Senior Water Resources Engineer - Flooding & Drainage (Relocate to Rockhampton or Mackay!)

AECOM
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5-15 yearsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentoring","Communication","Stakeholder engagement","Technical excellence"]

Deliver complex drainage and/or flood engineering projects across major infrastructure and development sectors. Shape design approaches to solve drainage, hydraulic and hydrological challenges, and produce high-quality stormwater management plans, hydraulic modelling, and technical reports. Work with multidisciplinary teams, provide mentoring and design review, and engage with clients, regulators, and stakeholders to ensure compliant, practical outcomes aligned with Australian standards.

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Senior Water Resources Engineer - Flooding & Drainage (Relocate to Rockhampton or Mackay!)

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Job Summary

Deliver complex drainage and/or flood engineering projects across major infrastructure and development sectors. Shape design approaches to solve drainage, hydraulic and hydrological challenges, and produce high-quality stormwater management plans, hydraulic modelling, and technical reports. Work with multidisciplinary teams, provide mentoring and design review, and engage with clients, regulators, and stakeholders to ensure compliant, practical outcomes aligned with Australian standards.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical inputs to deliver complex drainage and/or flood engineering projects for major infrastructure and development sectors.
  • •Deliver drainage designs, stormwater management plans, and hydraulic assessments for clients and projects.
  • •Provide specialised hydrologic and hydraulic analysis using tools such as Civil 3D, 12D and TUFLOW, ensuring high-quality, compliant outcomes.
  • •Develop practical and innovative solutions to complex drainage, flooding, and water quality challenges.
  • •Support project teams through technical guidance, mentoring, quality assurance, and client/regulator/stakeholder engagement.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Additional LeaveVolunteer LeavePublic Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •Proven drainage/flood modelling industry experience (circa 5-15 years+).
  • •Demonstrated experience planning, hydraulic assessment and design of stormwater and drainage networks, or hydrologic modelling/assessments.
  • •Confident with tools such as Civil 3D or 12d, and/or TUFLOW and related hydrologic/hydraulic modelling software.
  • •Strong technical capability across underground and surface water drainage systems.
  • •Ability to provide technical leadership, design review and mentoring, with strong client and stakeholder communication.
Experience:5-15 yearsInfrastructure consultingCivil engineeringStormwater drainageFlood modelingHydrologic modeling
Skills:Technical leadershipMentoringCommunicationStakeholder engagementTechnical excellence
Certifications:RPEQ
Languages:English
Tech Stack:12DCivil 3DTUFLOWDRAINSURBSRORBXP-RaftsWBNMQGISArcGIS

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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