# Senior Hydrotechnical Engineer (Open Channel Hydraulics)

**Company**: WSP
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $104,100 - $139,900
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Hydrotechnical Engineer (Open Channel Hydraulics) to join our team in Canada.

You will work on complex flood and water systems, providing technical leadership on advanced hydraulic modelling for Prairie and Northern basins.

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing technical leadership on advanced hydraulic modelling for complex Prairie and Northern basins

- Developing, reviewing, and validating 1D/2D hydraulic and flood models using tools such as HEC-RAS 2D, MIKE FLOOD / MIKE 21, TUFLOW, TELEMAC, or equivalent

- Modelling extreme events, climate-driven flood scenarios, ice-affected hydraulics, and low-gradient floodplains

- Acting as a technical authority on floodplain mapping, flood risk assessments, river hydraulics, drainage systems, and infrastructure resilience

- Contributing to dam safety, breach analyses, flood consequence assessments, and emergency spillway design

- Working directly with Indigenous communities, municipalities, utilities, and regulators

- Mentoring and developing junior and intermediate modellers

- Collaborating nationally with hydrotechnical, climate resilience, and water security leaders

Requirements:

- 5-10 years of experience in hydraulic modelling or hydrotechnical engineering

- Advanced proficiency with hydraulic modelling tools

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil or Water Resources Engineering

- P.Eng. registered or eligible for registration in a Canadian province

- Demonstrated ability to lead projects, manage budgets and timelines, and build trusted client relationships

What we offer:

- Competitive salary ($104,100 - $139,900 depending on location)

- Flexible work arrangements

- Opportunities for growth and development

- Collaborative and dynamic work environment

If you are a motivated and experienced engineer looking to make a real difference, please apply.

## Skills

### Required
- hydraulic modelling
- hydrotechnical engineering
- open-channel hydraulics
- flood analysis
- HEC-RAS 2D
- MIKE FLOOD / MIKE 21
- TUFLOW
- TELEMAC

### Nice to have
- Indigenous infrastructure
- dam safety
- ice hydraulics
- northern systems

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