Infrastructure Planning Engineer

City Of Greater Dandenong; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM Melbourne is expanding its Water Infrastructure team to deliver complex water and wastewater projects across ANZ. You will work on large-scale, sustainable water planning and asset management, shaping solutions from concept to completion.

Join a Fortune 500 firm that values diversity and flexible work arrangements, and collaborate with engineers across disciplines on iconic projects in Australia and New Zealand.

Qualifications

• Network planning experience with option evaluation and hydraulic modelling of water/wastewater systems.
• Understanding policy, regulation, trends and guidelines affecting water planning.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with stakeholders.
• Appreciation of clients in water-related markets such as land development, private utilities, local and state government.
• Experience or interest in project management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, timely water network planning solutions.
• Provide technical direction and mentor junior professionals.
• Lead client engagement and bid management.

Skills

Network planning

Hydraulic modelling

Stakeholder comms

Policy knowledge

Client relations

Project management

Education

Civil/Water Engineering degree

Job description

Infrastructure Planning Engineer

Due to significant contract awards within our Water business, we are expanding our Water Infrastructure team in Melbourne.

The Water Infrastructure group provides services to a range of internal and external clients on projects covering water and wastewater treatment, dams, asset management, major conveyance, industrial, civil infrastructure, and defence sectors, with a key focus on supporting sustainable outcomes for our clients and the communities they serve.

By joining our team, you’ll be immersed in a strong, long-term pipeline of work, handling complex, large-scale and iconic projects across ANZ.

How you’ll make a difference

• Proactive delivery of high-quality and timely valued water network planning solutions that are focused on flexibility, sustainability, optimisation, integration, whole-of-lifecycle cost and acceptable risk.
• Utilise your creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving both routine and unusual project delivery, technical and client challenges, determining technical objectives and requirements, and developing standards and guides for technical activities and applications.
• Provide technical direction, mentor and train our junior professionals, fostering the growth and development of the team.
• Business development activities including client engagement, proposal preparation and bid management.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications.
• Demonstrated network planning experience that demonstrates the development and evaluation of options and proficient in hydraulic network modelling of water and/or wastewater systems.
• An understanding of current and potential future policy, practice, trends, technology, and information affecting water planning, including drivers, regulation, framework, and guidelines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to quickly build rapport and communicate with various stakeholders.
• Appreciation of clients within the water and other water-related markets such as land development, private water utilities, local and state government as in major urban water utilities, regional authorities etc.
• Experience or an interest in project management.

Why you’ll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
• Volunteer and representation leave
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

As a Fortune 500 firm, we are proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company.

“Supported by people, local and global communities who are not only willing to guide but also nurture professional development and leadership” – Dominique Keirens, Technical Director – Water

Come grow with us. Become part of our dynamic Water business which boasts around 600 experts across Australia and New Zealand and 6000 globally. Collaborate with top-tier civil, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. At AECOM, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

Everyone belongs at AECOM. We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging - because great ideas come from diverse perspectives. AECOM is proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company, a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards 2025 Winner and AWEI Bronze Tier LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer.