Senior Engineer - Water Resources, Mine Closure & Waterways

About the role

Egis is seeking a Senior Civil / Environmental Engineer with a strong background in drainage, flooding, water resources and soils / erosion to join its Mine Closure and Water Rehabilitation team in Brisbane or on the Gold Coast. You will work with closure planners, landform designers and geomorphologists on projects across Queensland, New South Wales and nationally, applying water engineering skills to how mine sites drain, flood, erode and behave as landforms after operations end.

Key responsibilities

• Lead surface water and flood assessments for operating and closing mine sites, including catchment hydrology, hydraulic (flood) modelling, flood immunity and levee assessments.
• Design closure drainage and water management infrastructure such as diversion drains, spillways, rock chutes, sediment basins and post-mining drainage networks.
• Contribute to creek diversion and waterway rehabilitation design, including channel form, stability, erosion and scour protection and riparian rehabilitation.
• Contribute to natural landform design and provide hydrology and hydraulics inputs for stable, natural drainage-based final landforms.
• Contribute to soils and erosion assessments, including soil and spoil characterisation, sodic and dispersive material management, erosion modelling (e.g. RUSLE / WEPP), topsoil and growth medium balances, cover design inputs and erosion and sediment control (ESC) plans.
• Undertake site water balance and final void / pit lake assessments to inform water management plans and closure outcomes.
• Prepare and contribute to mine closure plans, Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plans (PRCPs), water management plans and other regulatory documentation.
• Contribute to closure designs and cost estimates, including quantities and costing for civil and earthworks.
• Collaborate with the national group of closure practitioners, deliver projects and proposals, mentor junior engineers, undertake site visits and field inspections, and participate in client management and business development.

Required profile

• Ideally 7+ years of experience in civil or environmental engineering within consulting, with a strong background in drainage, flooding and/or water resources; experience in the resources sector is highly regarded.
• Tertiary degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or equivalent.
• RPEQ registration, or eligibility to obtain it in the short term.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen, project management experience across all life stages, and willingness to travel to regional and remote sites.

Required skills

• Hydrologic and hydraulic modelling (e.g. TUFLOW, HEC-RAS, RORB / URBS / XP-RAFTS, DRAINS) and working knowledge of ARR 2019.
• Design of drainage, flood mitigation, erosion and sediment control or water management infrastructure, including drawings, specifications and quantities.
• Desirable: familiarity with 12d Model, GIS, Deswik, flood modelling software and GoldSim; CPESC or RSP-ESC accreditation or progress towards it.

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements, including remote options and full-time or part-time hours.
• Purchased additional annual leave and a structured learning and development framework with training and conference allowances.
• Novated lease, paid carer leave, parental leave, Employee Assistance Program and mentoring.
• Opportunities to work on special interest projects across government, private and resource sectors, and to travel for work.