Career Profile:
Hydropower Engineer
$80,000
Median YearlyIncome
fair
WorkProspects
1
ProspectiveEmployers
full-time, self-employed
Across the province, Halifax
Bachelor's Degree
Professional Engineer Certificate
What you do
Hydropower Engineering is comprehensive engineering knowledge (design, drawings, computations) of various components of a hydro-power project. As an engineer, you would study and understand all the ways water can be turned into electricity. The various components are can include Hydrology, Power Potential Studies, dam, spillways and diversion tunnels.
A Hydropower Engineer performs some or all of the following duties:
- Project management
- Monitor and control activities associated with hydropower generation
- Monitor and operate plant equipment
- Evaluation of efficiency and effectiveness of different methods of hydropower
What you need
- Computer software skills
- Mechanical skills
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Math & Physics
Who might be hiring?
Your Career Pathway
Opportunities for Hands-on Experience
Post-Secondary Educational Programs
After getting your Bachelor of Engineering, you will need to be admitted as an Engineer in Training (EIT) by an Association of Professional Engineers in Canada. Once you have completed 4 years of suitable work experience, you may apply to become a professional engineer.