Water Resources Engineer - Stormwater/Greenfield Infrastructure (GI)

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Arcadis Canada is seeking a Water Resources Engineer - Stormwater/Greenfield Infrastructure (GI) to join our well-established team in Richmond Hill, Ontario. In this position you will be responsible for hydrologic and hydraulic design, analysis and modelling. You will be working in a friendly and collaborative environment, will report directly to a senior engineer and will have opportunity to progress towards your professional goals.

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

The successful applicant will have experience in all aspects of water resources engineering, including calculations, numerical modelling, field inspections, specifications, preparation of reports and presentations. In this position you will be responsible for hydrologic and hydraulic design, analysis and modelling. You will be working in a friendly and collaborative environment, will report directly to a senior engineer and will have opportunity to progress towards your professional goals.

Role accountabilities:

• Provide project engineering and task management, conduct difficult to complex hydraulic and hydrologic modeling; conduct stormwater collection systems modeling and design; collect, assimilate and present data in reports, memos and public forums; lead production of design calculations and technical reports; and lead preparation of engineering plans and specifications for design of detention facilities, storm drains, flood control facilities and other hydraulic structures
• Evaluate hydrological conditions for water quality, treatment and environmental monitoring.
• Work independently in addition to planning, organizing and assisting groups of medium to large teams of professionals and technicians dependent on project/task
• Design hydraulic infrastructures (dikes and dams, spillways, weirs, water intakes, ditches or canals, culverts, retention/detention ponds, pumping stations).
• Stormwater management design using computer aid programs (CAD); solid experience with Civil 3D
• Participate in the design of plans, specifications, reports and other technical documents
• Experience with stormwater management and permitting for hydropower projects
• Assist in water resources permitting efforts
• Assist in preparation of bid / proposal packages
• Ability to perform XP SWMM, SewerGEMS, PC SWMM, StromCAD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, and ESRI’s ARC Map in engineering projects
• Preparation and delivery of professional presentations
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in civil engineering with a specialization in water resources engineering from a recognized university (Master’s degree is an asset) preferred
• 2+ years’ experience in all aspects of water resources engineering
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and the ability/willingness to undergo security clearance checks.
  
  

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of water resources engineering principles.
• Solid understanding of design processes and operations modeling
• Technical knowledge of Master Plans and Class Environmental Assessments
• Ability to perform stormwater management software (experience with WaterGems and EPEANET is an asset)
• Organizational skills, ability to manage time and resources
• Must be able to work independently and as part of multidisciplinary teams
• Proficiency in MS Office and MS Excel, Civil 3D, and Auto CAD.
  
  

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth’s resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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