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Water Resources (Drainage) Designer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Be part of AtkinsRéalis' Water Resources team in Ontario, where engineering expertise, innovation, and collaboration come together to deliver sustainable infrastructure solutions. This role supports a wide range of municipal and transportation projects and offers exposure across all phases of project delivery. It is an excellent opportunity to grow your engineering career while contributing to projects that make a meaningful impact on communities.

Your Role

  • Support both simple and complex water resources studies, modeling, and design tasks across all project phases, including conceptual design, preliminary design, detailed design, construction, and operational support.

  • Contribute to transportation and municipal projects including highway and roadway drainage design; storm sewer systems, culverts, ditches, and channels; stormwater management (SWM) infrastructure planning; and floodplain mapping and erosion assessments.

  • Assist with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling of stormwater runoff and floodplains, including design and assessment of SWM controls and flood mitigation strategies; culverts, storm sewers, and road/highway drainage systems; and Low Impact Development (LID) features.

  • Use PCSWMM and HEC RAS to analyze system capacity, flood risk, and infrastructure performance, and prepare conceptual and detailed design drawings using AutoCAD and Civil 3D, ensuring accuracy, constructability, and compliance with standards.

  • Analyze, interpret, and present modeling results in technical reports, design briefs, and presentations, and support the preparation of stormwater master plans, drainage reports, and related technical documentation.

  • Conduct field investigations to verify existing SWM infrastructure, surface drainage patterns, and site conditions.

  • Collaborate with intermediate and senior engineers, modelers, project managers, and multidisciplinary teams, and coordinate with municipalities, MTO, and conservation authorities.

Cities & development Engineering

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-153201

Salary range

-

About You

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil, Water Resources, or Environmental Engineering from an accredited university, preferably with a specialization in water resources.

  • Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in water resources or drainage engineering.

  • Registered as an EIT or eligible for registration with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).

  • Experience supporting municipal and transportation infrastructure projects; experience with data analysis, visualization of modeling results, and communication of technical findings; experience with linear infrastructure and transportation corridor projects is considered an asset.

  • Strong foundation in water resources engineering, hydrology, and hydraulics, with proficiency in PCSWMM, HEC‑RAS, AutoCAD and/or Civil 3D, familiarity with ArcGIS, and knowledge of floodplain analysis, erosion protection, natural channel design, fluvial geomorphology, watershed processes, and Ontario stormwater, OPSS, conservation authority, and MTO drainage requirements, combined with strong technical writing skills, multitasking ability, and a demonstrated commitment to quality, client service, and teamwork.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

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By submitting your personal information to AtkinsRéalis, you confirm that you have read and accept our Privacy Notice.

Appropriate accommodation will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Successful applicants will be notified about AtkinsRéalis' accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process.

Expected compensation for this role is between Pay Range $74,000 - $80,000 annually). Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.

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