Senior Water Resources Engineer

Department: Technical Capability

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Brisbane, Queensland, AUS - Brisbane, Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

• Performs professional technical work requiring experience and knowledge.
• Supervises and reviews the work of more junior engineers.
• Makes judgements and recommendations on technical matters within area of expertise.
• Providing strategic technical advice to internal and external clients. 
• Uses advanced techniques in the modification or extension of theories and practices to complete assignments.
• Shares knowledge and acts as mentor to more junior staff within area of expertise.
• Adheres to quality, safety, and environmental procedures/standards.
• Liaises with clients, potential and current, for the purposes of service delivery, networking, and business development.
• May be responsible for developing proposals and presenting to clients. 
• May act as Project Manager on a range of flood related projects, managing projects to scope and within time, cost and quality requirements.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of relevant software, systems and processes.
• May contribute to, or be the author of, technical papers.
• Maintains, or is working towards, Chartered or Certified status.

• Flood studies and floodplain risk management studies, site-specific studies
• Flood risk and impact assessments, flood emergency response plans and flood mitigation studies
• Report writing and review.
• Contribution to team engagement initiatives.
• Community Consultation. 

• Maintain a Business Development Mindset - Stay aware of what clients need now; look for ways to grow client relationships; and keep a positive, growth-focused attitude.
• Participate in Customer Engagement - Build trust through your project work; offer solutions that solve real client problems; and represent BMT with professionalism.
• Support Proposal Development - Help write and review proposals; make sure proposals are clear and relevant; and work with others to create strong submissions.
• Collaborate Across the Business - Share what you learn from clients; use team knowledge to strengthen your work; and ask Work Winning Champions for help when needed.
• Provide Strategic Input - Share ideas that show BMT’s expertise; join planning sessions to grow client accounts; and help shape how we stand out from competitors.
• Be Accountable for Work Winning Actions - Keep track of your business development activities and share outcomes and actions; support team goals for winning work and growing revenue; and ask clients for feedback to help us improve.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other relevant area of study
• Experience in developing, calibrating and simulating flood models (TUFLOW software experience required)
• Minimum 5-7 years’ relevant experience post-graduation
• Working toward relevant registration with recognised science / engineering/ environmental body
• Strong organisation skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Technical report writing (and review) skills.
• Flexible, team player
• Client focused and commercially aware

• Experience working within a multi-site organisation
• Experience working within the engineering or resources sector in consulting capacity 
• Experience in groundwater or water quality modelling
• Experience or interest in people management or leadership
• Driver’s license

Job Benefits

• We offer remote, hybrid, and part-time work options, with offices across Australia. We’re proudly ‘flexified’ with Flexa! 
• Our industry competitive benefits include a competitive salary offering, performance bonuses, and companywide bonuses as part of being an employee benefits trust 
• Defence Reserve Leave enabling defence reservist employees to undertake ADF obligations without financial disadvantage. 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP). 
• We invest in learning and development to help you grow.