Senior Engineer (Flood Modelling)

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

This role is part of Arcadis’ Global Excellence Centre (GEC) and will join our 3,000+ talented individuals working in India, Romania, and Philippines, in partnership with Arcadis’ offices globally. The GEC brings key capabilities and capacity to support our clients seamlessly around the world.  For those in GEC there are options to be dedicated to one country; developing deep knowledge and strong relationships, as well as opportunities to be part of teams working truly globally as a centre of excellence, offering diversity and variety.  Arcadians are by nature, globally minded and culturally aware, and Arcadis strongly believes in flexibility which enables change over time as your career progresses. The GEC model is well embedded in Arcadis, and the strong relationships that exist between our global offices are truly unique.

We are seeking a Flood Modeller to join our team. The benefit of this role includes: 

• Exposure to Flood Modelling on large scale infrastructure projects in Australia
• Significant increase in flexible working arrangements
• Strong professional development culture
• Opportunity to grow and improve within an experienced team of flood modellers

Role accountabilities:

With the increased focus on flooding impacts due to climate change, we are looking to expand our Global Excellence Centre’s flood modelling team which services Australia. As part of the Civil Infrastructure team, you will:

• Execute flood hydrology and hydraulic modelling (mainly TUFLOW and RORB), and ensure the delivery of associated modelling tasks
• Be required to meet budget, timeframe and quality targets to exceed client expectations under the guidance of senior engineers located in Australia
• Resolve technical flood modelling issues and provide solutions in accordance with Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR2019)
• Carry out self-checks of hydrological and hydraulic models and provide technical input into design reports

As Senior Engineer, provide

• support in, 
  • developing design as per the standards
  • leading a team and managing project deliveries 
• to lead projects proactively, independently driving project deliveries
• undertake discussions with lead regions, GEC team 
• demonstrate the technical command as an independent problem-solver 
• involve in 
  • Risk assessments and suggest risk mitigative measures, 
  • Developing bondage with Lead regions and junior teammates
  • Achieving 100% quality as task reviewer 
  • Share knowledge & engage in transferring the knowledge gained to the wider team 
  • implementation of industry best practices on project deliveries 
  • delegating tasks and assigning roles to team members to achieve on time quality deliveries
  • TRACK to 0 and drive the HS&W culture of the business within your team.
  • Global/GEC Initiatives of Arcadis e.g Base camp/Digital Initiatives/CSR Activities/H&S activities, Arcadis Way, Task Manager Training

Qualifications & Experience:

First and foremost, you share our passion for improving the quality of life. You pride yourself for the part you play in transforming the world around you and understand the importance of teamwork. You are a technically capable Flood Modeller with experience in flood modelling for civil infrastructure or land development projects, and come to us with:

• Recognised relevant tertiary qualifications.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience using TUFLOW (1D, 2D, combined 1D/2D) and QGIS
• Minimum of 5 years' experience on flood modelling projects
• Demonstrated self-management; the ability to work autonomously and take ownership of outcomes
• Strong communication skills to ensure effective collaboration across country boundaries and time zones
• An ability and desire to work on multidisciplinary projects.
• Australian flood modelling experience would be seen as favourable 

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, caste, creed, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

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