Professional Hydraulics Engineer

Job Description

Our diverse Melbourne-based Buildings & Places team is seeking a Professional Hydraulic Engineer to join their team. This presents an opportunity for a Hydraulic professional to work on a variety of projects in aviation, health, education, commercial, and defense.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Undertake hydraulic design through calculations and analysis, leveraging your technical knowledge to provide innovative solutions to clients across a range of projects.
• Work effectively as part of multi-disciplinary project teams, using your hydraulic and design experience to determine optimal solutions that meet client needs.
• Collaborate with engineers from other disciplines on major projects while also supporting junior engineers, fostering teamwork and knowledge sharing within the business.
• Work closely and learn from senior engineers by actively participating in projects of varying size and complexity, enhancing your technical knowledge and skill set.
• Be involved in diverse design and documentation services including; rainwater harvesting, sanitary plumbing and drainage, trade waste drainage, potable and non-potable water reticulation, hot and warm water systems, energy-efficient and solar hot water heating, specialist water systems, and water-efficient designs.

Qualifications

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.

What are we looking for from you?

• Relevant Engineering Degree or TAFE Qualification alongside working towards RPEV and other registrations.
• Ideally, 3 + years’ post-graduation experience, preferably working within a consulting environment with exposure to Australian standards and codes.
• Technical knowledge of hydraulic systems and design principles within the building services industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at varying levels of seniority on projects.
• Full working knowledge of the MS Office suite with exposure to relevant industry software (Revit knowledge preferred, not essential)
• Due to the project requirements of this role, Australian Citizenship (or on the pathway) is preferred, but not essential.