Associate Engineer - Drainage & Flooding

Associate Engineer – Drainage, Gold Coast
We are currently seeking Flooding and Drainage Engineers with proven experience in delivering major transport infrastructure projects across Queensland and Nationally. We have two new permanent opportunities to expand our existing Flooding and Drainage team, and these positions will be based at SMEC's Gold Coast office.

• Global civil engineering consultancy with great career opportunities
• Opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects both locally and internationally
• Friendly working environment across the business

About SMEC
SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams. We support and empower employees to drive innovation initiatives within a well-established and growing organisation.
Infrastructure
At SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long-term client relationships. We listen and understand the specific needs of our clients and deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide.
The opportunities
We are currently seeking Flooding and Drainage Engineers at Senior and Associate levels with proven experience in delivering major transport infrastructure projects across Queensland and Nationally. These are permanent opportunities based in our attractive Gold Coast office.
With a strong pipeline of major projects to deliver, we're seeking Civil/Hydrological/Drainage/Water Resources Engineers with a proven drainage design and flood mitigation modelling background to join a highly capable multidisciplinary team.
With a minimum of 5-10+ year's commercial experience in delivering drainage design on road or rail projects, this is an opportunity for you to provide expert drainage advice and demonstrate advanced technical skills, ensuring that analysis and design tasks meet appropriate technical standards and our client's requirements.
With a track record of achievement in a similar role, you will have gained your experience in an engineering design consultancy and have a passion for building trusted relationships to drive positive change and win new work.
Suitable applicants will ideally have/be:

• Degree qualified – Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering or similar, preferably with RPEQ status)
• 5-10+ years’ commercial experience and knowledge of delivering drainage, flood mitigation and water engineering solutions
• Demonstrated ability to successfully undertake and deliver client’s TOR within budget and timelines
• Experience in the coordination, design and delivery of projects within a multidisciplinary engineering environment
• Familiar with relevant Australian Road Standards / TMR Standards and Australian Rainfall and Runoff
• Submit technical reports of a standard requiring minimal correction and provide final reviews of reports.
• Able to undertake some travel (domestic or international)

We are open to the prospect of training you to adjust to working on TMR / transport infrastructure projects if you have relevant infrastructure design experience in other areas e.g. urban, water and dams projects, if necessary.
In return, SMEC offers you the benefits that come from working in a global multidisciplinary consultancy in an environment where your fresh ideas and enthusiasm will be welcomed and rewarded.
When you join SMEC, you will have the opportunity to embrace your creativity and drive change across the business.
Working with clients and partners, you will be part of an organisation that helps to shape our communities, industries and the global landscape.
Our recent growth has provided new and exciting opportunities for our people, our employees enjoy a consistent flow of significant projects, end-to-end responsibilities and are motivated by meaningful work.
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Wrap up
As an inclusive and growing organisation, SMEC is committed to building a global community of talented professionals and .
We recognise the value and importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace and look for people with different backgrounds, skills and expertise to drive innovation and shared learning across our growing global network.
SMEC is committed to equitable recruitment practices and encourages applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders decent
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How to apply
All applications must be submitted online. To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link below and follow the prompts.
For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact David Wood –
To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at
All recruitment activities go through our Resourcing function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.
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