Water Resources Designer

Overview:

Overview

Are you someone with developing 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 trusted partner 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 Communities and Environment technical group is looking for a Water Resources Designer to join 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.

We are seeking an ambitious and talented individual to join our growing nation-wide team of practitioners. The selected individual will have the unique opportunity to learn from colleagues at various stages of their careers and from different project types across the country, contributing innovation and technical expertise to deliver sustainable solutions.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available at our Windsor office.  We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

What your day will look like

Coordination and Design

• Provide assistance to project managers with civil-environmental engineering projects in support of stormwater management, municipal servicing, and hydrologic and hydraulic assessments for planning level, preliminary and detail design assignments within the transportation, land development, private industry, and municipal infrastructure business sectors under the supervision of experienced water resources practitioners.
• Complete watershed and sub-watershed scale hydrology investigations and hydraulic assessments of open channel and closed pipe systems.
• Coordinate water resources contributions to a wide range of small to large multi-disciplinary projects.
• Evaluate impacts of climate change on water resources infrastructure and design solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
• Develop, coordinate, and participate in field inspection, reconnaissance, data collection and monitoring programs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members.
• Prepare project reports, documentation and presentations.

 Business Development

• Contribute to business development activities including assistance in the preparation of project proposals and presentations, and client need research.
• Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request.

Learning and Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

What you will need to succeed

• Degree in civil or water resources engineering. A Master’s degree will be considered an asset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Desire to grow in your career in a challenging environment that fosters self-improvement through leadership, mentoring and a diversity of experience.
• One to two years’ work experience in the consulting industry, although entry level staff will also be considered.

• Familiarity with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling systems that may include professional working experience with HEC-RAS, Visual OTTHYMO, InfoWorks ICM, PCSWMM, and others.
• Experience in the design of stormwater management systems, culverts, bridges, sewers and open channel systems.
• Familiarity with local regulations, policies, guidelines, and provincial and municipal permit requirements for environmental agencies.
• Experience in working on detailed design of stormwater management features.
• Knowledge of the Drainage Regulations and land drainage projects would also be considered an asset.
• Familiarity with CAD software, preferably AutoCAD Civil 3D, and GIS software like ArcGIS will be considered an asset.
• Familiarity with programming languages like Python, R or MATLAB will be considered an asset.
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) skills are essential.  

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:

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• 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; and
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

 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 contribution

• Flexible work hours and remote 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 remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Early Career Development (ECD) program
  • We are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of our people at every stage of their career. The ECD program is designed to accelerate the development of successful consulting careers of new graduates. The program focuses on a mix of skills and behaviours that align with technical, consulting, clients, business acumen, and early leadership.
• 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.
• Wellness Subsidy
• Our employees can take advantage of 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 20 offices and more than 1000 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 the past 18 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon:

Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences. 

Inclusion is more than a word to us, it is the way we choose to run our business. 

Please connect with us if you require accommodation in the interview process. We would love to hear from you!