Intermediate Stormwater Management Engineer

Overview

Intermediate Stormwater Management Engineer

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities?  Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Your Opportunity  

Dillon’s Land Development Business Unit is seeking an Intermediate Stormwater Management Engineer to fill a role within our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience. 

At Dillon, we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based at any one of the following offices: Vaughan, Oakville, Hamilton or London

We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities

Stormwater Management Design & Analysis

• Serve as the technical lead for delivery of stormwater management design on multi-disciplinary projects for primarily private sector clients in the land development industry.
• Provide project management and coordination support for stormwater management projects including quotations for proposals, scope of work preparation and input to contract documents.
• Undertake and lead hydrologic and hydraulic modelling assignments in support of residential, urban and commercial land development projects, including the analysis of surface drainage, storm sewer networks, dual drainage systems, bridges and culverts, erosion and scour protection.
• Provide technical input for delivery of other stormwater management projects for public sector clients, as well as flood hazard mapping projects for both private and public sector.
• Undertake and lead hydrologic and hydraulic modelling in support of floodplain mapping and flood hazard assessments.
• Develop and implement stormwater management strategies to mitigate flooding for environmental protection.
• Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic modelling and analysis tasks including model development, calibration and analysis in stormwater modeling software such as Visual OTTHYMO, PCSWMM, HEC-RAS and others
• Support the Land Development Water Resources group with sanitary sewer and combined sewer systems analysis for dry weather and wet weather flows using InfoWorks ICM software, when required.
• Analyze, interpret and present results, documenting findings in technical reports.
• Provide technical input for complex or unique assignments
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff

Project Management & Collaboration

• Fulfill project plans in accordance with established scopes of work, budgets, and schedules toexecute high quality projects
• Apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Develop new or novel concepts and approaches, and recommend major design changes
• Provide technical expertise, calculations, and design input for stormwater management and drainage systems.
• Coordination with cross-disciplines to identify and incorporate relevant data pertaining to design criteria, hydrologic and hydraulic parameters, system connectivity, discharge points, project constraints, and implementation considerations.
• Communicate design details to project managers and clients.

Learning & Development:

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in civil, environmental or water resource engineering or applicable technical degree
• Professional designation in Ontario
• Professional designation in Alberta would be considered an asset
• 7+ years of experience on land development projects in a consulting environment.
• Valid driver’s license
• Proficiency with water resources tools, such as Visual OTTHYMO, PCSWMM, and HEC-RAS
• Strong understanding of municipal and provincial stormwater management design standards.
• Excellent communication, report writing, organization and interpersonal skills with the ability to multitask on various projects
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative, team environment
• Excellent initiative and attention to detail
• A self-motivated individual looking for advancement opportunities

Experience

• Mandatory hands-on design and analysis experience with water resources tools, such as Visual OTTHYMO, PCSWMM, and HEC-RAS.
• Demonstrated experience in the design and analysis for stormwater management projects including dual drainage analysis, stormwater management facility design, LID design, capacity analysis, and flood line mapping
• Experience with additional software such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, HEC-HMS, ArcGIS and InfoWorks ICM would be considered an asset
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• A commitment to quality and client satisfaction.

Compensation

 $84,850 - $134,850

Dillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicant’s education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicant’s gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop. 

We live our core values:

• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous Development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences;
• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.

In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
  • Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
• A competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Generous retirement savings plan
  • Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Flexible work hours and hybrid working options
  • Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs.  We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life. 
• Learning and Development opportunities
  • As a knowledge-based business, we use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.
• Focus on Innovation
  • The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
  • A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership
  • Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.
• Wellness Subsidy
  • Our employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes  and dance classes.

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 19 years in a row and has the distinction of being a Platinum Club member in this program.

Health & Safety at Dillon

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon's core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active, ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform, and the active, ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon

Dillon is committed to employment equity and an inclusive, diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.

Technology enablement and the use of AI at Dillon

We invest in modern technologies to enable continuous improvement across the organization. Please be advised that Dillon Consulting utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. While AI supports this process, all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying, you acknowledge and consent to this use.

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