Principal Flooding Consultant

The Role

**Work for a global high-end design house and technical consulting firm solving complex real-world problems.***:
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**Welcome to BMT**

BMT is a leading international design, engineering, science, and risk management consultancy with a reputation for excellence. We're driven by a belief that things can always be better, safer, greener, and more efficient. We provide our customers with the capability, capacity, and confidence to enable them to make the right decisions at the right time by drawing upon the expertise of over 1,300 professionals located in UK, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia Pacific, and the Americas.

Delivering independent, complex design and consultancy capabilities for over 37 years, we pride ourselves on being equipped to support our customers to tackle the most complex design and systems issues, and challenges, which enables the industry to deliver safer, cleaner, and more fuel-efficient shipping for the future. We draw upon a wide range of experience and expertise to provide high-quality, high value products and services across the maritime sector. The group's assets are held in beneficial ownership for employees.

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To continue our success, we are looking for a **Principal Flooding Engineer** to join our specialist flood team in **Brisbane **and provide technical and project management for a variety of flooding and water resources projects, as well as have an opportunity to share knowledge by mentoring and training others in the team. BMT offer you the opportunity to join one of Australia’s leading specialist flood teams, work on exciting projects and alongside the TUFLOW development team and strengthen or diversify your expertise with exceptional access to senior leadership.

**In this role you will be able to**:

- Develop innovative yet commercially focused flooding solutions to deliver quality project and organisational outcomes for a range of public and private customers.
- Perform high quality and professional technical work involving considerable independence in approach and a high degree of originality, ingenuity, and judgement.
- Project manage/direct a range of projects to scope and within time, cost and quality requirements, as well as undertake client liaison and management.
- Assist with business development initiatives by preparing proposals, client networking and relationship development, maintaining an awareness of emerging best practice methodologies and attending industry-related events.
- Strengthen or diversify your expertise with support from senior leadership both in the people and technical space.
- Supervise and review the work of other consultants in the team.
- Share knowledge and acts as mentor within your area of expertise or across the business.

***Relevant Education, Experience, and Skills**:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, or other relevant area of study.
- More than 12 years’ post-graduate experience.
- Project management skills coupled with aligned skills in verbal and written communication, time management, commercial acumen and client management.
- Demonstrated ability and/or desire to provide support, training and mentoring to other team members in industry recognised best practice.
- Existing client network in relevant market sectors.
- Demonstrated business management acumen.
- Experience working within a multi-site organisation.
- Experience working within the engineering or resources sector.

***Flexible Work -**

BMT genuinely believe everyone performs at their best when they have the flexibility to make working for BMT work best for you We’re officially ‘flexified’ with Flexa.

We are always interested speaking to talent considering BMT as your next employer regardless of where you’re located in Australia, we have offices located in nearly every capital city - Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane & Perth and offer remote and flexible work arrangements including work from home, hybrid and flexible and part time hours.

We strive to offer a range of flexible options to help support our teams in achieving a healthy work-life balance, where your personal life is just as important as your professional life.

**BMT Careers -**

BMT have a brain-rich culture nurtured by our belief in liberating the talent of our people. We want our employees to be part of our future success, which is why we support them throughout their careers, helping today's recruits become the experts of tomorrow. BMT offer outstanding opportunities to work on a wide variety of exciting projects at locations around the globe that supports retaining skilled talent, resulting in low staff turnover compared to other companies in our sector.

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