His early career began in 1913 at the company Maranda et Labrecque, becoming a director there from 1925 to 1941.

From 1940 to 1942, he was a church warden for the Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus Roman Catholic congregation.

In 1939, he was elected as a Liberal provincial member of Quebec's assembly in Saint-Sauveur riding and served in the cabinet of Premier Adélard Godbout as Minister of State and Minister of Land and Forests.

Hamel was Mayor of Quebec City for twelve years, beginning in December 1953.

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