Senior Water Resources & Dams Engineer

Beca HunterH2O is the Australian water business of one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies, Beca. We are a formidable team of 350+ water specialists, passionate about healthy and sustainable communities wherever we work. Using our deep knowledge and broader capability, we collaborate with our clients through city and regional offices operating in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Tamworth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Fiji.

Combining the capability of our expert water specialists with access to more than 4,500 multi-disciplinary specialists we can bring the best of Beca to our clients, to “Make Everyday Better”.

The Opportunity
We are currently seeking the appointment of a Senior Engineer – Water Resources and Dams, to join our thriving Australian water team. The role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to important water resource projects in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific and will ideally be based in our Newcastle office, although we are open to considering Sydney or Brisbane based candidates.

Our water resources team undertakes a wide range of water resource modelling, integrated water resource planning and dam safety management projects. The team is an integral part of the broader strategic planning and advisory group, which undertakes strategic planning, asset management and international development projects across Australia and the Pacific, including strategy studies, options investigations, risk assessments and condition assessments, for potable water, wastewater, recycled water and surface water systems.

We work in partnership with a variety of urban and regional clients, with a strong focus on developing and maintaining long-term relationships. We work with a variety of regional councils, water utilities and state-based agencies, helping to make every day better for our clients and the communities they serve.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering a variety of water resources and dam safety management projects. This may include water security assessments, water resource planning studies, dambreak assessments, dam safety reviews, and dam safety emergency planning
• Collaborating with our multidiscipline teams to secure, manage and deliver projects
• Building and maintaining trusted, long-term relationships with clients
• Developing and mentoring junior engineers
• Remaining at the forefront of technological developments, research and industry best practice

About you
You will be a Chartered Professional Engineer (or working towards being chartered) and hold a bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering, or closely related engineering discipline, and gained a strong understanding of water industry standards and best practices.

You’ll be seeking fulfilment through autonomy, career flexibility, knowledge learning and sharing, and working for a business that provides purpose and relevance in what you do. With outstanding communication skills and the ability to influence and drive successful project outcomes, you’ll have experience working in a consulting environment, delivering projects as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-office team.

You will have a strong track record in the successful delivery of water resources / dams projects, as well as being passionate about developing and motivating and mentoring others to achieve their potential.

You will pride yourself in being a trusted adviser to our clients and work with them in partnership to develop and improve strategic water resource management and dams management outcomes.

Other ideal skills and expertise include:

• Experience with bulk water supply infrastructure (including dams, major pipelines and pumping stations), major stormwater infrastructure (including detention basins, culverts and stormwater channels), water resources and water supply systems
• Experience in the surveillance of concrete and embankment dams / detention basins, including engineering inspections and instrumentation data review
• Understanding of risk management and the ability to identify project risks, design-related risks and major infrastructure risks
• Proficiency in a range of industry-standard software and systems related to water resource / water security modelling, dambreak modelling and consequence category assessments, and dam safety analyses

What we offer
A career with Beca will provide you with:

• Flexibility & Wellbeing: We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement
• Belonging & Ownership: Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive. Bring your whole self to work and take advantage of unique shareholder opportunities to share in our collective success
• Parental Leave: Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders
• Career Growth & Development: Your growth is our priority! Benefit from continuous learning through our training programs and support for professional accreditation – work alongside industry leaders and gain hands-on experience to empower your career potential

Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.

Who is Beca?
Beca is one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. Our team of over 4000 professionals is diverse enough to bring a wide range of perspectives and expertise to every client and challenge, creating resourceful, smart solutions from our collective experience and insights.

‘Creative people together transforming our world’ is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations and our purpose – to make everyday better. Our four values – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment and care – sit at the heart of everything we do, reflecting how we work every day with each other and our clients.

At Beca we make everyday better for our clients, our people and our community and your involvement makes it possible. Our size and agility mean you’re not just on the fringes; you’re making a visible difference, partnering to develop and deliver solutions from the ground up.

As a people-focused business, we understand that work-life balance means a lot of different things to different people and that it’s not always easy juggling work with everything else life throws at us. This is why we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all opportunities in the Beca team.

Ready to make the move?
Apply now if you want to make every day better. Apply online today! For further information please visit: www.beca.com/join-our-team/our-opportunities/water