Senior Flood Engineer

Senior Flood Engineer - Brisbane Conveniently located in Brisbane CBD near all transport needsTUFLOW * Floodplain Management * Major Land & Urban DevelopmentSalary $175-155k depending on experience. Flood engineering is becoming one of the most influential disciplines in the development process. The right modelling and engineering judgement can determine not only whether a development proceeds, but how entire communities, infrastructure and surrounding catchments ultimately perform. A rapidly growing multidisciplinary engineering consultancy is looking for a Senior Flood Engineer to join its Brisbane CBD operation and take a leading role across an expanding portfolio of land development and flood management projects. This is not simply a modelling position. We are looking for an experienced engineer who understands the numbers but, more importantly, understands what those numbers mean for a development, a client and the surrounding environment. Your project involvement will include: Flood studies and flood impact assessmentsFloodplain management planningHydrological and hydraulic modellingFlood risk assessment and mitigation strategiesMajor greenfield residential developmentsBrownfield and urban development projectsStormwater and drainage investigationsUpstream and downstream development impactsGIS-based analysis and mappingCouncil and authority approval processes Strong TUFLOW capability will be particularly important. Experience across other modelling platforms and methodologies will also be highly regarded, including: RORB and/or WBNMHEC-RASDRAINSGIS workflowsStormwater modelling At Senior level, however, we're looking for considerably more than somebody who can build a good model. You will take ownership of projects, interpret complex modelling results and turn them into practical engineering recommendations that developers, authorities and multidisciplinary design teams can understand and act upon. Your responsibilities will include: Leading flood and hydraulic assessmentsDeveloping practical flood mitigation solutionsManaging projects, programmes and technical deliverablesCoordinating multidisciplinary project inputsManaging budgets and commercial performanceWorking directly with developers and other clientsLiaising with councils, authorities, consultants and subcontractorsPreparing and reviewing technical reportsMentoring and providing technical guidance to junior engineersPreparing fee proposals and variationsContributing to improved technical standards and methodologies Ideally, you will have at least five years' experience across flood engineering, hydrology or hydraulic modelling within the Australian consulting environment. Exposure to residential subdivision design - including roads, earthworks, drainage, water and sewer - would be particularly useful because it gives you an understanding of how flood engineering integrates with the broader development process. A Civil Engineering degree is required, with RPEQ accreditation highly regarded. Just as importantly, you need to communicate. The successful person will be comfortable sitting with a developer explaining the implications of a flood study, negotiating technical issues with an authority, helping a junior engineer solve a modelling problem and working with civil engineers to find a solution that allows the overall development to move forward. The business itself is experiencing significant growth. That creates an opportunity for someone joining at Senior level to establish themselves as an important part of the flood capability as the Brisbane operation continues to develop. You'll be joining a progressive multidisciplinary environment with professional development, mentoring, flexible working arrangements and access to modern engineering technology. For a Senior Flood Engineer who enjoys the technical side but wants greater project ownership, client exposure and influence over how developments are actually delivered, this could be a very strong next step. Interested? Talk to the leading recruiter clients and engineers have trusted for 26 years. Call/text Roger on 0418 494 245 or email roger@civiljobs.com.au. All enquiries are strictly confidential. Note: Only Australian / New Zealand applicants with local experience are encouraged to apply.