Water Resource Engineer-In-Training

Location: Edmonton or Calgary, Alberta, Canada; field work and travel are required as projects demand

Salary: CAD 26.00–35.00 per hour, depending on experience, skills, and geographic location.

Company

hirify.global is a global environmental solutions company delivering science, engineering, consulting, and field services to address environmental, regulatory, and operational challenges.

What you will do

• Support hydraulic and hydrologic modelling for flood studies, floodplain mapping, river engineering, watercourse crossings, stormwater, and water management projects.
• Assist with flood, erosion, scour, geomorphic, and other hydrotechnical assessments.
• Support the design and assessment of watercourse crossings, hydraulic structures, natural channels, stream restoration projects, and drainage systems.
• Prepare engineering calculations, technical reports, design drawings, specifications, and regulatory applications under experienced engineering guidance.
• Conduct field investigations, surveys, construction inspections, site assessments, and post-construction monitoring.
• Coordinate with engineers, scientists, GIS and drafting staff, clients, regulators, contractors, Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Water Resources, or Environmental Engineering.
• 0–2 years of relevant water resources engineering experience; co-op, internship, field, and project experience are considered.
• Eligibility for registration as an Engineer-in-Training with APEGA.
• Understanding of hydrology, hydraulics, open-channel flow, and stormwater or drainage systems.
• Willingness to undertake field work and travel, including work at active construction sites.
• Valid unrestricted Class 5 driver’s licence.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with multidisciplinary scientists, engineers, field teams, consultants, and professionals.
• Develop technical skills and professional judgement through mentorship and increasing responsibility.
• Field work typically accounts for approximately 5–30% of working time.
• Work may take place outdoors in hot, cold, rainy, windy, and sunny conditions and may require overhead lifting of more than 20 pounds.
• Safety-sensitive work requires pre-employment and pre-access alcohol and drug testing, and driver’s abstract reviews.
• Accessibility accommodations are available during recruitment and employment.