Senior Surface Water Engineer – Lead Flood & Hydrology

MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED; City Of Stirling; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MinRes is seeking a Senior Water Engineer – Surface Water to provide technical leadership and delivery oversight for surface water management across its WA mining operations. Reporting to the Principal Surface Water Engineer, you will develop studies, wet-season readiness assessments, flood protection studies, and performance checks.

Based mainly in Osborne Park with regular site visits, you will lead hydrological analysis, model calibration, PMP/PMF estimation, and climate-change assessment,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in hydrology and flood estimation, including RORB (or similar) modelling, model calibration, PMP/PMF estimation and climate change assessment.
• Proven ability to translate operational plans into engineering designs and work packages.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of surface water engineering scopes across assigned sites.
• Translate Life of Mine, five-year, two-year, and operational plans into concept designs and work packages.
• Analyse monitoring data and provide technical input on rainfall events, catchment response, and system performance.
• Ensure surface water systems are fit for purpose, cost-effective, and aligned with operational requirements.
• Drive annual wet-season preparedness plans, including pre-wet works, contingency measures, and post-event reviews.
• Provide operational support to site teams, including performance issues, flood protection reviews, inspections, audits, and defect resolution.
• Work closely with Hydrogeology, Mine Planning, and Approvals teams to ensure integrated surface water outcomes.
• Manage consultants and contractors to deliver quality, schedule, and value-for-money outcomes.
• Lead flood and hydrological assessments, including calibration and validation of hydrological and hydraulic models against monitoring data.
• Estimate closure PMP/PMF and incorporate climate change projections into design rainfall and flood risk assessments.

Skills

Hydrology & flood estimation

RORB modelling

Climate change assessment

Education

Civil/Water/Environmental Engineering degree

Job description

MinRes is seeking a Senior Water Engineer – Surface Water to provide technical leadership and delivery oversight for surface water management across its WA mining operations. Reporting to the Principal Surface Water Engineer, you will develop studies, wet-season readiness assessments, flood protection studies, and performance checks.

Based mainly in Osborne Park with regular site visits, you will lead hydrological analysis, model calibration, PMP/PMF estimation, and climate-change assessment,