Senior Rail Drainage Engineer | Flexible Hours

BG&E Part of SYSTRA; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Employee Assistance Program

Competitive remuneration

Global network coaching

Job summary

BG&E is seeking an Experienced / Senior Engineer to join our rails team in Brisbane, focusing on drainage and stormwater for rail corridors. You will deliver practical, compliant drainage designs across passenger rail, heavy haul, inland rail, and intermodal projects, working with multidisciplinary teams to ensure buildable outcomes.

You bring strong drainage design experience, the ability to review calculations and reports, and a collaborative approach to deliver projects on schedule while

Qualifications

• Experience in an Engineer or Senior Engineer role within civil or rail infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in drainage and stormwater design, ideally within rail corridor environments.
• Exposure to passenger rail, heavy haul, inland rail, and/or intermodal projects.
• Understanding of rail corridor infrastructure and associated interfaces with earthworks, grading, and civil works.
• Ability to develop practical, compliant, and coordinated engineering solutions.
• Experience preparing and reviewing design calculations, reports, and technical deliverables.
• Strong understanding of relevant drainage, civil, rail, and client standards and requirements.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, technical judgement, and attention to detail.
• Well-developed communication skills and the ability to contribute positively to project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver drainage and stormwater design for rail infrastructure projects across a range of sectors.
• Develop practical, compliant, and buildable engineering solutions for rail corridor drainage and associated infrastructure.
• Prepare and review design documentation, calculations, reports, and technical deliverables.
• Contribute to passenger rail, heavy haul, inland rail, and intermodal project delivery.
• Undertake drainage investigations, assessments, and design development across project stages.
• Coordinate drainage design interfaces with rail infrastructure and associated civil works, including earthworks and corridor grading.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to achieve integrated project outcomes.
• Identify technical risks, resolve design issues, and support efficient delivery of project milestones.
• Ensure designs are developed in accordance with client, project, and industry standards and requirements.
• Support planning, programme coordination, and technical input to project delivery.
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members where appropriate.

Skills

Drainage design

Stormwater design

Rail infrastructure

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Job description

BG&E is a civil and structural engineering consultancy, celebrated for our innovative, award-winning designs that prioritise practicality and constructability. Now part of the SYSTRA Group, we continue our decades-long commitment to delivering high-quality technical expertise to our clients – proud to support the ambitious growth of a sustainable and resilient international company.

We partner with clients and stakeholders to challenge the status quo, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in engineering.

The Role

We are seeking an Experienced / Senior Engineer to join our team and contribute to the delivery of rail infrastructure projects across passenger rail, heavy haul, inland rail, and intermodal sectors. This role will focus on drainage, stormwater, and associated rail corridor infrastructure, and will suit an engineer with strong technical capability, sound design experience, and the ability to deliver practical, compliant, and coordinated engineering outcomes within multidisciplinary project environments.

• Deliver drainage and stormwater design for rail infrastructure projects across a range of sectors.
• Develop practical, compliant, and buildable engineering solutions for rail corridor drainage and associated infrastructure.
• Prepare and review design documentation, calculations, reports, and technical deliverables.
• Contribute to passenger rail, heavy haul, inland rail, and intermodal project delivery.
• Undertake drainage investigations, assessments, and design development across project stages.
• Coordinate drainage design interfaces with rail infrastructure and associated civil works, including earthworks and corridor grading.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to achieve integrated project outcomes.
• Identify technical risks, resolve design issues, and support efficient delivery of project milestones.
• Ensure designs are developed in accordance with client, project, and industry standards and requirements.
• Support planning, programme coordination, and technical input to project delivery.
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members where appropriate.
  
  

About You

You are an Experienced / Senior Engineer with demonstrated capability in drainage and stormwater design and a strong interest in rail infrastructure projects. You bring solid technical experience, sound engineering judgement, and the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality project outcomes.

• Experience in an Engineer or Senior Engineer role within civil or rail infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in drainage and stormwater design, ideally within rail corridor environments.
• Exposure to passenger rail, heavy haul, inland rail, and/or intermodal projects.
• Understanding of rail corridor infrastructure and associated interfaces with earthworks, grading, and civil works.
• Ability to develop practical, compliant, and coordinated engineering solutions.
• Experience preparing and reviewing design calculations, reports, and technical deliverables.
• Strong understanding of relevant drainage, civil, rail, and client standards and requirements.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, technical judgement, and attention to detail.
• Well-developed communication skills and the ability to contribute positively to project delivery.
  
  

What do we offer?

• Flexible working arrangements to help achieve real work life balance.
• Health and wellbeing support via a confidential Employee Assistance Program.
• Competitive remuneration.
• On-the-job coaching to help you be the best you can be, including leveraging BG&E’s global network of experts to help you realise your professional development goals to grow your career at BG&E.
  
  

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Diversity and Inclusion

Equality is part of BG&E’s DNA. We value who you are – it begins with our values and continues through our culture – and is fostered throughout our workplaces. We recognise and celebrate difference and encourage our people and potential candidates to be comfortable in bringing your complete self to work.