[ref. q8217216] Guelph - Principal / Senior Principal - Water Resources Engineer or Scientist

Overview:

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?

A key differentiator for Geosyntec is the ability to support mining clients on the entire water cycle, from supply and potential groundwater inflows to reuse, treatment, and discharge. This position is well-suited for a talented, experienced individual who is interested in winning and leading innovative and challenging mine water projects, and in working with a dedicated team of peers to transform a business.

Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Collaboration and mentoring are cornerstones of Geosyntec’s culture. You should expect to work closely with experienced professionals who will help integrate you into Geosyntec’s culture as you advance to this next stage of your career.

We operate under a sell-manage-do culture, and so we expect all employees work on challenging technical projects while leveraging your existing knowledge and experience to help Geosyntec expand its current practices and capabilities through business development and client management.

As a Principal / Senior Principal, you will also be expected to take on staff leadership and mentoring roles.

Some of the key responsibilities for this client-facing position include:

• Strategic business planning to segment and target specific clients for projects such as water supply, water treatment, and water re-use; focused on the mining market;
• Engagement with project and operations staff to align Geosyntec’s full-service delivery capabilities with the market demands of the mining industry.
• Participation in inter-departmental and inter-branch initiatives that have a positive impact on the greater company such as practice group involvement, client management leadership, market sector development, and providing business development or technical leadership to multiple offices or practice groups.
• Implementation of a personal business development plan to expand services and revenue with new and existing clients, in coordination with companywide business development plans.
• Active participation in professional societies, conferences, and meetings that will increase the visibility of the firm to potential clients and recruits. Make contributions to the profession that will result in individual recognition as an industry leader;
• Project directorship, including ensuring client expectations are understood and met, budgets are adhered to, quality objectives are met, and follow-on work is attained.
• Recruiting, managing, and mentoring junior staff and mid-career engineers and scientists.
• Reviewing and leading the preparation of major proposals.
• At times, the position may also include fieldwork including contractor oversight and process troubleshooting tasks;
• Interacting with client representatives.
• Task and project-level responsibility for scoping, performing, managing and delivering multiple concurrent project assignments;
• Help broaden our reputation via publishing and visibility at prominent industry conferences.

Your success is our success. We encourage our professionals to continually develop their interests and skills. Advancement is based on an individual’s own performance and initiative.

Education and Licensure:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental or civil engineering or natural resources science, with emphasis on water resources or a closely related discipline (required)
• Advanced degree in a similar field of study (preferred)
• Professional registration (e.g. P.Eng, P.Geo.) within province guidelines. (required)

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• At least 10 years (15+ preferred) years of consulting experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. (required)
• Experience with modeling and design software tools such as EPA-SWMM, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, GoldSim, AutoCAD, and ArcGIS. (preferred)
• Experience related to water resource management in the mining industry. (required)
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Federal and Provincial regulations. (required)
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams. (required)
• Demonstrated success in the development and management of clients and growing a practice that sustains a group of professional junior staff. (required)
• Excellent leadership and detail-orientation skills. (required)
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed. (required)
• Strong oral and technical writing skills. (required)
• Valid Canadian driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)

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