Senior Civil (Water) Engineer

Red Earth Engineering (REE), a Geosyntec Company, is a preferred partner and technical leader in Mine Waste and Tailings. Our mission is to help clients succeed by delivering exceptional service and innovative best-value solutions for their emerging issues related to energy, the environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure.

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

At REE, you will have the opportunity to apply your academic and professional knowledge to the real world and Tier 1 energy and resource clients, at one of our office locations in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth.

Our projects include:

• Dam design
• Dam safety reviews
• Dam breach and failure consequence assessment
• Mine site infrastructure design and surface water management
• Drainage design and surface water management plans
• Water balance studies
• Tailings management studies
• Environmental impact studies

• Lead the technical surface water engineering aspects of multidisciplinary projects. This will include undertaking the work yourself, supervising, and confidently reviewing work completed by others.
• Work closely with Engineers-of-Record (EoR) on long-term operational projects
• Write technical reports, proposals, and papers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients.
• Liaise with other internal disciplines and sub-consultants. This includes international branches of Geosyntec.
• Work with and mentor juniors to develop their skills.
• Participate in National and International Conferences.

• Bachelors Degree - Civil or Environmental Engineering or related field. (required)
• Advance Degree. (preferred)

• Eligible for membership of Engineers Australia (preferred)

• Have or be working towards CPENG and RPEQ status. (preferred)

• 8+ years of consulting experience operating within the water resources sector
• A high level of experience in at least one hydrologic modelling package (e.g. RORB, RAFTS, URBS, WBNM), and at least one 2D hydraulic modelling package (e.g. TUFLOW, HEC-RAS, XP SWMM, Flow-2D)
• Competent in the use of GIS package/s
• Working knowledge of ARR guidelines
• Highly experienced technical report writing
• Experienced in proposal writing and project management.

Highly regarded skills & experience:

• Additional experience with other 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 and/or erosion and sediment control plans
• Civil or tailings engineering
• Experience in the following software: GoldSim, 12d, AutoCAD, Civil3D, Muk3D.

We offer:

• Attractive remuneration package with additional benefits:
  • Your choice of office to be based, pending your location.
  • Hybrid working arrangements i.e. work from home options.
  • Monthly rostered day off (RDO).
  • Birthday leave day.
  • Caring and bonding leave.
  • Option to purchase up to 2 additional weeks of annual leave each year.
  • Novated lease salary packaging available.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Annual Mid-Year Team building and Christmas functions.
• Principal level and EoR career paths available to the right candidate
• A positive, diverse, and vibrant workplace
• Global movement program (throughout the Geosyntec Company)

Our culture is fundamental to our success and is built on our vision of:

• Maintaining a vibrant, practice-centred business.
• Engage in continuous self-improvement and ongoing reinvention.
• Be highly regarded in core markets for delivering best-value solutions for our clients.
• Create exceptional career opportunities for our people.
• Be true professionals and consummate team players.