Contract Flood-Resilience Development Engineer

Planned Resources; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 94,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Docklands office

Job summary

Planned Resources is seeking a contract Flood Development Engineer to analyse hydrologic and hydraulic models, review developer submissions, and assess against Victorian guidelines. The role supports flood-affected development and requires experience in flood/drainage assessment, plus the ability to prepare technical memos under delegation.

You will work on a 5-6 month contract in Melbourne, with a hybrid setup (Docklands office two days per week) and collaboration with councils, state agencies,

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Water Resources Engineering.
• Experience with flood/drainage assessment for development.
• Ability to review models critically and provide input.
• Familiarity with Victoria flood planning framework.
• Strong written communication and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Analyse hydrologic and hydraulic models for flood resilience and drainage standards.
• Review developers’ models for inputs and fit, ensuring sound assumptions.
• Assess proposals against DELWP 2019 Guidelines and authority policy.
• Produce detailed technical memos and recommendations under delegation.
• Support cases at VCAT and Building Appeals Board (BAB) from a technical perspective.
• Keep accurate records and manage workload to meet KPIs and timeframes.
• Collaborate with councils, state agencies, developers and consultants.

Skills

Hydraulic modelling

Technical writing

Decision making

Stakeholder comms

Education

Civil/Water Eng. degree

Tools

HEC-RAS

TUFLOW

Job description

Planned Resources is seeking a contract Flood Development Engineer to analyse hydrologic and hydraulic models, review developer submissions, and assess against Victorian guidelines. The role supports flood-affected development and requires experience in flood/drainage assessment, plus the ability to prepare technical memos under delegation.

You will work on a 5-6 month contract in Melbourne, with a hybrid setup (Docklands office two days per week) and collaboration with councils, state agencies,