Senior Water Resources Engineer

at  Talent Blueprint

• Work in a dynamic and culture-focused team of highly technical engineers
• Attractive remuneration package with great benefits
• Your choice of office to be based, and option to purchase additional leave
  Red Earth Engineering (REE), a Geosyntec Company, is a preferred partner and technical leader in Mine Waste and Tailings. Their mission is to help clients succeed by delivering exceptional service and innovative best-value solutions for their emerging issues related to energy, the environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure.
  REE has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Water Resources Engineer to join their Water Resources Team. We seek motivated professionals to support their strong and growing project pipeline.
  At REE, you will have the opportunity to apply your academic and professional knowledge to the real world and Tier 1 energy and resource clients, at one of their office locations in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth.

REE’s projects include:

• Dam design
• Dam safety reviews
• Dam breach and failure consequence assessment
• Mine site infrastructure design and surface water management
• Drainage design and surface water management plans
• Water balance studies
• Tailings management studies
• Environmental impact studies.

This role will give you the opportunity to:

• Lead the technical surface water engineering aspects of multidisciplinary projects. This will include undertaking the work yourself, supervising, and confidently reviewing work completed by others.
• Work closely with Engineers-of-Record (EoR) on long-term operational projects
• Write technical reports, proposals, and papers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients.
• Liaise with other internal disciplines and sub-consultants. This includes international branches of Geosyntec.
• Work with and mentor juniors to develop their skills.
• Participate in National and International Conferences.

REE offers:

• Attractive remuneration package with additional benefits:
• Your choice of office to be based, pending your location.
• Hybrid working arrangements i.e. work from home options.
• Monthly rostered day off (RDO).
• Birthday leave day.
• Caring and bonding leave.
• Option to purchase up to 2 additional weeks of annual leave each year.
• Novated lease salary packaging available.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Annual Mid-Year Team building and Christmas functions.
• Principal level and EoR career paths available to the right candidate
• A positive, diverse, and vibrant workplace
• Global movement program (throughout the Geosyntec Company)

Their culture is fundamental to their success and is built on their vision of:

• Maintaining a vibrant, practice-centred business.
• Engage in continuous self-improvement and ongoing reinvention.
• Be highly regarded in core markets for delivering best-value solutions for our clients.
• Create exceptional career opportunities for our people.
• Be true professionals and consummate team players.

About your skills & experience:

• 8+ years of consulting experience operating within the water resources sector
• A high level of experience in at least one hydrologic modelling package (e.g. RORB, RAFTS, URBS, WBNM), and at least one 2D hydraulic modelling package (e.g. TUFLOW, HEC-RAS, XP SWMM, Flow-2D)
• Competent in the use of GIS package/s
• Working knowledge of ARR guidelines
• Highly experienced technical report writing
• Experienced in proposal writing and project management.

Highly regarded skills & experience:

• Additional experience with other hydrologic and hydraulic modelling packages
• Familiarity with dam safety guidelines including ANCOLD, GISTM, CDA and DES
• Water balance studies (GoldSim)
• Dam break and consequence assessment studies
• Dam storage allowance, and spillway design
• Stormwater management and/or erosion and sediment control plans
• Civil or tailings engineering
• Experience in the following software: GoldSim, 12d, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Muk3D.

If you resonate with their values and want to be part of an innovative organisation, please apply or reach out to Lisa Sandberg at lisa@talentblueprint.com.au or 07 3041 4212.
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Not meeting all the requirements? Don’t let that discourage you from applying. REE is committed to fostering a diverse workplace built on excellence, strong principles, and integrity. If you’re interested and willing to learn in this role but your experience doesn’t match every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply anyway. We’re excited to hear from you

• Lead the technical surface water engineering aspects of multidisciplinary projects. This will include undertaking the work yourself, supervising, and confidently reviewing work completed by others.
• Work closely with Engineers-of-Record (EoR) on long-term operational projects
• Write technical reports, proposals, and papers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients.
• Liaise with other internal disciplines and sub-consultants. This includes international branches of Geosyntec.
• Work with and mentor juniors to develop their skills.
• Participate in National and International Conferences