About Us
Ebbwater Consulting is a small, specialized, purpose-driven firm that works hard to mitigate flood and natural hazard risk in communities all across Canada. We aren’t your traditional engineering firm – we pride ourselves on being able to work across disciplines, at pushing boundaries, and generally trying to “do the right thing” rather than the easy thing.
We are a small, but growing, company — this brings opportunities and challenges; the whole team works on multiple projects and tasks on any given day. We need staff who like working in a multi-disciplinary environment and who enjoy being challenged to do new things each and every day. We also need staff who relate and buy-in to the Ebbwater approach to projects and business more generally: we are a purpose driven B Corp with strong ethics in addition to walking the talk of risk mitigation and climate resilience.
Ebbwater is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, colour, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, criminal convictions, or socio-economic status.
About You
We are looking for a junior staff person to join our team in Vancouver and support the company on a variety of hydrotechnical and planning projects. We expect you to have:
- a genuine and demonstrated desire to reduce disaster risk and enhance resilience
- a degree in engineering (masters degree, civil engineering preferred); EIT license in BC or eligibility to get license a strong asset
- 0–4 years work experience
- GIS experience and expertise with open-source software (e.g., QGIS)
- hydraulic modelling experience for riverine and coastal areas using a variety of software (e.g., HEC-RAS, TELEMAC suite, iRIC suite)
- familiarity with at least one programming language (e.g., Python, R) and a proactive interest in applying these skills to geospatial analysis, to automate tasks, and develop clear technical visualizations
- general data management skills for large spatial and aspatial datasets
- research skills and tools up your sleeve to discover leading-edge ideas; interdisciplinary research skills are a strong asset
- a desire to explore through work travel, sometimes to remote locations
- excellent oral and written communication skills in English; French also an asset
- the ability to listen and to talk to people, not just to engineers, and not just to those you like
- eligibility to work in Canada
About the Job
We are looking for someone to join our team as a junior engineer-in-training/disaster specialist and to work on a variety of natural hazard risk projects across BC and Canada.
This position will be based at our downtown Vancouver office (flexibility to work from home 1-2 days a week), where you will be supported by a small team of engineers and scientists who share a common purpose.
We offer pay at going rates ($60k to $80k dependent on skills and experience for this role), a group benefits’ plan, flexible spending account for healthcare, a shorter than average work week, as well as many tangible and intangible benefits associated with a small, innovative, and feisty company.
We are looking for someone who can start work immediately (Spring 2026) but will also consider deferring the start date for the right person.
We know we have a big wish list…but we also know that you are out there! If you are interested – please send your resume and cover email to careers@ebbwater.ca. We thank you for your interest and application, but will only respond if you are selected for interview. Please do not call the office for more information.