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Working at Mott MacDonald

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Join Mott MacDonald as a Senior Water Engineer in Adelaide, supporting SA Water projects in a full-time or flexible part-time capacity. Play a key role in the planning, design, and delivery of vital water and wastewater infrastructure while guiding multidisciplinary teams.

Requirements

  • Degree in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
  • Strong civil design capability including calculations, technical reports, and specifications.
  • Sound knowledge of Australian standards, design maturity, and safety in design principles.
  • Professional chartership or progress towards accreditation is desirable.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Civil design leadership: Lead and review design calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical deliverables for water infrastructure.
  • Water infrastructure delivery: Drive design development across pipelines, pump stations, and treatment facilities through multiple project stages.
  • Technical assurance: Undertake design reviews and quality checks while applying safety in design and risk management principles.
  • Project and design coordination: Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and manage technical interfaces against agreed scope and budget.
  • Client and team contribution: Communicate solutions clearly, contribute to proposals, and mentor junior engineers.
  • Potential transition routes: People from civil engineering consultancy or project engineering roles may bring strong design and stakeholder management skills, alongside meeting the required engineering degree and water sector experience.

Job description

Brilliant people trusted to do brilliant things

Mott MacDonald is a vibrant and forward-thinking engineering, management, and development consultancy. Working together as a global team we plan, design, deliver and maintain the transport, energy, water, buildings, and wider infrastructure that is integral to people’s daily lives. We value excellence in every dimension of our business and continuously seek opportunities to improve what we do and how we do it.

We employ brilliant people who combine their diverse skills and experiences to achieve brilliant things. Whether you want to specialise or broaden your experience, you'll be supported by global specialists eager to share their expertise. With numerous opportunities to learn and grow, the possibilities are as diverse as our people. Working as a connected global team, we deliver impactful projects that shape the future.

Your Opportunity

Due to continued growth in the South Australian water market, our Water team is seeking a Senior Water Engineer to support SA Water projects. Based in our Adelaide office, you will play a key role in the planning, design and delivery of water, wastewater, network and treatment infrastructure across the region.

As a Senior Water Engineer, you will lead and coordinate civil design inputs for water infrastructure projects, including pipelines, pump stations, water and wastewater treatment facilities, drainage systems and related network assets. You will apply sound technical judgement, guide less experienced engineers and work closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams to deliver practical, constructible and sustainable solutions that meet programme, budget, quality and safety requirements.

Depending on your specific expertise, your responsibilities will include various aspects of:

  • Civil design leadership: Lead and review design calculations, drawings, specifications and technical deliverables for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
  • Water infrastructure delivery: Lead design development across pipelines, pump stations, treatment facilities, drainage systems and network assets through multiple project stages.
  • Technical assurance: Undertake design reviews, quality checks and verification activities while applying safety in design, constructability and risk management principles.
  • Project and design coordination: Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, manage technical interfaces and support delivery against agreed scope, programme and budget.
  • Client and team contribution: Communicate technical solutions clearly, contribute to proposals and client discussions, and mentor junior engineers to strengthen team capability.

About you

  • Degree in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
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Mott MacDonald

Senior Water Engineer

Adelaide, South Australia
On-site, Hybrid
Demonstrated experience delivering water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including pipelines, pump stations, treatment facilities, drainage systems or network assets.
  • Strong civil design capability, including calculations, technical reports, drawings, specifications, design reviews and interdisciplinary coordination.
  • Ability to apply sound technical judgement, manage design risks and resolve civil, geotechnical and constructability interfaces.
  • Sound knowledge of Australian standards, client requirements, design maturity, safety in design and quality assurance processes.
  • Confident communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions, collaborate with clients and delivery partners, and support the development of junior team members; chartership or progress towards professional accreditation is desirable.
  • Culture & Benefits

    Mott MacDonald celebrates diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive work environment that values work-life balance, diversity, inclusion, and equity. We welcome diverse applicants, including First Nations People, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people of all genders, neurodiversity, cultural backgrounds, age groups, and those with intersectional identities.

    Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

    • Agile working environment, supporting our people to work flexibly
    • Life, personal accident, and salary continuance insurance
    • Employee resource groups including the Inclusive Network for Women, Corporate Social Responsibility and more
    • Annual Health Checks and ongoing professional development

    You’ve got this!

    We endorse a diverse and inclusive workplace, and look to provide suitable opportunities for employees including the opportunity for part time and job shared roles where possible. If you are interested in this role and looking for a part time permanent opportunity, please apply! #LI-MB1

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