CareerPlan

Consultant Surface Water Expert

West Perth, Western AustraliaFull-time2026-09-13 → 2026-10-22
Hybrid

Core

Provide specialized consulting services on surface water management, hydrological modeling, and flood risk assessment for mining and exploration clients.

Role type

Senior IC surface water scientist/engineer (consulting)

Builds

Surface water management plans, flood risk assessments, hydrological/hydraulic models, and monitoring systems for mine sites.

Domain

Mining, exploration, and environmental engineering

Required skills

Hydrology, Environmental Engineering, Engineering Geology, flood risk assessment, catchment analysis, peak flow estimation, water balance modeling, surface water management planning, project scoping, budget control, schedule development, staff coordination, Australian Rainfall Runoff (ARR) guidelines, ArcGIS, QGIS, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, RORB, Goldsim, MIKE

Preferred skills

Master's degree or PhD in relevant field, project management experience

Technologies

ArcGIS, QGIS, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, RORB, Goldsim, MIKE

Responsibilities

Provide technical input for water management studies from scoping to feasibility stage; develop hydrological/hydraulic models for flood risk assessments; develop probabilistic water balance models; develop surface water management plans; develop surface water monitoring systems; manage project scoping, budget, and schedules.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC with mentoring responsibilities