Job Description
About the job
- Join a global consultancy delivering iconic infrastructure projects
- Work alongside industry-leading specialists in a collaborative, flexible environment
- Shape your career with genuine professional growth opportunities
About SMEC
SMEC is a global engineering consultancy renowned for delivering complex, sustainable infrastructure solutions across transport, water, energy, and urban development markets. Our teams are empowered to innovate, solve technical challenges, and contribute to projects that positively shape communities across Australia and worldwide.
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender‑equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines. SMEC provides a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their career.
As a family‑friendly employer, we offer flexible working arrangements and benefits including 18 weeks of universal paid parental leave. We are proud to foster an inclusive culture that supports gender equity, LGBTI+ inclusion and First Nations representation, with access to strong professional networks, role models, and mentoring and sponsorship programs.
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.
We are currently seeking an Associate Engineer – Drainage with extensive experience in transport or infrastructure projects to join our Melbourne team. This is a permanent opportunity playing a key role in the delivery of major infrastructure projects across VIC and nationally.
With a strong pipeline of work, we are looking for an experienced drainage professional to lead the delivery of drainage design on complex projects, with oversight of flood-related inputs where required. You will provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring high-quality, coordinated and efficient project outcomes.
With 10+ years’ experience, this role offers the opportunity to take on a senior leadership position within the team. You will lead project workstreams, provide guidance to engineers, and contribute to strengthening client relationships and project delivery capability across the business.
You will have developed your experience within an engineering consultancy (or similar environment) and demonstrate strong technical capability, leadership, and the ability to influence project outcomes in a collaborative and client-focused manner. The primary focus of this role is drainage design leadership, with flooding components forming a smaller part of the broader scope.
About You
Suitable applicants will have:
- Degree qualified – Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering or similar)
- 10+ years of Australian experience in drainage design and stormwater management
- Extensive experience delivering infrastructure projects (roads, highways, rail or urban development)
- Strong working knowledge of Austroads Part 5, 5A & 5B and Australian Rainfall and Runoff (2019)
- Advanced proficiency in 12d Dynamic Drainage Analysis and related tools
- Proven ability to lead technical delivery and manage project work packages
- Experience mentoring, developing and guiding engineers
- Strong client engagement and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to contribute to project planning, delivery strategy and commercial outcomes
- A collaborative leadership style with a focus on quality, safety and continuous improvement
- RPEV (Registered Professional Engineer of Victoria), or ability to obtain
- Exposure to flood modelling tools (e.g. TUFLOW) is beneficial but not essential
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 Carl Thiedeke – [email protected]
To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at www.smec.com/careers
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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