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Jacobs Water Resources/ Municipal Engineer in Burnaby, British Columbia
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Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we push the limits of what’s possible so we can improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomize the "why" of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Water Resources Engineer/Municipal Engineer to support our regional team and provide technical expertise and leadership on a range of water and transportation projects.
In this role you’ll have the chance to work on exciting and engaging infrastructure projects in water and transportation across Canada. As a seasoned professional, you will have the chance to mentor, learn, and work independently as a key team member. You will solve complex problems and take a broad perspective to identify innovative and resilient solutions to adapt to the climate emergency.
Key Responsibilities
Perform design and hydraulic modeling on all project aspects associated with conceptual planning, detailed engineering designs, and preparation of construction plans.
Complete detailed hydrological assessment to support infrastructure design projects, including potential impact of climate change
Responsible for site and roadway drainage design including, but not limited to civil design calculations, computer modeling, detailing, and plan set production
Perform hydrologic and hydraulic design calculations, prepare technical reports, construction plans, and specifications as required by assignments.
Develop pipe network systems for complex stormwater drainage systems; preparation of grading plans; designing municipal civil infrastructure including culvert systems and diversion chambers; flow split manholes and outlet control structures.
Analysis of surface water quality data, design of monitoring programs and assessment of potential impacts on receiving environments
Coordinate design development and assist in providing technical direction and mentorship to other engineers.
Provide quality control within drainage discipline to ensure completeness and accuracy of design team-work.
Peer review plans, help prepare technical specifications and estimates.
Here’s What You’ll Need:
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Roadway, Drainage or Transportation Engineering
At least 3-8 years related experience in civil engineering and/or water resources engineering
Professional Engineer License (P.Eng.) or eligible.
Strong analytical, time management, communication & report writing skills
Experienced in the assessment and design of municipal water resources projects including water, wastewater, highways and roads, and stormwater systems
Pipe networks design and modelling for complex stormwater drainage systems.
Full project life cycle experience that includes complex hydrologic and hydraulic analysis.
Proficiency in hydrologic and hydraulic modelling with XPSWMM, PCSWMM, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS or equivalent software
Experience using GIS and R programming language to complete hydrological and water quality data analysis
Experience in the field, including construction experience.
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