About the Company 

Every day our people provide reliable and trusted water services for more than 1.8 million South Australians. Our work helps ensure this state is a sustainable and healthy place to work and live. 

Our business supports our state’s prosperity and is significant in both size and impact. With a commitment to being climate-ready, we are guided by environmental goals and practices that enable continued service delivery, not just for today’s community, but for future generations.  

For more than 165 years we have been delivering services for South Australians. Ongoing adaptation is necessary, and our people are encouraged to share and develop innovative solutions and fresh ideas. We are driven by our values; we value our people, we do work that matters, we keep it real, we know that our work has impact and we are future focussed. Staying true to our values ensures that we consistently deliver positive outcomes for South Australians.

In short, we make a positive different to the lives of South Australians and the communities they live in every day. 

About the job  

Elevate your career by seizing the dynamic leadership opportunity to provide technical expertise and guidance within the SA Water's Structural engineering discipline team. As a Senior Structural Engineer, you will play a crucial role in driving sustainability and providing technical expertise and support to our engineering team. You will be responsible for delivering top-quality technical investigation, design, audit, and advisory services related to water and wastewater infrastructure.

If you are ready to embrace a role that values accountability, strong work ethic, commitment and a transformative mindset, we invite you to contribute to our journey of reshaping the future of engineering at SA Water. Join us in contributing to a sustainable and innovative vision for the organisation while enjoying a fulfilling career that offers growth, development and the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

About Sustainable Infrastructure

The Sustainable Infrastructure group is dedicated to maximising value for customers and the community by developing innovative and optimised infrastructure plans, and overseeing the planning, construction, delivery, and maintenance of water and sewerage assets across the state and business.

In addition, your responsibilities will include: 

Fostering trust with our people, customers and community by providing expert advice and service that ensure we effectively communicate and engage audiences with our business strategy and its delivery across South Australia, every day. 

You will: 

• Drive sustainable outcomes for SA Water and customers
• Conduct specialist investigation, scoping, and design for SA Water projects within time and budget constraints
• Deliver timely, accurate, and cost-effective information to customers while minimising delays
• Initiate value-added initiatives for the engineering team to meet customer needs
• Collaborate within the structural discipline engineering team and with other technical disciplines and partners
• Provide timely, accurate information, and documentation, consulting stakeholders to meet customer expectation
• Advocate for SA Water's technical standards and guidelines in structural discipline components

Your success in this role will come from: 

• Tertiary Engineering qualifications
• Experience in the utilisation and auditing of technical and infrastructure standard
• Post graduate qualifications and affiliation and recognition of discipline expertise by Engineers Australia (Desirable)
• Detailed knowledge of Structural engineering procedures and practices as applied to the water industry and large engineering organisations and leading expert function as SME (Desirable)
• Experience in the provision of investigation, options, concept and detailed design of Structural discipline installations associated with the water industry at a high professional level and auditing of designs prepared by other (Desirable)
• Demonstrated experience in the execution of novel, complex and critical engineering investigations and designs in Structural discipline engineering (Desirable)

Benefits you will get in return:

• Flexibility to work from home 2 days a week
• Work with cutting edge technology on a variety of assets and diverse projects
• Mentorship and opportunities to build up the technical knowledge in engineering to shape the future of the organisation
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Wellbeing days, Cultural Leave, Volunteering Day
• Super SA benefits
• Option to extend your holidays by Purchasing Leave

Further information can be found in the attached PD –  Snr Structural Engineer.docx

To apply, click 'Apply'. Please submit and complete the application form, upload a cover letter and current resume. For enquiries, please contact Tayla Pett from the Talent Acquisition team tayla.pett@sawater.com.au.

Applications close 4pm, Tuesday 26th November.

A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. 

Our Industry is like no other. Dive into the wonderful world of water and explore the boundless opportunities. Learn more about the water industry at careersinwater.com.au.

Please note: We request that recruitment agencies do not submit candidates for this position, as they will not be accepted.