Urgent Senior Civil Engineer/ Design Manager, Water Utilities

In today's world it's important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. Find out more about our WaterInfrastructure group and discover what awaits you at WSP.

What we're looking for and why

As a global leader in environmental consulting, WSP is proud of the impact our Water team continues to make across Queensland. From Townsville to the Gold Coast, our engineers are delivering future-ready solutions that support sustainable growth and resilient infrastructure.

We're currently seeking a Senior Civil Engineer/ Design Manager to join the Logan Water Partnership — one of the largest water infrastructure programs in Australia. This integrated, multi-disciplinary team delivers infrastructure services across planning, design, construction, and commissioning for Logan's water, wastewater, and recycled water network and treatment assets.

This role will work across water and sewerage infrastructure, including trunk mains, pump stations, rising mains, reservoirs, and facility assets. It's a key part of the Project Development, Feasibility and Design team, contributing to both concept and detailed design of projects within Logan's capital works program.

About the team and the role:

The Logan Water Partnership operates under an Alliance Contracting model, which fosters collaboration, transparency, and shared responsibility across all project participants. This approach aligns commercial interests with project outcomes, ensuring that success is measured not just by cost, but also by stakeholder satisfaction, environmental performance, safety, and quality.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

- Manage and deliver feasibility and detailed design projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards
- Lead and participate in POAR and Safety in Design processes
- Undertake options analysis and develop recommended solutions
- Coordinate and deliver all aspects of design including investigations, drawings, construction and commissioning support
- Conduct technical and quality reviews of deliverables
- Develop and manage project estimates, budgets, and resource forecasts
- Report on project performance and proactively address risks and issues
- Promote a collaborative, value-for-money, and safety-first culture
- Mentor and coach team members to support capability development
- Prepare calculations and modelling to support design development
- Support site investigations, commissioning, and validation of as-constructed works
- Participate in continuous improvement and innovation initiatives

We/'d love to hear from you if you have:

- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil preferred)
- CPEng and RPEQ preferred
- Project management training preferred
- 5 to 15 years' engineering experience with water/wastewater infrastructure
- Knowledge of gravity and pressure water and wastewater systems
- Experience with pumping stations, including interpreting pumping curves and selecting pumps
- Ability to manage the design process through feasibility, concept, and detailed design
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams of engineers and drafters
- Strong communication and report writing skills
- Proven design and project management capabilities
- Effective planning and prioritisation skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on practical and innovative solutions
- Understanding of budget and time constraints
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with key stakeholders
- Ability to review and improve processes and streamline activities

Why choose us?

At WSP we provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many personal and professional development opportunities that are aimed to help you deliver your best self to the role while managing your personal life in balance.

Some of the many benefits we offer our employees include:

- Flexible working hours (core hours between 10am-3pm)
- Working from home - typically 2 days per week
- Beautiful central office designed to inspire creativity, mental wellbeing and collaboration
- 16 weeks paid Parental leave & purchased additional annual leave (up to 8 weeks)
- Professional and technical development opportunities - a strong focus on learning and progression
- Global mobility
- Corporate employee discounts and offers
- Salary continuance insurance
- Wellness at work & social club
- Workplace giving /volunteering
- Employee reward & recognition program

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP's collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we've designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

With us, you can. Apply today.

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