Water Resources Engineer - Drainage
Core
Deliver drainage and stormwater designs for transport, urban development, and infrastructure projects, focusing on flood resilience and waterway management.
Role type
Senior IC water resources engineer (drainage)
Builds
Drainage solutions including pits, pipes, culverts, swales, detention basins, and overland flow paths for road and urban projects.
Domain
Civil engineering, water resources, drainage, stormwater management
Required skills
Hydraulic calculations, drainage modeling (12d, DRAINS), MUSIC modeling, Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) guidelines, GIS (QGIS, ArcGIS), technical reporting, design review
Preferred skills
TUFLOW experience, hydrologic modeling, mentoring junior engineers, client liaison
Technologies
12d, DRAINS, MUSIC, TUFLOW, QGIS, ArcGIS, Mapinfo
Responsibilities
Undertake drainage design for road and urban projects; prepare and review drainage models; perform hydraulic calculations; coordinate design with road geometry and utilities; prepare technical reports and drawings; review design outputs and identify risks; collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC