Senior Engineer, Pipelines and Civil

Job details

Posted
13 November 2024
Salary
Negotiable
Location
Adelaide CBD
Job type
Contract
Discipline
DO NOT USE
Reference
267596

Job description

Senior Engineer, Pipelines and Civil

Act as an experienced practitioner for Pipeline and Civil Engineering matters within the Corporation by providing technical support to the Civil & Structural Engineering team, delivering a high professional level technical investigation, design, audit and advisory services related to all aspects of water and wastewater standards and infrastructure.

What does the role do?
The key accountabilities unique to this role are (3-6 required):

Key AccountabilitiesAccountability Details (2-8 per accountability)
Put safety above all else
  • Be aware of and apply roles and responsibilities in accordance with WHS Roles and Responsibilities Procedure.
  • Take responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of yourself and others including your own fitness for work (e.g.under the influence of drugs, alcohol and/or fatigue).
  • Contribute to 'Industry leading WHS performance across the entire corporation.
  • Drive an increased awareness in the Safety in Design (SID) process through coordination of an effective SID consultation and delivery plan with resources from Asset Management, Program/Project Management, WHS, Operations, Design and Construction in order to achieve safe design outcomes.
  • Consult the business as the technical practitioner So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable (SFAIRP) about how to ensure that health and safety risks arising from design throughout asset life cycle is eliminated or minimised.
  • Demonstrate safety leadership in role modelling the safety behaviours and culture defined by the Engineering Safety Framework.
Pipeline Engineering Design Capability
  • Provide specialist investigation, design and technical auditing of pipeline projects to meet SAW's technical requirement within time and budget constraints.
  • Act as an experienced practitioner in Pipeline discipline matters across the Corporation which includes pipe support structures
  • Contribute towards the development of technical standards, guidelines, details and best practices of pipeline engineering.
  • Provide technical leadership on Safety in Design (SiD) matters for the Pipeline discipline team.
  • Ensure the SAW "Safety in Design" process is incorporated into Engineering design processes.
Civil Engineering Design Capability
  • Provide civil engineering investigation, design and technical auditing of civil projects related to siteworks, stormwater and roads.
  • Have a sound knowledge in hydrology, hydraulics, stormwater, and roads.
  • Support other technical disciplines by providing civil engineering inputs.
Customer Service
  • Provide timely, accurate, appropriate, and adequate information and documentation to customers, with a focus on minimising delays and providing cost effective solutions.
  • Seek and initiate value add initiatives for the Civil & Structural discipline team to satisfy customers' needs.
  • Carry out training/workshop presentations, as required.
People and Culture
  • Work effectively within the Civil & Structural discipline engineering team, with other technical disciplines and their Principal Engineers and across multi-disciplinary teams from our technical partners.
  • Regular participation in all one on one and team meetings.
  • Support of the Civil & Structural discipline Knowledge Base, continuous development, and technical forums.
  • Provide timely, accurate, appropriate, and adequate information and documentation to minimise delays and provide cost effective solutions.
  • Regular engagement and collaboration with business partners and stakeholders to ensure engineering outcomes meet expectations.

Knowledge, skills and experience the role requires
Criteria which will be used for recruitment and selection for this role (maximum of 8):

Foundation Knowledge, Skills, Experience and QualificationsEssential or Desirable
Tertiary Structural Engineering qualification specialised in Pipeline EngineeringEssential
Design software knowledge such as Caeser or MicrrostranDesirable
Affiliation and Recognition of discipline expertise by Engineers AustraliaDesirable
Detailed knowledge of pipeline engineering standards, procedures and practices and large engineering organisations and leading expert function as SMEEssential
Experience in the provision of investigation, options, concept and detailed design of Civil works at a high professional level and auditing of designs prepared by othersDesirable
Demonstrated experience in the execution of novel, complex and critical engineering investigations and designs in Pipeline and Civil Engineering. Desirable
Experience in the utilisation, auditing and development of technical and infrastructure standardsEssential


Special conditions
Does the role have any unique requirements?

  • Flexible hours and some after hours as required, some intra and interstate travel (mandatory)
  • You will be required to undergo initial and subsequent medical clearances and immunisations as relevant to your position, to ensure your safety in performing the inherent requirements of your role, including but not limited to: Covid-19, Hepatitis A/B, Q Fever and Flu (mandatory)
  • Depending on the role you will be required to undergo initial and/or subsequent clearance checks to ensure your ongoing suitability for the role. These may include a criminal police check, traffic check, Working with Children and/or Working with Vulnerable People (mandatory)

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Yash Jain on 03 8680 4238 or email [email protected] and quote the above job reference number.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.