Dams Engineer Role for Water Infrastructure Experts

6 days ago


Saint Leonards, Victoria, Australia GHD Full time

The water industry's resilience and leadership are crucial in the face of increasing floods, droughts, and storms.

At GHD, we collaborate with our clients to think and do things differently, helping to pre-empt and prepare for what's next. Our dynamic and committed team of diverse water specialists is dedicated to driving change for communities.

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Dams Engineer to join our Dams and Tailings team based at Sydney. This role will allow you to develop your career while working with a highly capable and dynamic team.

Our Dams team is rapidly growing and leading the industry, employing over 100 dams engineers in Australia alone and expanding internationally. We have a promising pipeline of major dam and pumped hydro projects across Australia and New Zealand.

This position offers a variety of work and involves:

  • A broad range of dams projects including water dams and tailings dams for municipal, mining, agriculture, and hydropower uses throughout Northern Australia.
  • Providing technical delivery with a focus on geotechnical, structural, and/or design management skills applied to dams and tailings projects.
  • Actively participating in client relationship management, business development, proposal development, reports, and technical analysis.
  • Mentoring and developing junior team members.
  • Opportunities to develop client relationship and business development skills under mentorship from team leaders, market leaders, senior engineers, etc.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

  • A minimum of 5 years' experience in dams engineering.
  • Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Civil) or higher qualifications.
  • Knowledge of designing a broad range of dam types, including embankment and concrete dams.
  • Knowledge of various elements such as spillway design, dam design, outlet and intake tower design, hydropower facilities, dam safety and risk assessments, and construction phase experience.
  • Experience working in multi-disciplined teams, including geologists, structural engineers, hydraulic engineers, hydro-mechanical, and electro-mechanical engineers.

We estimate the annual salary for this role to be around $120,000 - $180,000 AUD, depending on experience and qualifications.


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