Type of position: Regular

Your future role on our team

BBA is looking for a hydrology or hydraulics engineer with experience in water resource management. This role involves working in areas such as watershed studies, lake and river analyses and the quantitative and qualitative management of water resources.

You'll join a multidisciplinary team that works on a variety of projects, including mining, drainage, water treatment, road and rail transport infrastructure as well as energy-related projects. Water management is a key issue in these projects and requires approaches, methods and solutions tailored to each project and its context.

Environmental issues and health and safety risks are present in all projects BBA carries out, and our teams consider them at every stage. You’ll work closely with other BBA experts and specialists, as well as with clients to identify, design and implement the best solutions for managing these challenges.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to:

• Carry out hydrological studies, including watershed studies, hydrological modelling, hydroclimatic statistical analyses, climate change impact assessments as well as flood risk and impact assessments and adaptation measures
• Design hydraulic infrastructures such as dikes and dams, spillways, weirs, water intakes, ditches or channels, culverts, retention/detention basins and pumping stations
• Perform or oversee one-, two- and three-dimensional hydraulic simulations
• Develop hydrological and mass balances
• Assess hydrological conditions for water quality, treatment and environmental monitoring.
• Design, install and instrument monitoring stations
• Design water treatment systems and size the required equipment
• Perform risk analyses
• Help with reviewing designs, preparing plans and specifications, preparing proposals and preparing permit and authorization applications to government authorities

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Results-driven
• Willingness to work together while having fun
• Desire to be in the thick of the action
• Ability to look beyond established standards

Summary of certifications and job requirements

• Bachelor of applied sciences in civil engineering (or equivalent) and/or a master's degree with a specialization in hydrology
• From one to five years of experience as an engineer or specialist in hydrology/hydraulics and water resource management
• Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) or working toward membership
• Advanced level of English to collaborate effectively with BBA offices and/or clients in English-speaking Canadian provinces and internationally. The frequency of English use may range from occasional to daily, depending on ongoing projects
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Solid knowledge of analysis methods and modelling tools in hydrology, hydraulics and water resource management
• Asset: general knowledge of water treatment
• Asset: experience in the mining sector
• Asset: basic knowledge of instrumentation and hydrometry
• Asset: knowledge of laws and regulations governing water management in Québec and Canada
• Asset: knowledge of computer programming
• Asset: up-to-date knowledge of new technologies applied to the water sector
• Asset: knowledge of climate change sciences, its impacts and adaptation measures to address climate change

An overview of BBA’s total rewards

• Annual base salary
• Annual premium program for all regular employees
• Onsite mobility premium
• Access to a time bank
• Cellphone program
• Group insurance plan from day one, including short-term and long-term disability insurance and a telemedicine program
• Retirement savings plan
• Annual vacation and sick leave
• Premium offered through the Employee Referral program

BBA considers many factors to determine annual base salaries, including but not limited to market, education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment, qualifications, certifications and other relevant competencies.

At BBA, you get many benefits

• Fun and Collaboration committee
• Access to many experts and coaching
• A collaborative team that shares ideas and knowledge
• Opportunity for site work: an amazing career accelerator!
• Participation in BBA’s major projects for 2030:
  • Going carbon neutral
  • Achieving 30% of women on our teams
  • And more!
• Custom training and development plans

About BBA
For over 40 years, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.

BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow’s industry at the local, national and international levels.
Our people’s passion and excellence make BBA a Canada’s Best Employer and one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.

We have unique talents, and we’re committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.

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