Job Description
Senior Water Resources
Department: Technical Capability
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: AUS - Brisbane
Reporting To: Zita Dore
Compensation: $113,000 - $130,000 / year
The Senior Water Resources Engineer is responsible for professionally and efficiently conduct engineering / scientific work for flooding or broader water resources projects without detailed supervision. Contributes to and/or manages small to medium projects for both public and private sector clients. Accountable for quality project outcomes under direction and support of more senior staff or Project Directors. This requires the application of engineering knowledge in planning and conducting projects - having scope for independent accomplishment and coordination of tasks amongst less experienced engineers/scientists.
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.
Undertakes other specific tasks including:
- 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.
Work winning is a team effort. As a consultant, your everyday interactions with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders help uncover new opportunities and build lasting relationships. Your insights and actions directly support BMT’s growth. In support of our growth, BMT expects that you will:
- 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.
In addition to these duties, the post holder may be required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required, from time to time, to achieve the above role purpose.
Right to Disconnect We respect your personal time and support a healthy work-life balance. Employees are not expected to respond to work communications outside of regular business hours unless otherwise agreed upon.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Essential:
- 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 focussed and commercially aware
- Demonstrable behaviours aligned with Level 4 of the BMT Career Map
- Demonstrable capability aligned with Level 4 of the appropriate Job Family Framework
- 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
At BMT, we value flexibility, career growth, and an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives thrive.
- 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
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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.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at our core. We foster a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported, promoting innovation, collaboration, and respect.
Our values— Trust, Innovation, Passion, Respect, and Collaboration—define who we are and how we work.
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