Senior Water Resources Engineer: Flooding & Drainage

AECOM; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Additional leave

Volunteer leave

Public holiday flex

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Water Resources Engineer with a focus on drainage and flooding to join our Rockhampton or Mackay teams. You will deliver drainage designs, stormwater plans, and hydraulic modelling for major infrastructure projects, providing technical leadership, mentoring, and high-quality reporting.

You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, engage clients and regulators, and help secure work through technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven Drainage/Flood Modelling experience (5–15 years).
• Planning, hydraulic assessment and design of stormwater networks.
• Experience with major infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver drainage designs, stormwater plans, and hydraulic assessments.
• Provide hydrologic/hydraulic analysis with listed software.
• Lead technical guidance, design review, and mentoring.
• Engage with clients, regulators and stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment with Australian standards and guidelines.
• Support work-winning activities.

Skills

Drainage/Flood Modelling

Hydraulic Modelling

Hydrology

Client engagement

Mentoring

Technical leadership

Education

Engineering degree (Water Resources)

RPEQ eligibility

Tools

Civil3D

12D

TUFLOW

DRAINS

URBS

RORB

XP-Rafts

WBNM

QGIS

ArcGIS

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Water Resources Engineer with a focus on drainage and flooding to join our Rockhampton or Mackay teams. You will deliver drainage designs, stormwater plans, and hydraulic modelling for major infrastructure projects, providing technical leadership, mentoring, and high-quality reporting.

You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, engage clients and regulators, and help secure work through technical excellence.