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The Opportunity - Build the Future with Us

Build the future with us at the heart of Québec's mining industry. WSP Mining and Metals is seeking a Senior Water Resources Engineer to act as a technical leader within our team dedicated to surface mine water management. In this role, you will join multidisciplinary specialists focused on site safety, climate resilience, risk management, and regulatory compliance for some of the largest mining clients in Québec and beyond.

This role is ideal for someone who wants to:

• Be recognized as a technical authority in water management;
• Have real influence on analysis and design decisions;
• Contribute to complex mining projects, from concept through closure.

Your Impact

Technical expertise and leadership

• Act as a technical authority in hydrology, hydraulics, and mining hydrotechnics.
• Define, oversee, and review hydrological studies, water balances, and dam breach analyses.
• Design and evaluate hydraulic structures such as ditches, channels, basins, culverts, spillways, floodways, pumping stations, and more.

Risk management and the mining life cycle

• Assess surface water risks, including flooding, capacity exceedance, erosion, and extreme flood management.
• Integrate surface water management into decisions related to:
  • Mine operations planning;
  • Development of mining infrastructure;
  • Operational management and expansions;
  • Site closure and reclamation.
• Support climate change adaptation strategies.

Collaboration and influence

• Work closely with our specialized teams in tailings management, geotechnics, environment, and infrastructure.
• Coach and mentor intermediate and junior water management engineers.
• Contribute to the evolution of internal technical practices.
• Participate, depending on interest, in business development, project leadership, and/or people management.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, or a related discipline;
• Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ);
• Significant experience in surface water management, ideally in a mining context;
• Demonstrated ability to exercise senior technical judgment and influence decision-making;
• Fluency in French; functional English required;
• Proficiency with hydrology and hydraulics software (e.g., HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, GoldSim, PCSWMM, FLO-2D).

Why Choose WSP?

Why Choose WSP? We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors, and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• Proudly Canadian - we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
• A global community of brilliant minds - your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here. Whether across the country or around the world, we help you shape your role to match your ambition - because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize yours.
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Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $122,900 - $162,800
MB & ON: $111,000 - $147,400
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $111,000 - $147,400

Disclosure:
The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, level of responsibility, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Leave Your Mark with WSP

If you are driven by purpose and motivated by impact, we'd love to meet you. Apply today and take the next step toward shaping a better future - starting with this project and growing wherever your ambitions lead.At WSP, we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

It's why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what's possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.

As one of the world's leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.

At WSP, you'll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

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Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Full details here .

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Full details here .