Stormwater Engineer - Adelaide

About Tonkin

Founded in 1955, Tonkin is a proud employee-owned engineering, environment, and urban development consultancy on a strong national growth journey. We thrive on delivering exceptional infrastructure outcomes that put people and our community first. With nine offices across Australia, our growing pipeline of complex projects means we are looking for the best rising talent to join our vision.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an inquisitive, growth-oriented

Stormwater Engineer to join our collaborative Adelaide team. Working under the guidance of Senior Engineers and Project Leaders, you will support the successful delivery of high-quality stormwater and flood management infrastructure for both greenfield developments and established infill areas.

Where You Are

The role is located in Adelaide however you will work on projects throughout Australia, predominately South Australia and Victoria.

Who You Are

• A passionate and proactive team player with excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• A technical problem-solver with up to 3 years’ experience of professional engineering experience.
• Enthusiastic about working in multi-disciplinary teams in a national team format.

What You'll Do

• Develop hydrologic and hydraulic models for stormwater systems, open channels, rivers, and pump stations.
• Utilise industry-standard software tools including DRAINS, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, MUSIC, 12d Model, and AutoCAD.
• Process and analyse spatial datasets using QGIS and scripting languages like Python.
• Prepare professional technical calculations, assessments, reports, figures, and proposals.
• Plan and design flood mitigation, stormwater drainage, and water quality infrastructure.
• Undertake site inspections, fieldwork, and project data collection.
• Assist with the administration and superintendence of construction and service contracts.
• Collaborate with local government clients, developers, and national multi-disciplinary project teams.

What You Bring

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Secondary qualifications in Mathematical or Computer sciences will be considered favourably.
• Understanding and application of relevant Australian Standards, legislation, and industry design codes.
• A strong interest and aptitude for learning complex hydraulic and hydrologic modelling.
• Ability to understand, develop, and contribute to data-processing pipelines using Python.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proactive, team-oriented mindset.

The Tonkin Difference

We know people perform at their best when they enjoy coming to work. At Tonkin we offer you the opportunity to work with leading industry experts in a genuinely supportive and caring environment. We provide flexibility because we know work-life balance is key. Our dynamic teams are underpinned by trust; empowering you to build your skills, progress your career quickly and work the way that is best for you.

Good people. Challenging projects. Caring environment. That’s Tonkin.

If you would like to join a versatile team who are nationally recognised for technical excellence, finding creative and progressive ways to deliver value for our clients, and putting a human touch into crafting engineering solutions, we look forward to hearing from you.

Take your career to the next level and click ‘Apply to this Job’ to join Tonkin!

For this role, you must have the right to live and work permanently in this location.

Tonkin will only consider applications submitted directly by candidates. We will not accept or consider any applications from recruiters or recruitment agencies for this position unless requested.