Senior Urban Stormwater Quality Engineer - Water Technology - WaterCareer

First listed on: 12 February 2019

Water Technology has developed a strong reputation for achieving technical excellence in the delivery of services to Australia’s water, coastal and environmental sectors. Water Technology is wholly employee owned. Our key assets are our people and we encourage an open, innovative and supportive culture.  The company actively engages in staff development and training to ensure we provide the best levels of service to our clients and community.

We work with Natural Resource Management Departments and Authorities in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, SA and WA; the Murray Darling Basin Authority, the mining industry within Australia and South East Asia, land developers, NGO’s and other consulting companies seeking our specialist skills.

We are a professional, well respected business that has an established record over nearly 20 years of practice; and is continuing to grow through the commitment and dedication of our team. We appreciate and value the contribution of all employees and we provide excellent, flexible working conditions, competitive salary and a terrific team environment.

We now have an outstanding opportunity for a passionate and motivated engineer with senior skills and experience in urban water quality, to join our Integrated Stormwater Management team in Melbourne. The ISWM team specialises in all things concerning management of surface water within our urban environment. This ranges from large scale integrated water management planning to water sensitive urban design, urban flood risk management, waterway health and much more.

 Key Responsibilities of this role include:

  • Hydrologic & Water quality modelling and investigations
  • Design of WSUD systems
  • Project management
  • Engagement and workshop facilitation
  • Time and budget management
  • Analysis
  • Report writing

 To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills
  • Creativity
  • Proven project management skills
  • Engineering degree (Environmental or Civil) and preferably post-graduate qualifications
  • Strong interest in effective and innovative integrated stormwater management objectives
  • Extensive experience in water quality modelling and analysis
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • A commitment to delivering outstanding service & quality to our clients

 The ideal candidate will have the right mix of technical expertise and communication skills to translate our highly technical work into formats that can be understood by our project stakeholders.

 What's in it for you?

  • Warm, friendly, supportive and collaborative team and culture
  • Excellent professional development
  • Fantastic variety of projects to get involved with
  • Attractive salary commensurate with experience & qualifications
  • Flexible working hours
  • Excellent benefits such as paid professional membership, opportunity to purchase additional annual leave etc
  • Shareholding opportunities

A person with a good sense of humor, who works well with little supervision (but full support), is committed to client satisfaction and who enjoys working in a team environment will fit well with our company culture.

To apply for this role please email a current CV along with a cover letter outlining your suitability for this role.