Water Engineer in Rockhampton, Australia

Company Description

We encourage you to strengthen your knowledge within and beyond your discipline.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Providing sustainable water solutions for a better world.

For decades AECOM has been providing water system services throughout ANZ with a focus on emerging technology and innovation. We are industry leaders in asset management as well as the full range of infrastructure and service planning, design, and construction.

Public and private municipal water companies call on our experience to help them protect public health and the environment through the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation services.

We work closely with clients to provide water solutions that contribute to liveable and water sensitive cities, reduce cost and impact and use new technology in treatment processes.

We’re one global team – 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Job Description

We are seeking a motivated and innovative engineer to join our water team in Rockhampton.

In this role, you will be part of a tight-knit and industry leading team focusing on the delivery of water resources projects, particularly in the areas of flood risk assessment and management, hydrological and hydraulic modelling.

This is an opportunity to fast-track your skills, working with a variety of specialists across the business within the Northern Queensland, Northern Territory and beyond. Gain an unparalleled blend of technical, project management and commercial skills from the opportunities afforded from a regional office whilst working for a truly connected global consultancy.

Living in Rockhampton combines professional achievement with a rich, fulfilling lifestyle. With an office right on the Fitzroy River, you will really live and work in the natural beauty of the Capricorn Coast and Great Barrier Reef!

Known as the gateway to the Capricorn Coast, the city offers a warm climate, beautiful natural attractions, and a friendly, welcoming community. With a mix of urban amenities and outdoor adventures, you can enjoy a balanced lifestyle while contributing to the region’s development. AECOM fosters a collaborative and inclusive work environment, ensuring that your time in Rockhampton is both professionally rewarding and personally enriching.

Join us in Rockhampton and be part of a team dedicated to excellence and innovation in one of Queensland’s most vibrant regions.

What a day in this role could involve:

• Work on a variety of projects, delivering flood risk assessment and management studies, hydrological and hydraulic modelling support whilst focusing on technical excellence.

• High quality technical and non-technical report writing.

• Exposure to project management responsibilities.

• Collaborate with a number of professionals in a range of geographies and build relationships with internal and external clients across multiple sectors, ensuring client service satisfaction.

Qualifications

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

What are we looking for from you?

• Tertiary Qualifications in a relevant engineering discipline.

• An interest in the water sector.

• A passion for digital engineering & GIS software.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders.

• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to producing high-quality, accurate work.

Additional Information

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10119521

Business Line: Water

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: ANZ

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: On-Site

Legal Entity: AECOM Australia Pty Ltd