Tuflow Flood Modelling Specialist

1 week ago

Melbourne, Australia Talent Nation Full time

Join a highly capable and knowledgeable team
- Unique opportunity to shape and innovate flood planning for Melbourne
- Excellent mentoring and career advancement opportunities

**The Company**
Melbourne Water’s services range from providing clean drinking water, treating sewage to recover and re-use valued resources, planning to manage flooding, and keeping all 25,000 km of Melbourne’s rivers, creeks, and catchments healthy. Effectively they manage all parts of the water cycle that are essential to Melbourne’s way of life today, tomorrow and for generations to come.

**The Role**
Melbourne Water are increasing their capability in house to deliver on their goals to provide greater innovation and improvement to the planning and management of assets that enhances the life and liveability of communities.

The TUFLOW Flood Modelling Specialist role is a critical position that will:

- Set and maintain Melbourne Water’s flood modelling standards
- Appraise and advise on flood modelling approaches for major infrastructure projects
- Investigate and assess flood event contributing factors
- Build key industry partnerships and provide guidance to the many flood practitioners at Melbourne Water

Additionally the role will support delivery of the Flood Management Strategy for Port Phillip and Westernport, ensuring that “the right information is available at the right time to the people who need it” across the areas of development planning and flood mitigation. As a specialist within Melbourne Water, the role will provide essential technical support and guidance to other senior leaders and executive teams.

**Required Experience**
- Tertiary qualifications in civil / environmental engineering, environmental science, or related technical discipline with at least 10 years’ professional experience.
- Highly developed flood modelling skills.
- An understanding of the use and operation of hydrological and hydraulic software such as RORB, XP-Storm, Mike 11, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, XP-2D, PC-Convey and GIS software is beneficial.
- Knowledge of the impact of climate change on flood modelling practices.
- Development and maturing of key industry relationships and internal networks.
- Experience in project and/or program management.
- Experience with and/or knowledge of Local Government planning processes with respect to flood inundation and special building overlay advice is advantageous.
- A keen interest in R&D and the willingness to embrace new thinking and technology including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

**The Rewards and Culture**
In this position you’ll have the unique opportunity to contribute to best practice flood modelling at Melbourne Water and in turn, influence other stakeholders and organisations that collaborate with Melbourne Water.

Melbourne Water are committed to flexible working including hybrid work, varied start/finish times, purchased leave, part time work, and 9-day fortnights, working from alternative locations, higher duties allowance, study support, training, and development programs.

You will also benefit from direct access to some brilliant mentors and multiple career pathways across the organisation.

**How to Apply

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