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Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Your Opportunity
An opportunity exists for a Senior Water Resources Engineer to join a highly technical and collaborative team delivering complex water resources work across Canada. Our projects include drainage and stormwater management, flood mitigation, natural asset solutions, master planning, and climate resilience, spanning the full project lifecycle—from planning and analysis through design and implementation. We are seeking an experienced engineer motivated by challenging problems, impactful engineering, and the chance to play a meaningful role in the continued evolution of a growing, highly regarded practice.

You will join a high‑performing, forward‑thinking team that supports clients in managing existing water resources infrastructure, designing recent systems, and advancing emerging service offerings informed by academic collaboration and innovation in artificial intelligence and machine learning. In this role, you will also provide senior‑level technical guidance to teams across the company as part of a broader global network of experienced water resources professionals.

Your Key Responsibilities

Act as project lead for water resources assignments, including planning, analysis, and design

Lead drainage and stormwater management components of multidisciplinary projects, as well as water‑resources‑led studies

Develop clear work plans, manage scope, schedule, and budget, and proactively identify and manage delivery risk

Provide technical direction and review for hydrologic and hydraulic analyses and modeling

Oversee and guide work completed by junior and intermediate staff, providing mentorship through review and discussion

Prepare and review technical reports, memoranda, and design documentation





Participate in proposal preparation, including scope development, methodology, and technical review

Interface with clients, municipalities, and review agencies as required to support project delivery

Representative Project Types Include

Climate change vulnerability, and natural hazard assessments to support resilient infrastructure planning and design

Flood risk assessment and mitigation studies for urban and riverine systems

Drainage and stormwater management design in support of transportation and linear infrastructure projects

Integrated roadway, crossing, and structure modifications to address hydraulic constraints and flooding concerns

Stormwater management planning and design in support of land development and municipal growth initiatives

Planning efforts at the watershed and subwatershed to supporting infrastructure planning and asset management

Hydrologic and hydraulic assessments to support environmental approvals, feasibility studies, and detailed design

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Strong understanding of Ontario municipal, provincial, conservation authority, and federal standards and permitting processes

Highly proficient in hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, modelling platforms and design of public infrastructure projects in urban and rural settings

Experience applying hydrologic and hydraulic theory to real‑world design and decision‑making

Skilled in statistical software like R and HEC‑SSP, and GIS mapping and geoprocessing tools such as Q‑GIS or ArcGIS

Experience reviewing and guiding spreadsheet‑based and statistical analyses

Ability to communicate technical findings clearly and concisely in written and verbal formats

Working knowledge of CADD software such as Autodesk Civil3D / Bentley OpenRoads

Experience with scripting, automation, or applied digital tools is considered an asset

Education and Experience





Undergraduate degree in Water Resources, Civil or Environmental Engineering from a recognized post‑secondary institution. A graduate degree in the hydrotechnical discipline will be considered an asset.

Registered with PEO as a P.Eng. (or eligible to register)

Minimum 7 years of related experience

Work Environment
Typical office environment involving extended computer‑based work. Field work may be required periodically and may include exposure to the elements.

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.

Pay Transparency
In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary
Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax‑free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D;) insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off. Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax‑free savings account. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location
Canada | ON | Ottawa

Employee Status
Regular

Travel
No

Schedule
Full time

Job Posting
25/12/2025 04:12:23

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