Infrastructure Planning & Hydraulic Modelling Engineer

Infrastructure Planning & Hydraulic Modelling Engineer

EXPERIENCE 2+ years EMPLOYMENT Full-time

The Opportunity

WT Infrastructure is seeking an Infrastructure Planning & Hydraulic Modelling Engineer / EIT with a minimum of two years of relevant experience. This role is intended for a candidate who can combine hands‑on hydraulic modelling with municipal infrastructure planning and contribute to Environmental Assessments, feasibility studies, master plans, servicing studies and capacity assessments.

The successful candidate will do more than build and run models. They will help translate technical results into practical infrastructure strategies, alternatives and recommendations for municipal clients. The role is well suited to a developing professional who has supported planning‑level assignments and wants broader responsibility across analysis, reporting, project coordination and client delivery.

ROLE FOCUS

A municipal infrastructure planner with strong modelling capability, or a hydraulic modeller with meaningful planning‑study experience

Why Work at WT Infrastructure

Build your career in a boutique engineering environment that combines practical innovation, municipal infrastructure work and a respectful, inclusive team culture.

• Remote work and flexibility: Benefit from remote working arrangements and flexibility to balance professional responsibilities with personal commitments while meeting project and client needs.
• A close‑knit team: Contribute within a small, dedicated project team where collaboration and continuity are central to project delivery.
• Meaningful municipal work: Apply your technical skills to water, wastewater and stormwater challenges, helping translate analysis into practical infrastructure decisions.
• Broad professional experience: Develop across hydraulic modelling, infrastructure planning, technical reporting and multidisciplinary coordination rather than focusing on software use alone.
• RRSP/TFSA matching: Matching contributions .
• Housing/student loan contribution matching: Matching contributions available only to team members during the first 10 years of their career.
• Performance bonus: Eligibility for a performance bonus based on a percentage of annual salary specified in your offer.
• Investment in professional growth: Access to an annual budget for conferences and professional development, with industry‑related career growth opportunities of your choice, while building toward greater responsibility in technical analysis, study development and client interaction.
• A respectful, inclusive environment: Join a company that fosters individual potential, mutual respect and a shared commitment to high‑quality engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, update, calibrate and validate water, wastewater and/or stormwater hydraulic models.
• Complete existing- and future‑condition analyses, scenario testing, capacity assessments and system performance evaluations.
• Identify infrastructure constraints, servicing limitations and opportunities for system improvement.
• Develop and assess infrastructure alternatives and support recommendations for upgrades, capital projects and servicing strategies.
• Provide modelling and technical analysis for Municipal Class Environmental Assessments, master plans, feasibility studies, servicing studies and development‑related infrastructure assessments.
• Support planning‑level studies by reviewing growth forecasts, land‑use plans, servicing demands and existing system constraints to identify long‑term municipal infrastructure needs.
• Compare infrastructure alternatives using technical feasibility, planning‑level costs, environmental considerations and implementation requirements; contribute to recommended servicing strategies and phased capital plans.
• Contribute to large‑scale municipal and regional infrastructure projects, including system‑wide master plans, growth‑area servicing strategies and major water, wastewater and stormwater upgrades.
• Support project managers and senior engineers on complex, multi‑phase assignments by coordinating modelling and planning inputs across disciplines, tracking dependencies and consolidating findings into study deliverables.
• Prepare technical memoranda, reports, presentation materials, maps, figures, tables and model documentation.
• Use GIS and engineering datasets to prepare model inputs, review planning information and communicate results spatially.
• Support project managers with work planning, task coordination, schedules, action tracking and quality‑control processes.
• Participate in client and project‑team meetings, present analysis findings and document decisions and follow‑up actions.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams working in municipal engineering, planning, environmental assessment and infrastructure design.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Water Resources or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum two years of relevant experience in municipal infrastructure consulting, hydraulic modelling, infrastructure planning or a closely related field.
• Hands‑on experience with water distribution, sanitary/wastewater and/or stormwater/drainage modelling.
• Experience supporting at least one type of planning‑level assignment, such as a Municipal Class EA, master plan, feasibility study, servicing study, capacity assessment or development servicing analysis.
• Ability to interpret model results and connect them to infrastructure needs, alternatives and recommendations.
• Working knowledge of GIS, engineering data management and technical report preparation.
• Strong analytical, organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
• A willingness to learn, seek feedback and develop new skills, with a commitment to professional growth.
• Eligibility for registration as an EIT or P.Eng. in Ontario.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with one or more platforms such as InfoWorks ICM, InfoWater, WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoSewer, PCSWMM, SWMM or equivalent modelling software.
• Experience with model calibration and validation, pumping systems, transient analysis, water quality, redundancy, inflow and infiltration, flood assessment or drainage analysis.
• Experience preparing infrastructure concepts, planning‑level cost estimates, capital recommendations or implementation strategies.
• Familiarity with Ontario municipal infrastructure projects and the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process.
• Experience working with public‑sector clients and preparing clear, decision‑oriented presentations and reports.
• Exposure to proposal preparation, scope development, budgeting, scheduling or project coordination.

Modelling: Produces organized, traceable and technically sound model inputs, scenarios and results.

Planning: Understands the study question and uses modelling to evaluate servicing needs and infrastructure alternatives.

Communication: Explains findings clearly in figures, tables, technical writing and client‑ready presentations.

Judgement: Recognizes data limitations, validates results and raises issues before they affect recommendations.

Delivery: Manages assigned tasks, coordinates effectively and completes work in accordance with project requirements.

Growth: Develops toward increasing responsibility in technical analysis, study development and client interaction.