Dam Safety Specialist

Dam Safety Specialist Full-time State/Province: British Columbia Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Canada ULC Business Line: Water Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: Americas Primary Location: CA - Burnaby, BC - 3292 Production W Compensation: CAD 65000 - CAD 85000 - yearly Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

AECOM is searching for a Dam Safety Specialist to be based in our Burnaby, BC office. The ideal successful candidate will have a minimum of one year of experience working on dam projects and a general understanding of dam safety. In this newly created role, they will be expected to work successfully within a team environment and be able to communicate effectively with other project team members and clients. They will have a high level of initiative, motivation, and display drive, energy, and enthusiasm for getting things done! The successful candidate will be expected to support the delivery of dam safety reviews mostly to municipal, provincial and mining sectors clients. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: Assist with dam safety inspections (DSIs), dam safety reviews (DSRs), and condition assessments for embankment and concrete dams, tailings-retaining structures, water resource dams, and hydraulic structures. Support geotechnical investigations including drilling programs, borehole logging, instrumentation installation, soils/rock sampling, and field testing. Participate in field reviews, construction QA/QC, site monitoring, and dam surveillance activities. Conduct engineering analyses under supervision, including seepage and slope stability analyses, settlement and deformation assessments, and earthworks and foundation evaluations. Assist with preparation of technical reports summarizing findings and recommendations, proposals (technical and financial), drawings, specifications, design memoranda, and risk assessment documentation. Support instrumentation and dam safety monitoring programs and interpretation of piezometer, inclinometer, survey data, etc. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including civil, hydrotechnical, geological, mining, and environmental engineers. Assist with development of dam safety management plans, OMS manuals, dam emergency plans (EPPs and ERPs), and risk registers. Support project management tasks including scheduling, budgeting, tracking, and client coordination. Participate in site travel and field assignments throughout BC and Canada, often in remote or mining locations.

Minimum Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical, Geological, Civil, or Mining Engineering, with geotechnical specialization, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education. Minimum two years of relevant experience in civil, geotechnical, hydrotechnical, mining, tailings, or dam-related projects. Valid Class 5 BC driver’s license. Ability to travel to remote sites and work in field conditions.

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