Requisition ID: 98692
Job Category: Engineering
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally.
Our Project Delivery Group (PDG) is a dynamic team of professionals passionately committed to world-class project delivery across the globe. With expertise in sustainable studies, asset building and operations, and industry-leading efficiencies, our best-in-class team leverages methodologies, governance and systems that are unparalleled in the engineering space. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.
Our Civil Engineering team provides a comprehensive range of services across the transport infrastructure sector, including site selection and planning, earthworks and site grading, drainage and flood modelling, spatial information, and digital terrain modelling. Working closely with our Earth Sciences capability, we deliver integrated and technically robust solutions across complex road, rail, and bridge projects. With a strong portfolio of existing projects, a recent significant project win, and a healthy pipeline of future work supporting our Brisbane transport portfolio, we are looking to expand the team with an experienced Lead Drainage Engineer specialising in stormwater and drainage design
As the Lead Drainage Engineer, you will provide technical and delivery leadership across drainage and stormwater scopes on major transport infrastructure projects. You will lead hydrologic and hydraulic design activities, manage discipline deliverables, and work closely with clients, project teams, and discipline leaders to ensure high‑quality, compliant, and safe outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
About You
You will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Civil and/or Environmental Engineering and be CPEng and/or RPEQ accredited, or eligible to obtain accreditation. You bring 10–15 years’ experience delivering and leading drainage and stormwater design across civil infrastructure projects, with a significant focus on road, rail, and bridge environments. Your background includes both design and design management, along with exposure to construction delivery. You have strong knowledge of road authority drainage standards, with TMR experience highly regarded, and a solid understanding of Australian statutory and regulatory requirements. You are proficient in industry‑standard hydrology and hydraulic software including 12d Drainage, DRAINS, MUSIC, HEC‑RAS, and HY‑8, with experience in TUFLOW, XPSWMM, RORB, and XP‑RAFTS considered advantageous. Above all, you demonstrate high personal safety standards, strong communication skills, integrity, and a collaborative leadership style, with a genuine commitment to professional growth and mentoring others.
Why join us?
What we offer you?
Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation. If you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if your past experiences don't perfectly align with the skills we've listed.
As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, this includes supporting and encouraging a flexible workplace and a comprehensive benefit offering. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request.
Our organization is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. We embrace your visions as our own and partner with you to develop better ideas that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. Our global network of 10,000 professionals work on the world’s toughest challenges. Our corporate roots extend back more than a hundred years, and our experience spans over 150 countries around the world in the metals, energy, infrastructure, digital, and investments market sectors.
We are employee-owned and independent—free to bring our best thinking to your business. Our exceptional, diverse teams combine vast engineering and business knowledge, working in partnership with our clients to develop market strategies, manage and optimize production, develop new game-changing technologies, and design and deliver complex capital projects.
We work closely with the communities in which we serve to ensure that our solutions optimize environmental protection, economic prosperity, and cultural vibrancy. We want their businesses, ecosystems, and communities to thrive, both now and into the future.
Our people are passionate about our corporate purpose and values. We believe in long-term relationships with our partners, and are committed to our clients’ lasting success.
We are “entrepreneurs with a technical soul.”
