Flood Modeller

Aspect Personnel; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

People-first culture

Job summary

Aspect Personnel is seeking an experienced Flood Modeller for a permanent, Melbourne-based role. You will lead diverse flood and drainage studies for government and private clients, applying TUFLOW and related tools, while mentoring junior staff and growing the team’s capabilities.

The role offers a clear path for career progression in a collaborative, technically strong environment with flexible working arrangements and a people-first culture.

Qualifications

• 7–8 years of local consulting experience in flood/hydraulic modeling.
• Hands-on expertise with TUFLOW is essential.
• Experience with HEC-RAS, XP-RAFTS/XP-SWMM, ARR2019, RFFE2019, and GIS tools.
• Degree in Civil, Environmental or Water Resources Engineering.
• Strong report writing and client-facing communication.
• Able to work independently and mentor junior staff.
• Eligible to work in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Lead flood studies and hydraulic modeling projects across clients.
• Mentor and support junior staff within the team.
• Prepare technical reports and deliverables for clients and authorities.
• Engage with local government, state authorities and private developers.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across projects.
• Ensure quality, timeliness and client satisfaction.

Skills

Flood modelling

TUFLOW

Hydraulic modelling

GIS (ArcGIS/QGIS)

Education

Civil/Environmental/Water Resources Engineering degree

Tools

HEC-RAS

XP-RAFTS/XP-SWMM

ARR2019

RFFE2019

ArcGIS

QGIS

Job description

Flood Modeller | Melbourne | Permanent

Our client is a well-established, multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a strong track record delivering water, flooding and infrastructure projects across Australia and New Zealand. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Flood Modeler to join their Melbourne team on a permanent basis.

About the role

You'll take a lead technical role across a diverse portfolio of flood studies, drainage strategies and floodplain management projects for local government, state authorities and private developer clients. This is an opportunity to work on complex, high-profile modeling projects while mentoring junior staff and contributing to the ongoing growth of the team.

About you

To be considered for this role, you will have:

• A minimum of 7-8 years' local experience in a consulting environment, with a strong background in flood and hydraulic modeling
• Demonstrated, hands-on expertise as a proven user of TUFLOW - this is essential
• Experience across the broader flood modeling toolkit is highly regarded, including HEC-RAS, XP-RAFTS/XP-SWMM, ARR2019 and RFFE2019, along with GIS packages such as ArcGIS or QGIS
• A tertiary qualification in Civil, Environmental or Water Resources Engineering (or similar)
• Strong report writing and client-facing communication skills
• The ability to work independently while also supporting and mentoring less experienced team members
• Full working rights in Australia

What's on offer

• Permanent, full-time position based in Melbourne
• A pipeline of technically interesting and high-profile flood and water projects
• A collaborative, technically strong team environment with genuine career progression
• Flexible working arrangements and a supportive, people-first culture