Senior Hydrotechnical Engineer

at  Klohn Crippen Berger

Nanaimo, BC, Canada -

Start DateExpiry DateSalaryPosted OnExperienceSkillsTelecommuteSponsor Visa
Immediate02 Dec, 2024USD 110000 Annual03 Sep, 2024N/ACivil Engineering,It,Communication Skills,Technical ReportsNoNo
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Description:

Vancouver

Are you looking for an opportunity to…

  • Make a meaningful difference and leave a positive impact on the environment?
  • Work in a close-knit group of like-minded, motivated professionals where relationships matter?
  • Continue the development of your critical thinking skills?
  • Solve some of the most complex problems faced by the mining industry?
  • Work on a mix of local and global projects?

What makes us stand out?

KCB is an employee-owned mid-size consultancy with a reputation that exceeds our size. Our tag line “Down to Earth / Up to the Challenge” says a lot about who we are. Our staff are inquisitive, curious, and dedicated to solving complex problems. Our size allows us to draw on colleagues across the globe just as easily as if they were across the hall. We also advocate for continued professional development and encourage this by hosting a range of internal and external training sessions and encouraging staff to participate in conferences. In broad terms we think KCB’s differentiators are our:

  • size - large enough to win intriguing projects, small enough for the President and CEO to know you by name
  • creative perspectives that come through diverse and inclusive teams
  • access to some of the sectors leading talent
  • international reputation for technical excellence, everyone maintains a technical focus
  • appetite to tackle problems with unique complexities

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for a Senior Hydrotechnical Engineer to join our Vancouver-based engineering team to work on local and international mining and resource projects. Your experience will be applied to the planning, investigation, assessment, design and construction of tailings and water dams and waste storage for mining. Career development can be managed to support personal preferences such as niche, technical design specialists, or project participation in both technical dam engineering scopes and project management, or all-round engineering specialists.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with the latest versions of software, including GoldSim, PCSWMM, HEC-RAS, HEC- HMS, Flow-2D/3D
  • Work on mine site wide water balance and water quality models (with the opportunity to use GoldSim)
  • Design hydrotechnical components tailings storage facilities for global mining projects
  • Incorporate climate change resiliency in hydrotechnical design
  • Contribute to risk assessments, Dam Safety Reviews and risk-informed decision making
  • Engage with clients, colleagues and suppliers on environmentally focused field programs and design solutions
  • Lead less experienced staff through the methodologies of design solutions
  • Build client rapport as projects progress from feasibility through to mine closur


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Civil Engineering

Engineering Design / R&D

Other

Graduate

Proficient

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Nanaimo, BC, Canada