Senior Mechanical Engineer – Water Infrastructure

Overview

As an experienced engineer, you contribute to delivering mechanical designs for water infrastructure projects across Australia and New Zealand. You will ensure design quality, provide technical guidance, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support sustainable outcomes. The role offers mentorship from industry leaders and opportunities to work on high‑impact water treatment, desalination, and major conveyance projects. You will shape delivery excellence and develop emerging engineers.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• additional annual leave up to 6 weeks
• volunteer and representation leave
• flexible public holidays
• hybrid work options

Responsibilities

• Deliver mechanical designs for water and wastewater projects as part of a multi‑disciplinary team
• Provide design advice, review, and approval, maintaining high delivery standards
• Work on major national and international projects including treatment plants, desalination, pump stations, pipelines, dams and headworks
• Support cross‑department project delivery across water, transport, power and urban development initiatives
• Mentor and develop junior engineers to grow technical capabilities and future leaders

Key requirements

• Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
• CPEng – highly regarded
• Mechanical design experience in water/wastewater projects
• Knowledge of design codes, standards and guidelines
• Experience delivering multi‑disciplinary solutions and leading technical teams
• Strong client and stakeholder engagement skills

• client engagement
• mentoring and coaching
• collaboration
• mechanical design
• design codes and standards
• multi‑disciplinary project delivery

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