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Senior Dam Safety Engineer

@ BBA

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Trail, BC · Vancouver, BC

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Overview

BBA is hiring a Senior Dam Safety Engineer for its Vancouver or Trail, BC office. The role leads dam safety evaluations, geotechnical analysis and design, and mentors junior staff, working with teams across Canada and the Americas.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee dam safety evaluations, monitoring programs and reporting
  • Perform design, stability, deformation and seepage analysis
  • Plan and supervise geotechnical investigations
  • Provide construction supervision and oversight
  • Mentor junior staff

Requirements summary:

  • Expertise in dam construction and geotechnical engineering
  • Knowledge of soil mechanics and foundation engineering
  • Experience with Dam Safety Reviews and Inspections
  • Ability to direct changes in emergency circumstances
  • Capacity to mentor junior staff

Tools & skills

Geotechnical engineeringReportingInspectionProvide mentorshipSales
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Employer posting date
2026-01-07
First seen by our source
2026-11-04
Source record updated
2026-11-04

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentEngineering
Work settingOffice, Construction site, Client sites
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high

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Job description

Your future role on our team…

BBA is looking for a Dam Safety Engineer to be situated in either its Vancouver, BC or Trail, BC office. You will be the technical reference for detailed engineering and constructability in the field of dam construction, geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics, and foundation engineering.

Regardless of whether you join the Vancouver, BC team or the Trail, BC team, you will be collaborating with individuals in your office and across the country and the Americas toward one bottom line. Your impact will come from collaborating with these teams to bring high quality, technical, creative solutions to our clients. BBA will support your growth and development and encourages knowledge-sharing and mentorship.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to…

  • Develop and oversee dam safety related geotechnical and multidisciplinary evaluations of dams, monitoring and testing programs, and analysis of results
  • Oversee reporting including Dam Safety Reviews, and Dam Safety Inspections
  • Support the development of detailed design engineering and tender packages
  • Perform design and stability/deformation and seepage analysis for dams, and other foundations
  • Providing construction supervision and oversight
  • Plan, tender, and supervise geotechnical investigation programs
  • Evaluate geotechnical exploration and test results to interpreting and characterize subsurface conditions, and prepare reports and memorandums, including geotechnical baseline reports
  • Direct changes to project operations, where necessary, to ensure the safety of dams and of appurtenant facilities in emergency circumstances
  • Provide mentorship to junior staff
  • Participate in business development activities including: leading proposals, preparing technical papers and attending conferences

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