This role will see you enhance your capabilities and the reputation of WSP’s Water Group's Asset Management and Planning team. You will collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future-ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

Our Water team promotes holistic, sustainable water resource management for governments, investors, developers, manufacturers, utilities, and corporations, helping with network maintenance and development, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, cost reduction, and future-ready strategies.

What you’ll do

Due to the continued success of our Australian operations, our Water business is seeking experienced Planning Engineers to have a senior role in our national sewer network model calibration program. 

Your key responsibility will be to take a senior role in implementing WSP’s national sewer network calibration program and guiding an experienced modelling team. You will also be responsible for technical assessment of sewerage networks to address drivers such as network performance improvement, growth, compliance, and renewals by, undertaking strategic and master planning, options assessments, feasibility investigations and detailed planning projects as well as the preparation of business cases. You will also have exposure to and support our asset management and strategy development functions and will be working with key clients across Australia.

About you

Joining our team at the Senior to Principal level, depending on experience, you will have experience leading the delivery of efficient and effective engineering consultancy services to our public and private sector clients including the preparation of client-focussed proposals. You will be proficient in:

• Planning of sewerage networks and an in-depth understanding of their operation
• Understanding and implementation of hydraulic principles including experience in hydraulic modelling and particularly sewer network model calibration
• Analytics techniques for processing of large data sets, including meteorological and SCADA data
• The use of GIS and excel and other analytics tools to interrogate and assess data
•  The use of decision support methodologies such as MCA, risk assessments, opportunities and constraints, costs and benefits etc
• Leading project scoping or proposal development
• Developing and maintaining client relationships
• Developing skills to identify risk in sewer network projects
• Preparation of technical reports and relevant supporting information
• Proven local experience in water engineering, and previous experience in a consultancy environment highly desirable
• Proven experience in the capacity to deliver the best client outcomes/options which have saved the client cost/time
• Experience in managing risk on large projects
• Knowledge of project management including managing the scope of multiple projects and leading resources
• Recognised Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering) or Equivalent.
• Chartered status CPENG an advantage

About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services firms, bringing together approximately 6,000 talented people across 15 offices in Australia. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineer Future Ready^TM projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. 

At WSP, we want you to embrace your curiosity and work in a culture that celebrates different perspectives. With access to global scale and reach, you’ll connect with the brightest minds in the field to make the best work of your life.

We want here to be a place where you’ll always find new ways to grow – where you’ll design your path and do what truly matters to you.

We believe that in imagining a better future for us all, you’ll imagine a better future for you.

To find out more about our commitment to the health and well-being of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive click here: WSP Benefits.

Think this could be the opportunity for you? Apply now to begin your journey with WSP.

Imagine a better future for us all – and a better future for you.

WSP. With us, you can.