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Senior Hydrotechnical/Water Resources Engineer

The Senior Hydrotechnical Engineer will lead engineering design for river infrastructure and manage projects, including contract administration and budget control. They will also mentor junior staff and engage in business development initiatives.

  • Hybrid
  • Burnaby, BC
  • Posted Feb 12, 2026
  • 1 position

Job summary

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. Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U. Your Opportunity Our Water sector brings together many of the world’s top engineer’s scientists and planners who see water a bit differently. Our teams view each project they undertake as an integral component of a holistic system. We use this approach to provide our clients with comprehensive solutions that address the challenges, and sometimes differing priorities, that come with this valuable resource. Whether a project’s objective is to: control and use water; improve its quality and habitat potential; or, protect our communities from its natural variability; our teams take a multi-disciplinary approach that integrates and optimizes every facet of design for the natural system. We’re helping communities increase their resiliency during flood conditions and protecting the water resources of our environment for future generations to enjoy. Stantec is supporting a hybrid work arrangement allowing staff to balance working from home and the office. Stantec is seeking a Senior Hydrotechnical Water Resources Engineer to join our growing British Columbia Water Resources team. The Stantec Water group provides services to both private and public sector clients. While you will be focusing on work in the region listed above, the successful candidate will also have opportunities to collaborate with our other teams across North America and support their project needs as opportunities arise. Recent project work from our local Water team includes the Penticton Creek Restoration and that Springbank Off-Stream Storage Project. Your Key Responsibilities Leading engineering design for: River infrastructure including: water intakes; outfalls; dams and weirs; fishways; flood protection, erosion control; river training; and protective works. Watercourse crossings such as bridges, pipelines, roads and other linear infrastructure. Fish habitat and watercourse restoration using bioengineering techniques. Flood inundation and flood hazard mapping. Managing projects, administering contracts, and controlling budgets. Proposal writing and business development initiatives. Contract document preparation, including detailed design drawings and specifications. Construction contract administration and site inspection services. Mentoring and on-the-job training to junior staff. 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.

What you’ll do

The Senior Hydrotechnical Engineer will lead engineering design for river infrastructure and manage projects, including contract administration and budget control. They will also mentor junior staff and engage in business development initiatives.

Requirements

Candidates should have experience in hydrotechnical engineering and a strong understanding of water resource management. A multi-disciplinary approach to design and project execution is essential.

Listed skills

  • Project managementPreferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Engineering Design
  • Project Management
  • Contract Administration
  • Budget Control
  • Proposal Writing
  • Business Development
  • Site Inspection
  • Mentoring
  • Bioengineering Techniques
  • Flood Hazard Mapping
  • Watercourse Restoration
  • Erosion Control
  • Flood Protection
  • River Infrastructure
  • Fish Habitat
  • Water Quality Improvement

Additional details

Minimum experience
5+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week