Job Description
AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated Fluvial Geomorphologist/Specialist for employment in the Greater Toronto Area. This position is for a newly created position.
The successful candidate will join AECOM's growing fluvial geomorphology team and work alongside senior geomorphologists, hydraulic engineers, ecologists, and environmental specialists to support a wide range of watercourse assessment, restoration, and infrastructure projects across Ontario and Canada. This position provides an prospect to develop practical experience in fluvial geomorphology, stream restoration, erosion hazard assessment, river engineering, and watershed management through field investigations, data analysis, and technical reporting.
Key Responsibilities
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Assist with fluvial geomorphic assessments, channel stability evaluations, erosion hazard assessments, and stream restoration projects.
- Conduct field investigations including geomorphic surveys, channel condition assessments,
longitudinal profiles, cross-sections, substrate characterization, and erosion assessments.
- Collect, organize, and analyze geomorphic, hydrologic, hydraulic, and environmental data under the guidance of intermediate and senior staff.
- Support the planning, design, implementation, and monitoring of stream restoration and watercourse rehabilitation projects.
- Assist in interpreting watershed and river processes, sediment transport dynamics, and channel response to natural and anthropogenic disturbances.
- Prepare technical memoranda, reports, figures, and regulatory support documentation.
- Utilize GIS, database, and hydraulic modeling tools to support project analyses and design development.
- Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams across various offices and technical disciplines.
- Support field programs, stakeholder meetings, and construction-phase services as required.
📌 Fluvial Geomorphologist/Specialist (Markham)
🏢 AECOM
📍 Markham