Technical Consulting Director, Hydrologist (Director Level)

This is an outstanding opportunity for a Hydrologist, Technical Consulting Director looking for a leadership role in our Water practice.  You will design and lead the execution of water studies for major mining projects throughout Canada. We work throughout all parts of the mining life-cycle: your work will help our clients deliver their initial and expansion-phase environmental assessments, resolve challenges in permitting applications, help refine operational decisions and guide major decisions during the closure planning. You can work from our offices in downtown Vancouver, Calgary or Toronto, choose to work remotely, or combine in-person and remote work into a hybrid model that best meets your needs.  This is a senior leadership role where you will help shape our strategy and share in the accountability for how we grow our business in Canada.   

We want to do great things; we need your help!

ERM is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, and social consulting services with offices in over 40 countries. We have worked with many of the Global Fortune 500 companies delivering innovative solutions for business and selected government clients helping them understand and manage the sustainability challenges that the world is increasingly facing. Your work will contribute directly to the success of these projects. 

As a Technical Director with leadership experience, you will be equipped to provide oversight and technical strength and guidance to our Integrated Water Resources team, tapping into expertise from hydrology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, and toxicology, and focusing on integrating these teams to deliver insights and value for our clients through technical analyses and the development of robust mass balance and geochemical models. This is an opportunity to utilize your established technical expertise leading water-related environmental assessments and permitting for large-scale capital projects with a focus on the Mining Sector. You will embrace the challenge of being a main point of contact for our clients for water management related scopes. You will serve as a representative of our company and play a key role building our business and winning new projects. Your big-picture understanding of our business, and ability to build strong client relationships based on trust and mutual benefit will be critical. 

Your responsibilities: 

• Provide technical expertise to expand our water management services and client base in Canada and serve as a key member of the “core” technical team to drive growth in the areas of environmental impact assessment, permitting, risk assessment, water resources management and site closure. 
• Lead the preparation of technical documents in your field of expertise. Depending on the complexity of the work, this can range from hands-on interpretation to delegating work to junior staff and then serving as the senior technical reviewer. 
• Contribute to business development in our global impact assessment and planning service area. Identify and develop new opportunities, prepare effective technical proposals, and take an active leadership role in developing new business with new and existing clients. 
• Capitalize on existing ERM client relationships to expand ERM’s profile and market share through excellence in technical delivery and business development. You will embrace the challenge of being a main point of contact for our clients and help deep relationships across multiple technical disciplines and service lines.  
• Collaborate effectively in multi-disciplinary teams with other ERM subject matter experts to integrate our different types of work and communicate our collective findings to a wide range of audiences.  

Who you are: 

• P.Eng. or P.Geo with MSc/PhD in civil or environmental engineering or related field. 
• 8+ years (15+ years preferred) of consulting experience in water resource management, impact assessment and permitting in the Mining Sector. Specific expertise in hydrometeorology, water balance and/or geochemical modeling, hydraulic and hydrologic modelling and modeling of environmental water quality. 
• Solid grasp of the key regulatory drivers within the mining and energy sector, as well as a high degree of technical competence and broad knowledge of impact assessment best practices.  
• Well-developed team building and influencing skills; unquestionable integrity; and the experience, confidence, and stature to effectively address client and business needs and challenges. 
• Recognized technical expertise by an established reputation in the marketplace, including positive reputation with key regulators relevant to environmental approvals. 
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain long-term relationships with clients. 
• Strong English writing and presentation skills. 

Working with ERM 

ERM has been delivering outstanding client services in Canada for over 35 years. We have over 250 employees across Canada. All of our achievements would have been impossible without our exceptional staff. 

Our people are the heart of our business, and we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive community. Here are just a few examples of how we take care of our people: 

Personal Development 

• Career mapping tools and resources to help you decide how you want to grow your career 
• ERM Academy training programs backed up by mentoring and coaching 
• Technical communities and Yammer engagement to help you interact with any ERMer globally 
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement for relevant conferences, seminars, professional memberships and designations 

Recognition Programs & Financial Benefits 

• Annual bonus to eligible employees, and awards for going above and beyond 
• ERM supported retirement savings with our Group RRSP 
• Vacation starting at 3 weeks 
• Parental leave top-up 

Top-notch Medical and Wellbeing Benefits 

• Extended medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents 
• Life insurance and disability insurance 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Best Doctors Program 

Office Events 

• Exciting client events 
• Fun social events organized by our Social Activities Committee 
• Get involved in supporting organizations around the globe by collaborating with ERM’s international teams or through the efforts of the ERM Foundation 

For the Technical Consulting Director, Hydrologist (Director Level) position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $134,383 – $162,345 (CAD).  An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.  We also may have instances where employee’s fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are NOT bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability and AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and any other benefits to eligible employees as applicable.

You can apply for this role through https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. 

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

ERM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.