Principal Drainage Engineer

Due to significant contract awards within our ANZ Water business we are expanding our team and are currently searching for a proven Water Resources Engineer to join our Adelaide office.

We are known as industry leaders in the delivery of water resources projects particularly in the areas of flood risk assessment coastal engineering hydrological and hydraulic modelling drainage design mine water management and disaster management. In this role you will support a variety of projects across a range of market sectors with a focus on transport (road rail and air) and defence markets located across South Australia and beyond.

By joining our team you will have access to mentoring and guidance from our industry leading experts. You will also have the opportunity to work and collaborate with interstate and international offices.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Manage and deliver local projects from strategy to detailed drainage design and delivery. 
• Communicate with internal/external stakeholders and assist in project delivery across various sectors. 
• Mentor and guide junior engineers designers and drafters; collaborate across engineering disciplines. 
• Apply drainage engineering expertise to contribute to project design and delivery in diverse markets. 
• Lead clientfacing projects ensuring quality timeliness and budget adherence. 
• Develop project leadership and design management skills while influencing office culture. 

Qualifications :

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired but if you dont tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply all applications will be considered.

What are we looking for from you

• Tertiary qualifications in civil engineering & CPEng (highly regarded)
• Strong client focus high level of motivation and dedication and the ability work well in a team environment as well as independently
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to quickly build rapport and communicate with various stakeholders
• An appetite for fastpaced project delivery and the ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
• Ideally demonstrated experience with drainage modelling and design packages such as DRAINS HECRAS (1D and 2D) RORB XPRAFTS URBS 12d MUSIC GoldSim IQQM TUFLOW etc.
• Good working knowledge of ARR 2019 TMR Drainage Manual and QUDM.

Additional Information :

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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 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 benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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 industryleading 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime