Job description
Is it time to take the next step in your career? What to run your own projects? Lead your own office? Set your own course while working with the best technical people in the business.
We are looking for a motivated Technical Director/Senior Principal/Team Leader to join our Brisbane team. Feel free to contact us for a confidential chat.
Our company
Are you passionate about sustainable water management and building resilience to flooding? If you are a water engineer looking to progress your career with a national leader in water engineering, WMAwater is the home for you. Are you solutions driven? We are too. We provide innovative and sustainable solutions for our clients’ water and flood management needs. If you’re ready to make a change and looking for your next big challenge, why not join our team?
WMAwater is a dynamic water engineering consultancy working for a wide range of clients across government, water infrastructure owners, and developers. We operate across three offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Hobart. Our work culture is guided by our values of:
- Fairness and equity
- Trust and accountability
- Team work
- Industry leading
- Client focus
- Valuing our people
We understand that the keys to our success are our people and culture. We are therefore looking for a candidate who aligns with these values. Visit www.wmawater.com.au to find out more about us.
The opportunity
We have an opportunity for a Technical Director/Senior Principal/ Team Leader and an enthusiastic manager and leader for our Brisbane office team of up to five people. Our Brisbane office clients include a number of public and private clients, as well as emergency management authorities. Our Brisbane Office team also work on projects across Australia, in conjunction with our Sydney and Hobart Offices. These include nationally significant projects that underpin flood modelling guidelines and national datasets used in flood modelling.
We will consider candidates at all levels from seven years’ experience to Technical Director level. Brisbane offers a balanced lifestyle with urban amenities and natural beauty as well as a rich cultural scene, and is family-friendly with excellent schools and healthcare facilities. Our Brisbane Office is centrally located, making your commute to work easy and providing plenty of services nearby. We offer flexible working arrangements to suit your lifestyle.
In this role your time would be shared between project involvement and management responsibilities. You would manage our dynamic Brisbane Office team, in close consultation with senior staff and Directors in the Sydney and Hobart offices. You would have the opportunity to build the team and help shape the culture of the office. You would also have the opportunity to apply your technical knowledge to cutting edge projects including local and regional flood investigations, development of flood management strategies and development and support of flood forecasting systems. There are also opportunities to become a shareholder in the future.
Your duties would include:
- Contributing to the Firm’s strategy and providing leadership for the Brisbane Office team
- Client liaison and business development, maintaining our ongoing close relationships with our QLD clients, and building our client base
- Management of the Brisbane Office work program and resourcing, prioritising workloads whilst ensuring our client’s needs are met
- Provide oversight and supervision of our projects to ensure successful project delivery, including management of large projects for our key clients
- Management of the Brisbane office team, including staff development
- Supporting and offer guidance to the team to enable them to perform successfully
- Technical inputs to projects, including hydrologic and/or hydraulic modelling
The successful applicant will work as part of a dynamic team to develop and apply innovative solutions with the aim of delivering high quality solutions to our clients. Opportunities include:
- Undertake a range of flooding related projects including hydrology and hydraulic modelling. This includes assessment and development of regional and local flood studies
- Assessment and support of the development of regional floodplain management measures
- Floodplain management studies
- Work as part of a dynamic team to develop and apply innovative solutions with the aim of delivering high quality solutions to clients. This includes contributing to in house and external software projects
- Work on flood modelling and forecasting for emergency management and response, and recovery
- Work on nationally significant flood projects, as well as research that will drive future best practice
- Possible travel across the state and country for projects or conferences
- Regular in-house training and mentoring by industry leaders, developing and enhancing your knowledge
- Opportunities for study assistance and flexible working arrangements
- Support for attending CPD events and attaining or maintaining chartered status with Engineers Australia
Your skills and experience
The position would suit a Civil/Environmental Engineer with experience in the water industry.
To be successful, applicants need to address the following criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering,
- RPEQ essential
- More than seven years of post-graduate industry experience in water management, flood management, hydrology and/or hydraulic modelling
- Experience in interpreting flood model outputs to inform studies and policy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively and lead project teams
- Problem solving skills with a high attention to detail
Additional qualifications, attributes and skill sets that are highly desirable include:
- Experience in leading teams in the water industry
- Experience in managing large water resource or flood modelling projects
- A strong understanding of the QLD water sector
- Experience in the Australian consulting industry
How to apply
Written applications addressing the above criteria, along with a full CV and qualifications, should be submitted to careers@wmawater.com.au. Applications will be considered from applicants with more or less experience on a case by case basis.
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