Senior Water Resources Expert

About GEMTEC Consulting Engineers & Scientists Limited

GEMTEC is a growing firm and we are continually looking for motivated and skilled individuals to join our team.

We strive to have multi-faceted and versatile employees with a variety of skills.

Job Summary

We are currently seeking a Senior Hydrologist / Hydrotechnical Engineer for our Fredericton office.

The position provides the opportunity to support and grow the existing Engineering Team within our Fredericton office.

You will work with a team of engineers, as well as geoscientists, hydrogeologists, environmental scientists, and technicians, on a variety of projects.

Main Responsibilities

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• Manage a team of technical staff.
  
• Provide technical expertise, direction and mentorship on complex hydrotechnical projects.
  
• Provide quality review of designs, proposals and reports.
  
• Manage client relationships and lead critical delivery meetings.
  
• Coordinate project managers and other discipline leads to manage project deliverables, ensure schedules and budgets are achieved.
  
• Identify and develop new business opportunities and support the preparation of corporate business development materials.
  
• Collaborate with other departments, environmental regulators and GEMTEC offices on project related work.
  
• Report to corporate management on project and financial performance.
  
• Participate in Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Initiatives and enforce Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work, and
  
• Perform other related duties, as required.
  

Requirements and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need:

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• A Master's Degree in Water Resources, Hydrology or Civil or other related discipline.
  
• 10 to 20 years of relevant experience.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (required) and French (an asset).
  
• Demonstrated experience writing proposals, work plans and reports.
  
• Proficient in analytical and modelling techniques and thoroughly understand the hydrotechnical aspects of project development, design and operation.
  
• Proven project management skills with ability to track timelines, meet budgets and schedules.
  
• Software experience (or equivalent) in: (HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM, MIKE Flood, both steady-state and dynamic, including dam breach, ArcGIS and AutoCAD) is an asset.
  
• Previous consulting experience is an asset.
  
• Currently registered (or is eligible) with the Atlantic Professional Engineers Associations.
  
• Able to travel to project sites and spend time in the field, as needed.
  

Salary

The estimated annual salary for this role is between $80,000 - $120,000 CAD depending on experience.

How to Apply

Please apply online. Thank you for taking the time to consider GEMTEC. Only candidates proceeding to the next phase of the application process will be contacted at this time.