Hydrologist

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Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Water Resources Team, in the Environmental Services Business Centre, is seeking a Senior Hydrologist or Water Resources Engineer to join our British Columbia team. This role is intended for a highly experienced professional who provides senior technical oversight, applies sound professional judgment, and is able to independently review and stamp hydrology and water resources deliverables.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Water Resources Team Lead, as well as with an established Senior Hydrologist, to ensure strong integration across water‑related disciplines and consistency in technical approaches and deliverables. Together, this senior group will strengthen technical quality, mentorship, and capability across hydrometrics, hydrologic assessments and modelling, water balances and water management work. This position is focused on guiding and leading technical work, supporting team development, and reinforcing best practices from a senior level.

Preferred office locations are Burnaby, Victoria, or Sidney, British Columbia. Other Stantec offices within British Columbia may also be considered depending on the candidate’s experience and business needs.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical oversight, guidance, and leadership across hydrometrics, hydrologic assessments and modelling, water balances, and water management work for mining and other water‑related sectors. 
• Provide quality review and stamp technical deliverables, including hydrologic reports, water balance documentation, and regulatory or design‑support deliverables. 
• Lead and guide hydrologic assessments and predictive modelling, including selection of appropriate methods, review of assumptions, calibration approaches, interpretation of results, and incorporation of climate change considerations. 
• Provide senior review and technical direction for water balances and water management plans, supporting projects through permitting, operations and closure, primarily for mining but also other sectors as required. 
• Provide senior‑level leadership for hydrometric programs, including monitoring program design, data quality review, QA/QC, interpretation, and reporting of hydrometric and related datasets. 
• Support and guide field programs on an as‑needed basis, including senior oversight or supervision of field installations, inspections, or site activities where experienced technical judgment is required.