Water Resources Engineer (Hydrotechnical)

Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; work in the Calgary office with field work accounting for approximately 5–30% of the role

Salary: CAD 35.00–60.00 per hour, commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, and professional registration.

Company

hirify.global is an environmental solutions company delivering science- and engineering-based services that address environmental pressures, regulatory expectations, and operational risks.

What you will do

• Design and assess river engineering projects, including watercourse crossings, bridges, culverts, pipelines, bank stabilization, erosion protection, flood mitigation, river training, water intakes, and channel remediation.
• Design and restore natural channels and side channels, including fish habitat enhancement, fish passage, offsetting, and stream restoration.
• Develop and apply hydraulic and hydrologic models for river engineering, water management, watercourse crossings, and flood hazard assessments.
• Complete field investigations, site assessments, erosion, scour, geomorphic, flood hazard, and other hydrotechnical assessments.
• Prepare technical reports, engineering designs, specifications, regulatory applications, and permitting materials.
• Support construction, post-construction monitoring, project delivery, client relationships, and the mentoring of junior team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, or Water Resources Engineering.
• At least 3 years of experience in hydrotechnical or water resources engineering.
• Strong foundation in hydraulics and hydrology, with an understanding of erosion, scour, flood hazards, and river processes.
• Experience with HEC-RAS and strong technical writing, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• P.Eng. registration, or eligibility for registration within approximately one year, in Alberta or another Canadian province.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s licence with a satisfactory driving record; field, construction, regulatory, client, contractor, or multidisciplinary project experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on technically challenging water resources and river engineering projects across Western Canada.
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, environmental specialists, clients, regulators, contractors, Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders.
• Gain exposure to mining, transportation, infrastructure, industrial, pipeline, bridge, and community projects.
• Take increasing ownership of technical work, project delivery, client relationships, and project management.
• Keep safety central to project planning and design.