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Water Resource Engineer

Brisbane City, Queensland💼 Full-time💰 $80,000–$110,000🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-27

Core

Conduct hydrological and hydraulic assessments, perform dam breach modeling, and develop engineering solutions for water management structures and mine infrastructure.

Role type

Water Resource Engineer

Builds

Water dams, tailings storage facilities, levees, diversions, and surface water management systems

Domain

Mining and water resources engineering

Required skills

Hydrological assessment, 2D hydraulic modeling, water balance modeling, engineering design, report writing, cost estimation

Preferred skills

Professional Engineer registration (RPEQ), client relationship management, business development

Technologies

RORB, WBNM, URBS, XPRAFTs, HECRAS, TUFLOW, GoldSim

Responsibilities

Undertake hydrological assessments using Australian and Rainfall and Runoff 2019; Conduct 2D hydraulic modelling to support flood risk characterization; Perform dam breach and runout assessments; Undertake water balance modelling for mine water management systems; Develop engineering solutions for tailings storage facilities, water dams, levees, diversions, roads, water/sediment dams; Contribute to engineering reports, drawings, specifications, bill of quantities and cost estimates.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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