Drainage Engineer

Description:

A career at Arup offers you the chance to make a positive difference in the world. Independently owned and independently minded, Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built environment. We offer a broad range of professional services that combine to make a real difference to our clients and the communities in which we work.

We are truly global, and our 15,000 planners, designers, engineers and consultants around the world deliver innovative projects with creativity and passion.

About the Role

The Highways team within our Sydney office have an opportunity for a proactive and driven Civil Engineer with a focus on drainage design to help us deliver a strong pipeline of varied and interesting Highway and major road projects

Bringing fresh ideas to enhance the way we work, you will be able to demonstrate experience in applying a variety of civil engineering skills in a consulting environment, with a strong emphasis on stormwater management, drainage design, water sensitive urban design and water quality management. Technically strong you will be able to work independently and as part of a team, energised to assist with our digital transformation, driven towards better sustainable designs and motivated to help reduce effects from climate change. Responsibilities include.

• Undertaking design and technical consultation in stormwater drainage including WSUD.
• Drainage design on highway and major infrastructure projects including design, technical documentation, and reporting. In achieving this you will be responsible for scheduling work to meet deadlines, monitoring budgets and resourcing and controlling expenditure to meet financial targets in your own area.
• You will be responsible for preparing proposals for civil engineering services in response to a client brief, including scoping Arup’s inputs, setting budgets; and negotiating agreements, referring up for support as necessary.

About you

• Holding a recognised degree in Civil Engineering you will have relevant industry experience in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on designing, drainage and WSUD elements ideally within a consulting environment
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the how earthworks and utilities interface with drainage design
• Ability to produce concept and detailed design drawings, reports and specifications for drainage design on highway projects.
• Experience using hydraulic modelling packages, including 12D Drainage and Drains
• Demonstrated experience in the application of ARR 2019 and Austroads drainage design guidance is essential
• Experience in the operation of AutoCAD on infrastructure projects would be advantageous
• Membership of relevant professional institutions/professional peer bodies (ideally including Chartered Status from the Institution of Engineers Australia or working towards)

We welcome applications from a diverse group of people, including those who are seeking flexible working, have accessibility needs, want to bring their whole selves to work, and can enrich our workforce with cultural diversity.

We offer a competitive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and experience to the right candidate including a global profit share scheme, excellent staff benefits and long-term career development opportunities.