Coastal Engineer-In-Training

Are you someone with developing leadership and technical capabilities?  Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a trusted partner and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Your opportunity  

Dillon’s Water Resources discipline is looking for a Coastal Engineer-In-Training/Designer to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available at our Kingston, North York, Oakville, Hamilton, Windsor, Saint John, Fredericton, and Halifax offices.  We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

What your day will look like

Coordination and Design

• Support coastal engineering projects, providing technical assistance to project teams on multidisciplinary projects.
• Coordinate coastal engineering projects, including coastal erosion and protection, coastal flooding assessments, port and harbour development, and shoreline management planning.
• Conduct hydrotechnical assessments specifically for coastal environments, including wave transformation, storm surge modeling, and tidal analysis.
• Coordinate the coastal engineering components of diverse multidisciplinary projects, from small studies to large-scale infrastructure developments.
• Develop and contribute to field investigations, data collection programs, and monitoring programs for coastal projects.
• Liaise effectively with multidisciplinary project teams, including engineers, environmental scientists, planners, and other technical specialists.

Learning and Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

What you will need to succeed

• Undergraduate degree or diploma in civil, environmental, coastal engineering, or a closely related engineering field from an accredited university or college.
• One to two years of work experience in the consulting industry is preferred, although entry level staff will also be considered.

• Familiarity with scripting software such as Matlab or Python is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with Delft3D is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with other coastal hydrodynamic and numerical modeling suites is considered an asset.
• Experience in project design or construction involving coastal structures, ecosystem restoration, and/or navigation and dredging.
• Knowledge of design guidelines, codes, and standards related to coastal and marine engineering.
• Ability to clearly document the basis of design and design development, including data analysis, assumptions, calculations, and conclusions.
• Experience in the application of climate change considerations and sea-level rise projections in coastal engineering design and planning.
• Familiarity with coastal risk assessments, including storm surge inundation mapping and vulnerability analysis.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with a team of coastal, marine, and geotechnical engineers; coastal and ecological scientists; geomatics specialists; CAD drafters; and surveyors.
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) skills are essential for report writing, presentations, and client interactions.
• Flexibility to travel, sometimes with short notice, to meet project deadlines.

Why choose Dillon?

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop. 

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words that result in actions build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard; and
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.

• A competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Generous retirement savings plan.
• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contribution

• Flexible work hours and remote working options
  • Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs.  We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Early Career Development (ECD) program
  • We are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of our people at every stage of their career. The ECD program is designed to accelerate the development of successful consulting careers of new graduates. The program focuses on a mix of skills and behaviours that align with technical, consulting, clients, business acumen, and early leadership.
• Focus on Innovation
  • The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
  • A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Wellness Subsidy
  • Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 20 offices and more than 1000 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 18 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon:

Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences. 

Health & Safety at Dillon

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon's core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active, ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform, and the active, ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

Inclusion is more than a word to us, it is the way we choose to run our business. 

Please connect with us if you require accommodation in the interview process. We would love to hear from you!