Drainage Engineer - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Position Overview

Kiewit has an immediate opening for a Mid-Level Civil Engineer (Drainage) in our growing offices in Burnaby, BC. The Mid-Level Drainage Engineer will work on an interdisciplinary team including: geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, roadway engineers, estimators, schedulers and construction experts to perform engineering analysis and design in support of design-build pursuits and ongoing projects.

District Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering's Design-Build team is driving clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects. Through our integrated design and construction approach, our multi-disciplinary team works together to improve schedule, control costs and minimize risk.  Our construction-focused engineers work collaboratively with our estimators and builders to design solutions that are innovative, constructible, and designed with a focus on safety. Clients benefit from the proven processes and tools used by Kiewit to minimize project risk. We are an in-house resource that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff shares experiences gained, innovative concepts, and best practices for all projects that we support.

Kiewit’s management and implementation of this process leads to safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that exceeds client expectations and furthers Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. We will train you, develop your skills, and allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building RRSP matching, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success.

Location

This role will be based in our Burnaby, BC office with opportunities to travel within the Canada and US regions to projects as required.

Responsibilities

•    Conduct specific studies in hydraulics and urban hydrology according to the latest practices in stormwater management, highway and railroad drainage.
•    Work on projects in an alternative mode allowing for innovation and development of constructible concepts while collaborating with construction teams and estimators.
 
Hydrology & Hydraulics
•    Single-event and continuous rainfall modeling
•    Watershed analysis, hydrograph and peak discharge development and routing
•    Pavement drainage, culverts sizing, storm systems sizing, pump stations design (atout), revetment design, and drainage design
•    Understanding of the various standard such as TAC Drainage Manuel, MELCC Drainage Manuel and MTMDET Drainage Manuel.
•     Stormwater quantity / quality calculations, according to local Environmental Ministry (such as MELCC) compliance and erosion control requirements
•    Software experience includes:  PCSWMM, HEC-RAS, Arc-GIS, Q-GIS or equivalent

Drainage Design
•    Development of drainage plans, profiles, specifications and estimates for transportation and other water resources projects. This includes developing terrain and other design components via models such as Inroads, Arc-GIS and other pre and post processing software packages.
•    Design of the temporary drainage staging during construction at the design phase which includes modification to the permanent design and/or temporary network, pumping, etc.
•    Software experience includes: Micro Station, AutoCAD, Arc-GIS, Geopak, Civil 3D and Inroads or similar 3D stormwater modeling preferred.

Water quality
•    Development of erosion and sediment control devices, such as treatment units for sediments and oils, bio-swales and other infiltration devices to meet sedimentation requirements in accordance with local Environmental Ministry.
•    Integrate and recommend the design criteria to achieve resilient structures in response to climate changes

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s degree or Masters in Civil Engineering
•    7+ years post-graduate experience
•    Design experience or Design-Build project experience preferred
•    Must have excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to work with individuals at all levels of the organization and support project efforts
•    The candidate will lead plan production, specifications, estimate and drainage design development and will be responsible / in charge of engineering work and will be the Engineer of Record for final design projects
•    Registered as a Professional Engineer in British Columbia 
•    This position requires travel to project offices and work sites. Ability to travel 25% of the time.