Water Resources Engineer

6 days ago

Perth, Western Australia Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. Full time
Overview

Red Earth Engineering (REE), a Geosyntec Company, is a preferred partner and technical leader for Teir 1 resource clients in the resource and energy sector. Our mission is to help clients succeed by delivering exceptional service and innovative solutions to address emerging challenges in energy, the environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure.

REE has an exciting opportunity for a Water Resources Engineer to join our Mine Water Team. We seek motivated professionals to support our strong and growing project pipeline.

At REE, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with industry experts, work on high impact projects and accelerate your professional growth, at one of our office locations in Perth, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney or Melbourne.

Our projects include:

  • Dam design
  • Dam safety reviews
  • Dam breach and failure consequence assessments
  • Mine site infrastructure design
  • Drainage design and surface water management plans
  • Climate change assessments
  • Closure studies and design
  • Sitewide flood studies
  • Water balance studies
  • Hydraulic infrastructure design
  • Tailings management studies
  • Environmental impact studies
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This role will give you the opportunity to:

  • Undertake hydraulic, hydrology and water balance modelling with guidance from senior and principal engineers
  • Work closely with Engineers-of-Record (EoR) on long-term operational projects
  • Support the development of Consequence Category assessments, including dam break modelling
  • Assist in a range of surface water management studies and investigations from concept through to detailed design
  • Liaise with other internal disciplines and sub-consultants. This includes international branches of Geosyntec
  • Work with the CAD team to develop project documentation
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients
  • Technical report writing and proposal preparation
  • Participate in National and International Conferences
Education and Licensure
  • Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering, or a related field of study. (required) 
  • Eligible for membership with Engineers Australia, with the ability to obtain RPEQ/NER once adequately qualified. (required)
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
  • Approx. 4 to 8 years of consulting experience operating within the water resources sector (required) 
  • Experience in hydrologic and hydraulic modelling (e.g. TUFLOW, HEC-RAS, RORB, WBNM, Flow-2D) (required) 
  • Competent in the use of GIS package/s (required) 
  • Working knowledge of ARR guidelines (required) 
  • Highly experienced in technical report writing (required) 
  • Experienced in proposal writing and project management (required) 
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills (required) 

Highly regarded skills & experience:

  • Additional hydrologic and hydraulic modelling packages
  • Familiarity with dam safety guidelines including ANCOLD, GISTM, CDA and DES
  • Water balance studies (GoldSim)
  • Dam break and consequence assessment studies
  • Dam storage allowance, and spillway design
  • Stormwater management plans and/or erosion and sediment control
  • Civil or tailings engineering
  • Experience in the following software: GoldSim, 12d, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Muk3D

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