Principal Consultant | Flood. Stormwater. Integrated Water Management

Melbourne

You want purpose. You want work that blends strategy, excellent projects and client interaction.

Here’s a chance to contribute to large stormwater team, in a client facing role. Tools down (you may have been on them five years ago), this role is about servicing clients, enhancing technical depth and leading project teams (not, managing people).

Why this role, why now?

This Australian-owned engineering consultancy is ready to take its next leap. With a strong team of passionate water and environmental engineers already delivering integrated work across IWM, WSUD, stormwater harvesting, sustainability, and flooding, the foundations are strong.

What’s needed here is a Project Director, a Principal Stormwater Engineer - a client-facing, technically ept facilitator - someone who can bring these threads together, shape large and complex projects, guide clients - and the internal team - toward better outcomes.

What you'll be doing

- Directing stormwater, flood and IWM projects, with councils, with developers.
- Facilitating other projects that live at the intersection of IWM, stormwater and flood management, sustainability, planning and urban greening.




- Engaging with councils, developers, authorities and other consultants to unpick complex challenges
- Leading the evolution of a water team by energy, example and conviction.
- Seeking out new work and new project opportunities

What you bring

- A technical foundation in water resources, flood modelling, stormwater, IWM, river science.
- A degree in civil or environmental engineering.
- The ability to communicate complexity with clarity.
- Local, private sector experience in Melbourne (10-25 years’ experience is ideal).

What’s in it for you?

- Australian-owned business with flexibility (2 days WFH standard)
- Join a brand with a stoic, strong reputation formed over decades.
- Role with high level of agency and autonomy.
- Take-home salary of $170k - $240k + Super, depending on experience

Location and setup Melbourne CBD, surrounded by transport, great coffee and colleagues who enjoy showing up.

To apply or find out more

Call Miriam Taylor on 0447 042 897 or email [email protected] to talk confidentially.

No C.V. required, just bring your story, your values, and your perspective. Let’s take it from there.

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