At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver hydrologic and hydraulic assessments for flood resilience projects.
- Company: Join Jacobs, a leader in innovative engineering solutions.
- Benefits: Flexible working, comprehensive wellbeing resources, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive culture with strong support for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on communities by tackling flooding challenges.
- Qualifications: Relevant engineering degree and experience in flood/drainage design.
The predicted salary is between 67500 - 82500 $ per year.
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Your impact
Are you passionate about flooding and drainage? Do you dream of better ways to support flood resilient communities? Are you looking to grow your water engineering skills and advance your career?
The Jacobs business is seeking a Water Resources Engineer (Flood) to deliver hydrologic and hydraulic assessments and flood/drainage design. Based in Queensland and reporting to the Water Resources Section Leader, this role will see you working on some of the region’s largest infrastructure projects locally and projects across the greater ANZ business and beyond.
In conjunction with your delivery/technical role, you will role model Jacobs’ core values and foster an inclusive and diverse culture across your team. You will support your team members to achieve their career goals. You will encourage your team to be engaged, resilient and adaptable, and inspire them to strive for innovation.
About You
- Strong technical knowledge and proven experience in hydrologic and hydraulic assessments and flood/drainage design.
- Extensive experience in hydrologic (RORB, URBS, XP-RAFTS) and hydraulic modelling (TUFLOW, MIKE-FLOOD).
- Other areas of expertise may include stormwater drainage design, culvert and major traverse drainage design, bridge scour assessment, waterway design, CFD modelling and flood risk management.
- Relevant Engineering degree (or equivalent) and working towards RPEQ Accreditation.
- Ability to build strong client relationships.
- Good market understanding, and ability to be part of the team to deliver flooding projects.
- An inclusive mindset, with a passion for nurturing and developing your team’s capabilities and career.
With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.
We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation.
Our meticulously curated employee benefits support ALL employees throughout every stage of life. From paid parental leave to a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment, adoption and surrogacy assistance along with menopause and Low T treatment. We are steadfast in our commitment to the wellbeing of you and your loved ones with a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially.
Cultural Support: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.
Water Resources Engineer in Brisbane employer: Jacobs
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