Senior Water Resources Engineer

1 week ago


Adelaide, South Australia WSP Global Inc. Full time
About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your capabilities and the reputation of WSP's Water Utilities team. As a Senior Hydraulic/Mechanical Engineer, you will collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future-ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

At WSP, you'll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

Our Water team promotes holistic, sustainable water resource management for governments, investors, developers, manufacturers, utilities, and corporations, helping with network maintenance and development, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, cost reduction, and future-ready strategies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage the overall scope and day-to-day tasks of multiple projects, of varying complexity and size.
  • Undertake liaison with project stakeholders including clients and vendors.
  • Manage the production and verification of high-quality technical documentation that presents complex information and results effectively to technical and non-technical clients.
  • Technical and commercial acumen with a focus on successful outcomes for our projects and our clients.
  • High levels of personal integrity, and a desire for continued professional development and improvement as an engineering professional.
  • Support and mentor staff, including active participation in the Mentoring Program.
  • Active involvement in shaping the industry through committees, industry bodies, delivery papers, etc.
  • Manage the identification and resolution of project safety risks through contemporary Safety in Design methods, ensuring legislative compliance.
  • Undertake all responsibilities in a safe manner.
About You
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualifications, CPEng and/or RPEQ preferred or working towards obtainment.
  • Experience working within an engineering consultancy, or in a design role for a contractor or asset owner. Experience in the Water industry is essential.
  • Technical skills across a broad range of areas within water and/or wastewater conveyance and treatment.
  • Experience in the hydraulic design of water and wastewater conveyance systems, including the use of hydraulic modeling software packages.
  • Experience in Equipment Selection and specification applicable to water and wastewater conveyance and treatment.
  • Experience with stress analysis design using software or analytical techniques.
  • Experience in CHAIR and HAZOP and related safety in design practices and processes.
  • Skills to identify risk and mitigation measures in medium to large profile projects.
  • Ability to prepare and review technical reports on medium to large projects and ability to communicate complex technical issues to clients.
  • Provide technical contribution to proposals and/or pursuits.
  • Consult with our clients in an effective and professional manner.
  • Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, team members, and peers.
About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services firms, bringing together approximately 6,000 talented people across 15 offices in Australia. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineer Future ReadyTM projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

At WSP, we want you to embrace your curiosity and work in a culture that celebrates different perspectives. With access to global scale and reach, you'll connect with the brightest minds in the field to make the best work of your life.

We want here to be a place where you'll always find new ways to grow – where you'll design your path and do what truly matters to you.

We believe that in imagining a better future for us all, you'll imagine a better future for you.



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