Senior Water Resources Engineer
Department: Technical Capability
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: AUS - Brisbane
Reporting To: Zita Dore
Description
While this role is advertised at the Senior level, we welcome applications from professionals at any stage of their career who have relevant Australian flood modelling and consulting experience using TUFLOW.
For candidates interested in leadership, this role can offer opportunities to mentor, lead projects and, depending on experience and aspirations, take on people management responsibilities.
The Senior Water Resources Engineer delivers high-quality engineering and scientific services across flood and water resources projects, working independently with minimal supervision.
The role contributes to and manages small to medium-sized projects for public and private sector clients, ensuring quality outcomes with support from senior leaders. Responsibilities include applying technical expertise, planning and coordinating project activities, and mentoring less experienced engineers and scientists.
Location: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, or Northern NSW
Key Responsibilities
- Performs qualified technical work requiring experience and knowledge.
- Supervises and reviews the work of more junior engineers.
- Makes judgements and recommendations on technical matters within area of expertise.
- Providing strategic technical advice to internal and external clients.
- Uses advanced techniques in the modification or extension of theories and practices to complete assignments.
- Shares knowledge and acts as mentor to more junior staff within area of expertise.
- Adheres to quality, safety, and environmental procedures/standards.
- Liaises with clients, potential and current, for the purposes of service delivery, networking, and business development.
- May be responsible for developing proposals and presenting to clients.
- May act as Project Manager on a range of flood related projects, managing projects to scope and within time, cost and quality requirements.
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of relevant software, systems and processes.
- May contribute to, or be the author of, technical papers.
- Maintains, or is working towards, Chartered or Certified status.
Undertakes other specific tasks including:
- Flood studies and floodplain risk management studies, site-specific studies
- Flood risk and impact assessments, flood emergency response plans and flood mitigation studies
- Report writing and review.
- Contribution to team engagement initiatives.
- Community Consultation.
Work winning is a team effort. As a consultant, your everyday interactions with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders help uncover new opportunities and build lasting relationships. Your insights and actions directly support BMT’s growth.
In addition to these duties, the post holder may be required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required, from time to time, to achieve the above role purpose.
Right to Disconnect: We respect your personal time and support a healthy work-life balance. Employees are not expected to respond to work communications outside of regular business hours unless otherwise agreed upon.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other relevant area of study
- Experience in developing, calibrating and simulating flood models (TUFLOW software experience required)
- Minimum 5-7 years’ relevant experience post-graduation
- Working toward relevant registration with recognised science / engineering/ environmental body
- Strong organisation skills with strong attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Technical report writing (and review) skills.
- Client focused and commercially aware
Desirable:
- Experience working within a multi-site organisation
- Experience working within the engineering or r
📌 Senior Water Resources Engineer (Brisbane)
🏢 Bmt
📍 Brisbane