Graduate Engineer / Scientist- Water Resources (Feb 2027 Program)

Graduate Engineer / Scientist- Water Resources (Feb 2027 Program) 

The Role

As a Graduate at SMEC, you’ll be part of a high-impact talent group, contributing to the delivery of major infrastructure projects alongside experienced engineers and technical specialists.

Our two-year Graduate Development Program (GDP) is designed to accelerate your growth — combining hands-on project experience with structured learning, mentoring, and exposure across teams and disciplines. 

Once completed, successful Graduates move along our Career Pathways, transitioning to their Professional title (either ‘Graduate’ or ‘Scientist’ depending on the technical discipline) and then onwards. Growth is a balanced blend of experience, tenure, development, goals and desired trajectory. 

What you can expect:

• Real project exposure from day one across major infrastructure projects
• A connected ANZ graduate network and strong peer community
• Mentoring from senior engineers and technical specialists
• Structured development through workshops, online learning, and immersive experiences
• Opportunities to build consulting skills including communication, collaboration, and problem-solving
• Industry and global networking opportunities across the SJ Group
• Ongoing development beyond the GDP, with support for further study

Key responsibilities:

You’ll support the delivery of water resources projects from day one — contributing to flood studies, modelling and technical analysis while learning from experienced engineers and gaining exposure to project and stakeholder delivery.

• Contribute to flood studies and assessments by analysing data and evaluating the impacts of flood mitigation options on infrastructure and communities
• Assist with hydrologic and hydraulic modelling activities, supporting the development and refinement of models to assess water flow, flooding and drainage behaviour
• Support technical analysis by working with project data, model outputs and engineering inputs to inform project outcomes
• Collaborate with project team members to support coordinated delivery across modelling, design and reporting activities
• Develop your technical capability by learning and applying industry tools, modelling software and best practice through structured and on-the-job experience

About You

You’re a motivated Graduate who enjoys problem-solving, working in teams, and contributing to real-world projects.

You will bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science, or a related discipline
• Familiarity with modelling software, including hydrologic and hydraulic tools (e.g. TUFLOW, HEC-RAS, Source)
• Exposure to stormwater design or modelling tools such as 12D or Drains 

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