Principal Water Resources Engineer

What youll do

This is a senior technical leadership role for an experienced drainage and stormwater specialist who enjoys solving complex hydraulic challenges mentoring engineers and influencing major project outcomes.

You will play a key role in the planning assessment and design of stormwater and drainage infrastructure across transport Defence and energy projects working closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver practical resilient and technically robust solutions.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the hydraulic assessment and design of stormwater and drainage infrastructure across major infrastructure projects.
• Providing technical leadership in the design of pit and pipe drainage networks open channel systems culverts detention and treatment infrastructure flood conveyance systems and major/minor drainage networks.
• Overseeing hydrologic and hydraulic modelling activities and translating results into practical design outcomes.
• Reviewing and approving technical calculations reports drawings specifications and design models.
• Advising clients and project teams on drainage strategies flood risk network performance and infrastructure resilience

Qualifications :

What youll bring

You are a recognised technical leader with deep expertise in stormwater and drainage hydraulics and a passion for delivering high-quality infrastructure outcomes.

You will likely bring:

• Around 15 years of relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the planning hydraulic assessment and design of stormwater and drainage networks.
• Strong technical capability across underground and surface water drainage systems.
• Experience delivering major infrastructure projects within a consulting or multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership design review and mentoring.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with confidence working directly with clients.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of successful project delivery principles.

Experience in the following areas will be highly regarded:

• Major road rail Defence aviation renewable energy or other large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Application of Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR 2019) and relevant authority drainage standards and guidelines.
• Software such as 12d Drains TUFLOW HEC-RAS MUSIC RORB or similar hydraulic modelling tools.
• Technical governance independent design review and project assurance.
• Established client relationships and market presence within Western Australia.
• Experience supporting the growth and development of a technical discipline or team

Additional Information :

Why youll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements including alternative start/finish times job-sharing and hybrid work options.
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year.
• Volunteer and representation leave to support causes important to you.
• Flex public holidays giving you greater choice over how and when you take leave.

Youll also benefit from access to industry-leading projects technical experts across our global network structured career development pathways and the opportunity to help shape some of Western Australias most significant infrastructure investments.

Come grow with us and help deliver a better world.

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity diversity and inclusion a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time