Senior Water Resources Engineer
Core
Planning, assessment, and design of future surface water management infrastructure for a large-scale oil sands mining site, ensuring integration with existing systems and supporting long-term site resilience.
Role type
Senior Water Resources Engineer (Mining)
Builds
Surface water management infrastructure (sumps, pumps, pipelines, discharge systems) and site-wide water balance models for an autonomous mining operation.
Domain
Mining / Oil Sands / Water Resources Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Surface water management planning, hydrologic/hydraulic modelling, water balance modelling, infrastructure design, regulatory compliance, project lifecycle management
Preferred skills
Open pit mining operations knowledge, regulatory submission experience, consultant technical oversight, risk-based decision making, climate change resiliency analysis
Technologies
HEC-HMS, AutoCAD, Deswik
Responsibilities
Plan water movement and storage for current and future development areas; Identify and size required infrastructure; Assess existing infrastructure for retention or upgrade; Maintain site water balance models; Represent company in industry working groups
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership