Job Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.

In the Territories, northern traditions mix with the everyday lifestyles of modern Canadians from all cultures and backgrounds. The result is a unique sense of place that welcomes newcomers and embraces new ideas. Whether you’re interested in an adventure filled with hiking, canoeing, boating, skiing, biking, snowmobiling, or just looking to experience life in a beautiful, small urban centre, working in Canada’s north could be for you. Up here, work-life balance truly exists. Build your career AND enjoy your life!

Your Opportunity:

Stantec’s growing Environmental Services team is seeking a Water Resources or Hydrotechnical EIT to join our Whitehorse, YT office. By joining our team, you would work as an integrated member of a multi-disciplinary team of technical experts that provide water resources solutions for clients in the government, mining, industrial, and transportation sectors throughout Northern Canada and British Columbia. You would have the opportunity to apply surface water analyses and principles of natural systems with current engineering approaches on a number of drainage/stormwater management, river engineering, river ice, flood mapping and mitigation, fish habitat design projects across Canada, with a focus on the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and northern British Columbia.

Your Key Responsibilities

We have an immediate opening for a Water Resources or Hydrotechnical EIT specializing in surface water to join our team in our Whitehorse, YT office. This role will be involved in a variety of projects related to water resources engineering in a dynamic design team setting. You will report directly to the Project Manager or Team Lead for the Whitehorse Water Resources team. Your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare, participate in and/or lead field programs required for hydrologic or climatic data collection and monitoring programs.
• Addressing northern-specific challenges to transportation infrastructure (permafrost, aufeis blockages, ice roads)
• Assist with watershed characterization studies, flood plain mapping, environmental impact assessments, coastal and river engineering, and channel design projects
• Conduct water-related field surveys including flow measurements, and topographic/bathymetric surveys using a variety of instruments
• Conduct data management and analysis tasks related to collected field data
• Assist with hydrologic modelling and frequency analyses using a variety of software programs
• Assist with 1D and 2D hydraulic modelling
• Assist with development of a variety of surface water designs, including stormwater management and drainage design, channel realignment/stream restoration, flood mitigation design, culvert/bridge crossing design, and construction phase water management and erosion and sediment control plans
• Assist with preparation of detailed design drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D

Your Capabilities and Experience

• High levels of self-motivation and personal accountability for assigned tasks are of paramount importance
• Excellent communication skills and a team-first attitude.
• Ability to develop clear and comprehensive technical reports documenting field investigations, analytical findings, and interpretations
• Ability to contribute to proposal development and assist in creating work plans, project schedules, and budgets, while managing assigned projects and tasks
• Knowledge or willingness to learn various hydrologic, hydraulic, and civil field instruments (e.g., level and rod, total station, RTK GPS, flow meter, YSI water quality samplers) and software (e.g., HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, PCSWMM, Aquarius)
• Basic understanding of GIS software, including ArcGIS Pro
• Willingness to travel to project locations within northern Canada and BC to perform fieldwork

Education and Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Water Resources or Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 0-3 years of experience in surface water engineering and/or civil engineering
• Registration as an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) with Engineers Yukon or Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia within twelve months.
• Previous experience in consulting industry or working in Northern Canada in cold climate challenges considered an asset.
• Must hold a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel to project locations within Northern Canada and BC for fieldwork.

This position consists of a mix of time spent in the field and in an office environment. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

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.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

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