Sydney, SA, Australia Remote (City) Employment

AECOM is hiring a Senior Hydraulic Engineer (Defence)

About the Role

About the Role

Role details below.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the delivery of technically complex hydraulic designs across major building projects, ensuring compliance with NCC, Australian Standards, and local authority requirements.
  • Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineers, technicians, and designers to solve technical challenges and ensure integrated, high-quality project outcomes.
  • Partner with project managers and team leaders to align on priorities, resourcing, and program delivery, contributing to project success and team performance.
  • Engage directly with external clients to define project scopes, manage expectations, and deliver practical engineering solutions.
  • Mentor and support junior engineers and designers through technical guidance, reviews, and knowledge sharing to build team capability and excellence.

Requirements

  • Australian Citizenship is required due to the nature of the projects.

Nice to Have

  • 5+ years’ professional experience in building services or hydraulic engineering consultancy.
  • Chartered status or working toward professional registration (e.g., CPEng, RPEQ, or Registered Design Practitioner).
  • Proven ability to produce high-quality technical documentation, specifications, reports, and drawings for hydraulic systems across a range of building typologies.
  • Strong knowledge of the NCC, relevant Australian Standards, Fire and Rescue requirements, and local authority statutory approvals processes.
  • Proficiency with engineering and documentation tools such as MS Office, Bluebeam, and relevant hydraulic design software.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate across disciplines and interact confidently with clients and internal teams.
  • Previous Defence experience is strongly preferred.
  • Nuclear industry experience is highly regarded.
  • Previous or current defence clearance is highly regarded.

Work Arrangement

Remote (City/Region)

Additional Information

  • Australian Citizenship is required.
  • Previous or current defence clearance is highly regarded.
  • Role is focused on Defence Projects.
  • Opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  • Mentoring and knowledge sharing with junior engineers and designers is expected.
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AECOM
AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering solutions in water, environment, energy, transportation, and buildings. The company partners with public- and private-sector clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies through advisory, planning, design, engineering, and construction management. A Fortune 500 firm with $16.1 billion revenue in fiscal year 2025.
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Department Buildings Services Team
Category other
Posted 25 days ago