Project Engineer - Hydrology & Hydraulic Modelling

WMS Engineering; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

WMS Engineering in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia, seeks a Project Engineer specialising in Hydrology & Hydraulic Modelling to join a dynamic team.

You will build and review hydrologic and hydraulic models, support proposals, and manage client liaison while growing into project management and leadership roles across Australia. The role offers exposure to diverse flood studies, varied workload and opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in hydrologic and hydraulic modelling.
• Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Science or similar.
• Comfortable with hydrologic and hydraulic modelling software (Tuflow).
• Interested in expanding professional network and liaising with clients and authorities.

Responsibilities

• Build, review, run, and analyse results from hydrologic and hydraulic models.
• Assist with proposals.
• Reporting, mapping, documentation, and client liaison in a supported environment.
• Manage own workload and workflow.
• Deliver projects within time and budget; travel across Australia.

Skills

Hydrology modelling

Hydraulic modelling

Project management

Client liaison

Proposal support

Report writing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Science

Tools

Tuflow

WBNM

RORB

XP-RAFTS

Job description

Project Engineer - Hydrology & Hydraulic Modelling

We are a team of young, dynamic professional engineers delivering high quality solutions to flooding and engineering problems across Australia.

Our team is open and approachable and trusted by our clients to get the job done. We pride ourselves on being supportive and providing opportunities for career progression for all of our employees. Our purpose is to have a good time whilst making it happen. We value transparency, and are committed to openly sharing key decisions, company direction, goals, targets, and performance.

We are looking for a project engineer with 3-5 years experience in hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, who feels ready (or nearly ready!) to take the next step into project management, client liaison and managing junior staff. We are keen to facilitate this transition to the next phase of your career in a supportive environment, whilst building on your already established technical skills. We offer a varied workload including flood impact assessments, large scale flood studies and floodplain risk management studies, community engagement, policy development, dam assessments, insurance assessments, 3D modelling and bathymetric survey. Being a small business, you will have the opportunity to try a broad range of technical areas, rather than be pigeonholed into a repetitive workload.

This role also includes a variety of tasks beyond technical project work, bringing the opportunity to grow your skills in client liaison, project management, bid preparation, drafting, marketing, community engagement and report writing, empowering you to explore your strengths and interests and become a well-rounded engineer.At WMS you will have room to grow in a supportive environment.

Qualifications & experience

3-5 years’ experience

Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Science or similar

Comfortable withHydrologic (WBNM, RORB, XP-RAFTS) and Hydraulic Modelling Software (Tuflow)

Interested in expanding your professional network and liaise with external parties including clients, authorities, etc.

Confident and flexible attitude to office and field-based work assignments; ability to work in and manage all size projects.

Tasks & responsibilities

Build,review, run, and analyse results from hydrologic and hydraulic models.

Assist with proposals.

Reporting, mapping, documentation, and client liaison in a supported environment.

Manage your own workload and workflow.

Participate in the delivery of projects and ensure output is of a high standard and within time and cost budget allocations.

Opportunities to travel for project work and inter-office exchanges across Australia.

Fortitude Valley or Newtown (Sydney) location

Develop client relationships in a supported environment.

Work in an environment where IT and Admin exist to support the Engineer!

Have a clear understanding of the team's direction and your options for career progression.

Strong pipeline of work

Access to senior leadership team – the ability to see and speak to managers and company directors readily, allowing you to access technical advice and guidance as needed.