Senior Civil Engineer - Water & Wastewater Tech Lead

Telos Co; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Telos Co is seeking a Principal or experienced Senior Civil Engineer to provide senior technical leadership across water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Brisbane. The role combines strategic technical ownership with hands-on design and client interaction.

You will guide teams through feasibility to detailed design, lead hydraulic modelling, and mentor engineers while managing scope, budgets, and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of relevant civil engineering experience, including water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Experience leading civil design packages from planning through detailed design and delivery support.
• Strong capability across pipelines, pump stations, network planning, hydraulic modelling, surge analysis.
• Current Australian driver licence, White Card and appropriate working rights.
• RPEQ registration or ability to obtain within an agreed timeframe; Chartered Professional Engineer status highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership across civil infrastructure projects from feasibility through detailed design, construction support and commissioning.
• Lead or review engineering calculations, design reports, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and tender-ready documentation.
• Mentor engineers, graduates and designers while improving technical practices.
• Build trusted client relationships and contribute to proposals, tenders and development of new work.
• Support construction, testing and commissioning through inspections and review of contractor submissions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

5+ years of relevant civil engineering experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

12d Model

Navisworks

Job description

Telos Co is seeking a Principal or experienced Senior Civil Engineer to provide senior technical leadership across water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Brisbane. The role combines strategic technical ownership with hands-on design and client interaction.

You will guide teams through feasibility to detailed design, lead hydraulic modelling, and mentor engineers while managing scope, budgets, and schedules.