Water Modellers

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Beca HunterH2O is the Australian water business of one of Asia Pacific's largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies, Beca. We are a formidable team of 300+ water specialists, collaborating with clients across city and regional offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Tamworth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Fiji, and supported by more than 4,000 multi-disciplinary specialists. We aim to "Make Every Day Better" for our clients and communities.

The opportunity: with a strong pipeline of strategic planning projects, we are seeking experienced Water Modellers to join our thriving Australian water team. The roles will ideally be based in our Newcastle office, though we are open to considering Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne based candidates. Our water modelling team supports a wide range of strategic planning projects across Australia and the Pacific, including water and wastewater network modelling and water resource modelling.

The team is part of the broader strategic planning and advisory group and contributes to strategy studies, options investigations and concept designs for potable water, wastewater, recycled water and surface water supply projects.

We work with urban and regional clients, focusing on regional councils, water utilities and state-based agencies, to help make everyday better for communities we serve.

• Building and calibrating hydrological and hydraulic models for water and wastewater networks and water resource systems
• Analysing and assessing hydrologic, hydraulic, GIS and survey data
• Utilising GIS software such as ArcGIS or QGIS
• Undertaking modelling investigations, options assessments, master planning, growth and development studies, and operational / control systems design and validation
• Communicating model development and outcomes with internal and external stakeholders, including preparation of modelling reports
• Working with other team members to deliver system investigations, planning studies, feasibility and strategy studies, and concept designs

You are a highly motivated Water Modeller looking to grow within the Water market, with a strong track record in successfully delivering modelling projects in a consulting environment. You hold a Bachelor of Civil or Environmental Engineering or another relevant qualification, and have five years or more of relevant work experience. You'll have a solid grounding in the theory of water and wastewater network hydraulics, and/or water resource systems, and ideally experience using modelling software such as InfoWorks, MIKE, Source or Wathnet. Your experience spans technical delivery and client-facing activities, and you have a natural ability to build wide and effective networks of contacts inside and outside the organisation leading to ongoing work and repeat business.

You love to learn, share knowledge and bring a fresh perspective to support the development of those around you. You constantly seek better practice to enhance the overall quality of our work and client experience.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where people from different backgrounds and perspectives contribute to better ideas, strategies and client solutions. Beca is proudly employee-owned, with a long-standing culture of accountability and collaboration. We support flexible working arrangements and are open to discussing options on how this could work for you in roles across our Water teams.

A career with Beca will provide you with:

• Flexibility & Wellbeing: flexible working options and dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement.
• Belonging & Ownership: a diverse, inclusive team with shareholder opportunities to share in our collective success.
• Parental Leave: up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave (inclusive of all genders).
• Career Growth & Development: ongoing learning, support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia, and hands-on experience to empower your career.

Beca is committed to flexible working arrangements and is happy to discuss options to suit you in roles across our Water teams.

Ready to make the move? / Apply now. For further information please visit: www.beca.com/join-our-team/our-opportunities/water