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Principal / Senior Principal Water Planning Engineer

Sunshine Coast, QLD, au🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead technical direction and strategic planning for complex water, wastewater, and recycled water projects from planning through to functional design, ensuring efficient service delivery for clients.

Role type

Principal/Senior Principal Water Planning Engineer

Builds

Master plans, options assessments, feasibility studies, and business cases for water and wastewater networks.

Domain

Water & Wastewater Network Planning and Design

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Hydraulic principles modelling, Water & Wastewater Network Planning and Design, Water Supply Security, Water or Wastewater Treatment, Water Resuse/Recycling, Planning and Design, Project management, Client relationship management, Technical mentorship

Preferred skills

InfoWorks WS Pro, InfoWorks ICM, WaterCAD/GEMS, SewerCAD/GEMS, Industry association leadership

Technologies

InfoWorks WS Pro, InfoWorks ICM, WaterCAD/GEMS, SewerCAD/GEMS

Responsibilities

Lead and provide technical direction on complex water, wastewater and recycled water projects from strategic planning through to functional design; Supervise and coordinate project teams to meet objectives and client expectations; Facilitate client and stakeholder workshops; Provide technical mentorship to junior staff members; Build and maintain strong client relationships; Proactively maintain effective networks and relevant industry relationships to gain cooperation in meeting business and client outcomes

Seniority

Principal/Senior Principal, hands-on IC with leadership and mentorship responsibilities

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