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Senior Water Resource Engineer

Brisbane City, Queensland💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-27

Core

Senior Water Resource Engineer conducting hydrological and hydraulic assessments, dam breach modeling, and water balance analysis for mine infrastructure and water management projects.

Role type

Senior IC water resource engineer (hydrology/hydraulics)

Builds

Surface water management systems, tailings storage facilities, water dams, levees, and mine water management solutions

Domain

Mining engineering + water resources

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Hydrological assessment, 2D hydraulic modeling, dam breach/runout assessment, water balance modeling, engineering design (concept to detailed), report writing, project management, client management, mentoring junior staff

Preferred skills

RPEQ registration, international project experience

Technologies

RORB, WBNM, URBS, XPRAFTs, HECRAS, TUFLOW, GoldSim, Australian Rainfall and Runoff 2019

Responsibilities

Conduct hydrological assessments using industry standard software; Perform 2D hydraulic modeling for flood risk characterization; Undertake dam breach and runout assessments; Develop engineering solutions for tailings and water infrastructure; Prepare technical reports, drawings, and cost estimates; Manage assigned projects and client relationships; Coach junior engineering staff; Travel to field locations within Australia and internationally

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship duties

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