Senior Water Resources Engineer

at  Klohn Crippen Berger

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 Water Resources 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.

• Engage with clients, colleagues, and suppliers on environmentally focused field programs and design solutions
• Conduct hydrological and hydraulic analysis including flood mapping, water balance analysis, and hydraulic modelling
• Incorporate climate change resiliency in hydrological and hydraulic analysis
• Support mine water management design and optimization
• Build client rapport as projects progress from feasibility through to mine closure
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines to integrate water management systems into overall design and operation
• Prepare technical reports, proposals, and other documentation related to water resources engineerin