with 3+ years’ experience.
• Experience with GoldSIM, MATLAB, and AutoCAD.
• HEC-HMS experience is an asset.
• Knowledge of open pit mining operations and mine/tailings planning.
• Experience with water balance development.
• Understanding of surface water management and design.
• Oil sands tailings fluids storage knowledge is an asset.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in HSSE policy compliance and promote safe work environment.
• Lead daily tailgate meetings and identify hazards.
• Update site-wide water balance, validate model, and define scenarios.
• Improve the water balance model with GoldSIM, MATLAB, and Excel.
• Plan mid- to long-range surface water infrastructure for the mine site.
• Provide technical guidance to field teams as needed.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in hydrology/environmental science/water resources/civil engineering

APEGA registration or eligibility

Tools

GoldSIM

MATLAB

AutoCAD

Job description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We are a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that is critical to our clients and the communities we support.

Stantec’s Water Resources professionals include nationally recognized experts in Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydrotechnical Engineering, and Geochemistry along with subject matter experts in Water Resources Engineering, Water Balance Modeling, and Water Quality. Our Energy & Resources – Mining team works closely with our Water Resource professionals and other key disciplines to deliver full-service engineering solutions throughout Canada, and globally on some of the most challenging and meaningful mine water projects. A role with Stantec provides the support of leading scientists and engineers, with the opportunity to grow your career in multiple directions.

Stantec is seeking a Water Resources Engineer, EIT to work as an integrated member of our Energy & Resources – Mining team in a secondment role with the Long-Range Water Resources team of one of our key oil sands clients in Alberta. This role is located in Edmonton with quarterly trips to Calgary. This is an exciting opportunity for growth for a dynamic individual seeking an opportunity to provide support to a complex active mining operation in Canada

Your Key Responsibilities

• Participating in and following site-specific Health Safety Security Environment (HSSE) policies with the goal of achieving zero workplace incidents and the promotion of a safe work environment for all
• Participating in daily tailgate meetings
• Identifying and reporting hazards and unsafe conditions and seeking to improve safety with reference to known policies and procedures
• Provide annual update of the site wide water balance. Included in this is maintaining and validation the model, collaborating broadly to update inputs, analyzing and interpreting the results and defining potential scenarios, developing potential mitigations and recommendations, and reviewing outcomes with stakeholders.
• This role would be responsible for progressing the continuous improvement of the model, ensuring continuity with the tailings mass balance and water quality forecasting models. This would involve working in GoldSIM, MATLAB, and Excel to integrate changes such as further refinement of time steps (annual to monthly), integrating the closed circuit and release water balances, and breaking down storage by facility.
• This role may also be responsible for planning future infrastructure and tying it into the existing water management system. Scope is primarily mid to long range (1 to 15 year) planning, assessment, and design of surface water infrastructure to support the water management network at the Kearl oilsands site. Other types of work may include various water related desktop studies and updating standards and guidelines.
• This role is primarily a planning role for future infrastructure but supports operations from a technical standpoint and would provide guidance to the field, when required.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• E.I.T or P.Eng with 3+ years’ experience
• Experience with GoldSIM, MATLAB, and AutoCAD
• Experience with HEC-HMS (and/or other hydrology software) is an asset
• Knowledge of open pit mining operations and mine/tailings planning
• Experience with water balance development
• Understanding of surface water management and design
• Experience or knowledge of oilsands tailings streams and fluid storage concepts is an asset
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability work in multidiscipline teams crossing various functions
• Strong organizational skills, practical problem-solving skills and continuous improvement through critical thinking
• Enjoys challenging and dynamic work
• Ability to manage time to meet project schedules and budgets
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in hydrology, environmental science, earth science, water resources, civil engineering, or a related field
• Registration, or eligibility for registration, with APEGA.
• Valid safety training certificates relevant to fieldwork are an asset.
• Previous hydrometric, environmental monitoring, or field‑based data collection experience is an asset.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Job Info

• Job Identification 1007374
• Posting Date 08/24/2026, 07:29 PM
• Locations 300-10220 103 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB, T5J 0K4, CA (Hybrid)