{"id":4013962,"url":"https://alion.io/job/stantec-water-resources-engineerdesigner","title":"Water Resources Engineer/Designer","company":{"id":1764163,"name":"Stantec","domain":"stantec.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/stantec-com","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Eploy","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Markham, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-09T14:01:44Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-11-09T14:01:44Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Your Opportunity\nWe are seeking a Water Resources Engineer / Designer to join our Markham office, with consideration of other locations across Ontario. You will join the Water Resources Technical Team within Stantec’s Environmental Services Business Line and contribute to a wide range of water resources projects, with a focus on mine water management. As a Water Resources Engineer / Designer, you will have the potential to support projects involving hydraulic and hydrologic modelling, mine water management infrastructure design and planning, water balance and water quality models, erosion and sediment control, fish passage design, stream restoration, water quality analysis, flood hazard assessments, dam breach assessments, and much more. We are a passionate team that supports clients across Canada in addressing mine water quantity and quality issues.\nYour Key Responsibilities\nThis role involves working within multidisciplinary teams on baseline and impact assessments, feasibility studies, hydrologic and hydraulic assessments, water balance and water quality models, and water quality investigations. You will support complex scopes of work alongside hydrologists, hydrotechnical engineers, hydrogeologists, geotechnical engineers, mining engineers, aquatic biologists, and directly engage with clients. Strong hydrology and hydraulics expertise is essential.\nThe key responsibilities for this position include: \nLead and manage mine water resources management projects throughout the life of mine phases (project economic assessments to closure plans), including Baseline studies and water management design and planning, and water balance and/or water quality model development in support of NI 43-101 studies\nSurface water resources studies and assessments in support of environmental assessments, including baseline water quality and hydrology studies, water management infrastructure design and planning, site-wide water balance and water quality model development\nMine closure planning and supporting studies\n\nTechnical lead for design of water management infrastructure, including sedimentation ponds, drainage ditches, dewatering plans, erosion and sediment control plans, watercourse crossings and alterations, and watercourse diversions \n\nSupport management of project budgets, staff allocation, and invoice preparation and review\n\nPrepare proposals, develop work plans, schedules, and budgets, and manage projects and tasks\nAuthor clear and comprehensive technical reports documenting modeling results, field investigations, and analytical findings\nDesign and supervise hydrological and water quality field investigations\nCollaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams to contribute to project success\nApply industry standards, guidelines, and regulatory frameworks consistently\nPerform primarily office-based work involving extended computer use and data analysis\nTravel to field sites as required, including occasional overnight stays\n\nQualificationsYour Capabilities and Credentials\nExperience with numerical hydrodynamic, hydrologic, and hydraulic modeling tools (e.g., HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, PCSWMM, CORMIX)\nExperience with site-wide mine water balance and/or water quality models (e.g., GoldSim)\nExperience with water management infrastructure design (e.g., ditches, sedimentation ponds, culverts, watercourse crossings, diversions, watercourse realignments)\nSolid understanding of provincial and federal water resources legislations, regulations, and guidance\nExcellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, including with clients and regulators\nAbility to work independently and collaboratively to achieve team goals\nProven mentorship capabilities for junior and intermediate staff\nCapacity to manage multiple projects and tasks consistently\nStrong business development, client engagement, and financial management skills\nEffective time management, organization, and prioritization\nDisciplined approach to project execution and technical excellence\nStrong problem-solving and timely decision-making abilities\nCommitment to Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) standards\nValid G-class driver’s license required\nEducation and Experience\nPreference for candidates with a Master’s-level degree in a related field \nMinimum of 8 years of relevant experience in consulting or regulatory environments, predominantly related to mine water management, or an equivalent combination of experience\nProfessional registration with the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) or another Canadian Professional Engineering Association is preferred\nTypical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements, including inclement weather.\nThis description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.\nAbout Stantec\nStantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.\n#StayInquisitive\n\nGrounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.\n\nJoin a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.\n\n 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.\n\n 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.\n\n Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.\n\n The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7330,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Water Resources","Civil & Structural Engineering","Environmental Science","Architecture"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T11:46:45Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":37,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":0.578,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":2,"reasons":["seen:2","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/stantec-water-resources-engineerdesigner","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/stantec-water-resources-engineerdesigner.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-12T16:35:14Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":34766,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1764163},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1764163"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fstantec-water-resources-engineerdesigner"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fstantec-water-resources-engineerdesigner"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fstantec-water-resources-engineerdesigner"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/stantec-water-resources-engineerdesigner\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fstantec-water-resources-engineerdesigner"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4013962}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"stantec.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4013962},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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