Senior Civil Engineer – Water Infrastructure - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
17 hours ago

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Job Description
AECOM's dynamic Water group in Melbourne is growing and we are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior or Principal level Civil Engineer to join our Water Infrastructure team.
The Water Infrastructure group provides services to a range of internal and external clients on projects covering water and wastewater treatment, dams, asset management, major conveyance, industrial, civil infrastructure, and defence sectors, with a key focus on supporting sustainable outcomes for our clients and the communities they serve.
By joining our team, you will have access to mentoring and guidance from our industry leading experts. You will also have the opportunity to support a variety of major projects locally in Victoria as well as interstate and in New Zealand.
How you'll make a difference:
- You will have the opportunity to get involved in coordinating, managing and completing projects from inception, including involvement in the bidding phase, concept design, detailed design, tendering, and construction phase support.
- Ensure all quality assurance processes are followed, delivering on time and within budget for projects in planning, design and/or construction support.
- Build and maintain strong relationships working with various clients across a range of sectors.
- Provide mentorship and coaching to our emerging professionals, contributing to the growth of our talent pipeline.
Qualifications
The qualities that help you thrive:
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.
- A relevant tertiary degree, CPEng & RPEV (or working towards).
- Demonstrated experience in delivering detailed designs of potable water and wastewater networks, including adoption of MRWA WSAA standards.
- Exposure to various aspects of the capital project lifecycle from planning, through design, construction and commissioning.
- Proven experience delivering work within a consultancy environment and working across multidisciplinary stakeholder groups.
- A passion for building relationships with clients through high quality delivery of projects and networking.
Additional Information
Why you'll love working with us
- Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options
- Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
- Volunteer and representation leave
- Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
Ready to push the limits of what's possible?
We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.
Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – 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 and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. 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.
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