Job Description

Founded in 1955, Tonkin is a proud employee-owned engineering, environment, and urban development consultancy on a strong national growth journey. We thrive on delivering exceptional infrastructure outcomes that put people and our community first.

With nine offices across

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The Opportunity

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We are seeking an inquisitive, growth-oriented Stormwater Engineer to join our collaborative Adelaide team. Working under the guidance of Senior Engineers and Project Leaders, you will support the successful delivery of high-quality stormwater and flood management infrastructure for both greenfield developments and established infill areas.

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Where You Are:

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The role is located in Adelaide however you will work on projects throughout Australia, predominately South Australia and Victoria.

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Who You Are:

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- A passionate and proactive team player with excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

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- A technical problem-solver with up to 3 years' experience of professional engineering experience.

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- Enthusiastic about working in multi-disciplinary teams in a national team format.

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What You'll Do

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- Develop hydrologic and hydraulic models for stormwater systems, open channels, rivers, and pump stations.

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- Utilise industry-standard software tools including DRAINS, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, MUSIC, 12d Model, and AutoCAD.

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- Process and analyse spatial datasets using QGIS and scripting languages like Python.

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- Prepare professional technical calculations, assessments, reports, figures, and proposals.

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- Plan and design flood mitigation, stormwater drainage, and water quality infrastructure.

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- Undertake site inspections, fieldwork, and project data collection.

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- Assist with the administration and superintendence of construction and service contracts.

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- Collaborate with local government clients, developers, and national multi-disciplinary project teams.

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What You Bring

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- Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.

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- Secondary qualifications in Mathematical or Computer sciences will be considered favourably.

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- Understanding and application of relevant Australian Standards, legislation, and industry design codes.

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- A strong interest and aptitude for learning complex hydraulic and hydrologic modelling.

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- Ability to understand, develop, and contribute to data-processing pipelines using Python.

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- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proactive, team-oriented mindset.

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The Tonkin difference

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We know people perform at their best when they enjoy coming to work. At Tonkin we offer you the opportunity to work with leading industry experts in a genuinely supportive and caring environment. We provide flexibility because we know work-life balance is key.

Our dynamic teams are underpinned by trust; empowering you to build your skills, progress your career quickly and work the way that is best for you.

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Good people. Challenging projects. Caring setting. That's Tonkin.

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If you would like to join a versatile team who are nationally recognised for technical excellence, finding creative and progressive ways to deliver value for our clients, and putting a human touch into crafting engineering solutions, we look forward to hearing from you.

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For this role, you must have the right to live and work permanently in this location.

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Tonkin will only consider applications submitted directly by candidates. We will not accept or consider any applications from recruiters or recruitment agencies for this position unless requested.

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📌 Stormwater Engineer - Adelaide
🏢 Tonkin
📍 Adelaide