Flood Engineer

Groundswell Engineers; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary

Flexible work environment

Work-life balance

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Groundswell Engineers invites a Flood Engineer to lead flood studies, risk assessments, and model-based design across land development and road networks. You will interact with councils and clients, delivering clear technical reports and guiding project teams.

This role emphasizes collaboration, mentoring, and delivering high-impact flood solutions with a supportive, employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental or Water Engineering (or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience in hydraulic and hydrologic modelling (TUFLOW, DRAINS) and QGIS.
• Chartered status (CPEng) or progressing towards it.
• Strong technical report writing skills and confidence presenting to councils and clients.
• Collaborative, solutions-focused mindset and genuine interest in mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of flood studies, flood impact assessments and floodplain risk management studies across land development, built form and road network projects.
• Lead the design package of flooding elements on urban renewal and rezoning projects, building and running hydrologic and hydraulic models to support them.
• Liaise directly with councils, regulatory authorities and clients on flood-related planning matters and local regulatory frameworks.
• Be actively involved in the design of stormwater management and civil engineering projects to upskill and improve holistic engineering skills.
• Prepare clear, defensible technical reports and provide expert input into wider project teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and help grow flood engineering capability across the business.

Skills

Hydraulic & hydrologic modelling

Technical report writing

Mentoring junior engineers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental or Water Engineering

Tools

TUFLOW

DRAINS

QGIS

Job description

Join Groundswell Engineers as a Flood Engineer to manage a variety of flood studies, floodplain risk management assessments and flood impact assessments across land development, built form and road network projects. You will help clients navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, with genuine ownership of technically complex, high-impact projects backed by a supportive and collaborative team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of flood studies, flood impact assessments and floodplain risk management studies across land development, built form and road network projects
• Lead the design package of flooding elements on urban renewal and rezoning projects, building and running hydrologic and hydraulic models to support them
• Liaise directly with councils, regulatory authorities and clients on flood-related planning matters and local regulatory frameworks
• Be actively involved in the design of stormwater management and civil engineering projects to upskill and improve holistic engineering skills
• Prepare clear, defensible technical reports and provide expert input into wider project teams
• Mentor junior engineers and help grow flood engineering capability across the business

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental or Water Engineering (or equivalent)
• Demonstrated experience in hydraulic and hydrologic modelling (e.g. TUFLOW, DRAINS) and QGIS software
• Working knowledge of the NSW Floodplain Development Manual and Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR 2019) guidelines
• Chartered status (CPEng) or progressing towards it
• Strong technical report writing skills and confidence presenting to councils and clients
• A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset and genuine interest in mentoring junior engineers

About us

• Groundswell Engineers is a passionate, people-first consultancy where flood risk sits at the heart of almost everything we design, from greenfield subdivisions to floodplain rezonings and creek naturalisation works. We are an employee-owned structure with a motivated, enthusiastic, and highly social team culture.
• Attractive salary and a flexible, supportive work environment
• A strong focus on work-life balance and wellbeing
• Take charge of your career in a supportive environment that helps you develop as an Engineer
• Real opportunities for career progression and professional developmentAn employee-owned structure where your contributions are recognised
• A motivated, enthusiastic, and highly social team culture
• Work on meaningful projects with established client relationships