Company Description
Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 64 countries, our 17,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert advice to clients.
The Colliers Engineering and Design team specialises in civil, infrastructure, water engineering, town planning and urban design. Key services provided to developers in this service line include site assessment and due diligence, planning approvals and engineering design through to completion of construction.
Job Description
We are seeking a Graduate to Mid-Level Drainage Engineer to join our growing Water and Environment team in Queensland. This role is suited to an engineer with a foundation in drainage design using 12d who wants to expand their capability into dynamic stormwater modelling, WSUD, flooding and integrated water outcomes.
You will work closely with the Director – Water Resources and Flooding and be supported by a national team of over 100 technical specialists. The role offers direct involvement in project delivery, structured mentoring, and exposure to increasingly complex stormwater and flood engineering problems across urban development and infrastructure projects.
Specifically:
Develop drainage designs for urban development and local and state government projects, including preparation of 12d drainage models, drawings, specifications and technical reports. This includes the design and documentation of detention basins and WSUD systems and, where applicable, integration with broader catchment models and downstream constraints.
Assist in the conceptual and detailed design of civil and stormwater infrastructure such as drainage networks, basins, dams, earthworks and overland flow management.
- Contribute to the preparation of engineering reports, drawings, modelling outputs, specifications and cost estimates to support planning approvals and detailed design.
- Undertake hydrologic and hydraulic modelling tasks with support from senior engineers, gaining exposure to industry-standard tools and methodologies for stormwater and flood assessment.
- Assist with project coordination, documentation and communication with internal teams and external stakeholders as part of multidisciplinary project delivery.
Qualifications
- Tertiary qualifications in Civil or Environmental Engineering
- Experience or strong interest in drainage and stormwater design, particularly using 12d.
- Exposure to software such as 12d drainage including rational, dynamic and TCF modules, TUFLOW, XPRAFTS or WBNM, HEC-RAS, QGIS and MUSIC is highly regarded but not essential for graduates.
- A willingness to learn, take initiative and apply problem-solving skills in a consulting environment.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Additional Information
At Colliers, we are enterprising. What sets us apart is not what we do, but how we do it. Our people are passionate, take personal responsibility and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities. We accelerate their success by empowering them to think and act differently to drive exceptional results.
With circa 9,000 experts in Asia Pacific, our enterprising culture and decentralised operating model allows us to act with speed in local markets, seizing opportunities to innovate and accelerate the success of our clients and our people.
Our collaborative culture sets us apart. We help experts become true specialists and provide the long-term structure and platform to accelerate their success.
We foster an environment in which everyone at Colliers feels respected and comfortable bringing their authentic selves to do their best work. It’s our people who set us apart and we actively recruit people who represent the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We take great pride in doing what’s right and operating in ways that benefit the business, our people, our clients, our communities, and the environment.
Experts join experts, and we welcome you to join us as we lead the industry into the future.
Please apply with your CV or email jasmine.mims@colliers.com for more information.
Please be advised that applications will only be accepted directly rather than via recruitment agencies.
