Beca HunterH2O
Beca HunterH2O is the Australian water business of one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies, Beca. We are a formidable team of 300+ water specialists, passionate about healthy and sustainable communities wherever we work. Using our deep knowledge and broader capability, we collaborate with our clients through city and regional offices operating in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Tamworth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Fiji.
In Australia, we work on over 25 long term water utility panels and the largest D&C projects. Our local clients include Melbourne Water, Greater Western Water, South East Water, Yarra Valley Water, as well as select regional water corporations. Other notable clients include Icon Water, Sydney Water and Hunter Water, as well as blue chip constructors.
Combining the capability of our water specialists with access to more than 4,000 multi-disciplinary specialists, we bring the best of Beca to our clients, to “Make Every Day Better” for our communities and the environment.
The opportunity
Join a collaborative team of 80 specialist process engineers and take a technical leadership role. Our water and wastewater process engineers are involved in the complete water, wastewater and recycled water treatment project life cycle, throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
Due to a strong pipeline of current and future projects, we are seeking the appointment of an experienced Technical Director Process Engineer to join our thriving water team in Melbourne and grow our local capability.
About you
You will be an experienced Principal Process Engineer with a track record of delivering water or wastewater treatment plants across Victoria.
We are looking for someone with experience at the senior level to manage the design of water and wastewater treatment infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess demonstrated experience in planning and managing the engineering aspects of infrastructure projects across a range of urban and regional plants.
Along with proven and adept stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and align diverse interests, you will be an experienced consultant and problem solver with highly developed analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify risks and deliver innovative solutions.
Ideal candidates will demonstrate the following:
Technical director role to lead our integrated treatment design capability
Experience undertaking and leading investigations, options assessments and design of water treatment plants
Proven in-depth knowledge of the industry's policies, standards, research, developments, and market trends
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally with colleagues, clients, operators, and through preparation of high-quality reports and presentations
A willingness to mentor and develop more junior colleagues
The flexibility to be both autonomous and work cohesively within a team environment
A client focus combined with a track record of being able to build and maintain long term client relationships
This role will see you:
Be a leader of our wastewater and/or water treatment technical teams and play a hands-on role and lead figure on process engineering delivery of complex water and wastewater projects
Utilise your technical engineering capabilities to play a leading role in the delivery of projects
Mentor other team members and contribute to the professional development of future professionals
Develop and maintain trusted long-term relationships with our clients
Collaborate with our multidiscipline teams to secure, manage and deliver projects
Remain at the forefront of technological developments, research and industry best practice
This exciting opportunity will see you step into a supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and continuous improvement. You will be given opportunities for professional growth and development as well as mentorship from our highly experienced process engineering team.
A career with Beca will provide you with:
Flexibility & Wellbeing: We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement
Belonging & Ownership: Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive. Bring your whole self to work and take advantage of unique shareholder opportunities to share in our collective success
Parental Leave: Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders
Career Growth & Development: Your growth is our priority! Benefit from continuous learning and professional development through our company training programmes and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia. Work alongside industry leaders and gain hands-on experience to unlock your career potential
Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.
Who is Beca?
Beca is one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. Our team of over 4000 professionals is diverse enough to bring a wide range of perspectives and expertise to every client and challenge, creating resourceful, smart solutions from our collective experience and insights.
‘Creative people together transforming our world’ is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations, and our purpose – to make every day better. Our four values – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment, and care – sit at the heart of everything we do, reflecting how we work every day with each other and our clients.
At Beca we make every day better for our clients, our people and our community and your involvement makes it possible. Our size and agility mean you are not just on the fringes; you are making a visible difference, partnering to develop and deliver solutions from the ground up.
As a people-focused business, we understand that work-life balance means a lot of different things to different people and that it is not always easy juggling work with everything else life throws at us. Therefore, we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all opportunities in the Beca team.
Ready to make the move? / Apply now
Apply now if you want to be part of the Beca story. Apply online today! For further information please visit: www.beca.com/join-our-team/our-opportunities/water
For an exploratory discussion, contact Ju Liow (Talent Acquisition Business Partner): [email protected]
