Water Resources Engineer

1 day ago


Sunshine Coast, Australia Colliers Full time $60,000 - $120,000 per year
Company Description

Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 64 countries, our 17,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert real estate and investment advice to clients.

The Colliers Engineering and Design team specialises in civil, infrastructure, water engineering, town planning and urban design. Key services provided to developers in this service line include site assessment and due diligence, planning approvals and engineering design through to completion of construction.

Job Description

We are seeking a Graduate to Mid-Level Water Engineer to join our growing Water team in Queensland. We welcome candidates who are early in their career through to those with up to 4 years of consulting experience.

You will work closely with the Director – Water Recourses & Flooding and be supported by over 100 technical experts nationally. This role offers hands-on project exposure, mentoring, and the opportunity to develop strong technical capability in hydrology, hydraulics and water resources engineering.

Specifically:

  • Support assessments of water-related impacts including hydrology, flooding and water quality for infrastructure, development and environmental projects.
  • Assist in conceptual and detailed design of civil and stormwater infrastructure such as drainage systems, basins, dams, earthworks and overland flow management.

  • Contribute to the preparation of engineering reports, drawings, modelling outputs, specifications and cost estimates.

  • Undertake hydrologic and hydraulic modelling tasks with support from senior engineers, learning industry-standard tools and methodologies.

  • Assist with project coordination, documentation and communication with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Qualifications
  • Tertiary qualifications in Civil or Environmental Engineering
  • Interest and/or experience in hydrology, hydraulics, flood modelling, stormwater design, and technical reporting
  • Exposure to software such as 12D, TUFLOW, XPRAFTS/WBNM, HEC-RAS, QGIS, MUSIC (highly regarded but not essential for graduates)
  • A willingness to learn, take initiative and apply problem-solving skills in a consulting environment.

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Additional Information

At Colliers, we are enterprising. What sets us apart is not what we do, but how we do it. Our people are passionate, take personal responsibility and always do what's right for our clients, people and communities. We accelerate their success by empowering them to think and act differently to drive exceptional results. 

With circa 9,000 experts in Asia Pacific, our enterprising culture and decentralised operating model allows us to act with speed in local markets, seizing opportunities to innovate and accelerate the success of our clients and our people.

Our collaborative culture sets us apart. We help experts become true specialists and provide the long-term structure and platform to accelerate their success.

We foster an environment in which everyone at Colliers feels respected and comfortable bringing their authentic selves to do their best work. It's our people who set us apart and we actively recruit people who represent the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We take great pride in doing what's right and operating in ways that benefit the business, our people, our clients, our communities, and the environment.

Experts join experts, and we welcome you to join us as we lead the industry into the future.

Please apply with your CV or email [email protected] for more information. 

Please be advised that applications will only be accepted directly rather than via recruitment agencies.



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