3 Drainage jobs in Australia

Civil Engineering Team Leader - ( 250002BW )
**Description**
We're seeking a dynamic and collaborative **Civil Engineering Team Leader** to lead our high-performing team based in Wide Bay. This role offers the opportunity to shape and deliver a diverse portfolio of civil infrastructure projects while mentoring a talented team of engineers, designers, and drafters who are passionate about making a difference in their community.
As Team Leader, you will be responsible for driving project delivery excellence across a broad mix of public and private sector projects - from regional infrastructure upgrades and municipal works to land development and urban renewal initiatives.
You'll have the chance to collaborate with some of the best minds across Stantec's transport, water, environment, and buildings teams - tackling complex challenges and delivering smarter, more resilient solutions. These cross-disciplinary connections not only strengthen project outcomes but also open exciting avenues for career growth across Australia, New Zealand, and our global network.
With the support of the Regional Business Leader, you will play a key role in business development and team growth, helping to secure and expand our project pipeline across the Wide Bay region.
At Stantec, we're committed to your **career development** . This role offers a clear pathway for professional growth - whether through technical leadership, people management, or strategic client engagement - supported by a global network of peers, learning programs, and mobility options.
**About the role**
Ideally you will have consulting engineering experience working within the community development team of engineers, designers and drafters.
You will be at the forefront, engaging with clients, managing project implementations, and conducting technical design reviews. Your strategic vision will position our office for future success and growth.
As a representative of our company, you will build and nurture lasting relationships with clients and stakeholders, playing a senior role in our collaborative and innovative environment.
You'll thrive in a role that offers variety, autonomy, and impact - balancing technical leadership, project management, business development, and team mentoring. This is a rare chance to shape projects, grow a team, and advance your career with the backing of a supportive regional leadership group and a global network of experts.
**Day to day tasks would involve:**
* Lead a team of civil engineers, designers, and drafters to deliver high-quality community development and infrastructure projects across the region.
* Oversee project delivery to ensure technical excellence, compliance with QA systems, and adherence to budget, scope, and timeframes.
* Manage team resourcing and utilisation, supporting project managers and directors with planning, delivery, and performance oversight.
* Support the development and execution of proposals, including clear documentation of scope, fees, and terms of engagement.
* Drive business development activities and build a sustainable project pipeline through strong client relationships and market knowledge.
* Provide coaching and mentoring to develop capability within the team, including oversight of performance reviews, succession planning, and day-to-day people leadership.
* Foster a high-performance culture focused on engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.
* Collaborate with other business lines across APAC to support integrated project delivery, cross-sector resourcing, and broader business objectives.
* Act as a technical leader, providing advanced engineering advice, reviewing critical project inputs, and resolving complex challenges.
* Ensure client satisfaction through proactive communication, problem-solving, and consistent service delivery.
**What you will bring to the team**
+ Bachelor of Civil Engineering
+ Demonstrated experience in civil engineering, including design and delivery of land development, urban infrastructure, and local government projects.
+ Leadership experience, with the ability to inspire, mentor, and develop high-performing teams.
+ Strong commercial acumen and project management skills, including experience in budgeting, resourcing, and meeting performance KPIs.
+ Ability to build trusted relationships with clients, stakeholders, and colleagues, with a focus on long-term partnerships.
+ A collaborative mindset and willingness to work across disciplines and offices to deliver integrated solutions.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate complex ideas and technical information.
+ A proactive approach to problem-solving, innovation, and continuous improvement.
+ Commitment to fostering a positive team culture that values accountability, technical excellence, and client service.
**What we offer**
Along with a competitive salary we offer many other benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing is ongoing.
+ Genuine Flexible Working Arrangements - Including work from home opportunities, provision for school term contracts, job sharing and part time employment.
+ Option to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave.
+ Learning and Talent Development Programs - Including Global programmes, online learning and on-the-job learning
+ Mentoring for your own development and the opportunity to mentor others
+ A friendly team environment, with dedicated and enthusiastic staff committed to producing high quality service and deliverables
+ Professional Memberships
+ Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI)
+ Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs
+ Service Recognition Awards
+ Employee Assistance Program
**About Stantec**
The Stantec community unites over 30,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring buildings, energy, resources, water, environmental, transport and infrastructure projects to life.
Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.
_Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always_ **_design with community in mind._**
_We care about the communities we serve-because they're our communities too. We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe._
**Culture**
Stantec is serious about healthy work-life balance, diversity, inclusion & equity, indigenous relations, innovation, community engagement, corporate sustainability, and social wellbeing. We have employee groups for women, LGBTQI , neurodiversity, and more! Our employees play sport, fundraise, volunteer, learn, and have fun together.
**How to apply**
Please click on Apply and submit your resume.
For confidential enquiries, please contact Sanjay Kumar on (07) 3113 5080
**Qualifications**
Minimum qualifications for the role to be Bachelor of Civil Engineering
**Primary Location** : Australia-Queensland-Pialba
**Organization** : BC-3047 CommDev-AU Queensland
**Employee Status** : Regular
**Job Level** : Individual Contributor
**Travel** : No
**Schedule** : Full-time
**Job Posting** : Jul 21, 2025, 8:26:13 PM
**Req ID:** 250002BW
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans

Description
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
You'll collaborate with a diverse team of people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standard of safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. The Data Center Global Services (DCGS) team is looking for a passionate, results-oriented, inventive Civil Engineer to drive design and construction in a client-side technical lead role for the delivery of our enterprise data center campus projects.
As a Civil Engineer, you will work as part of the wider Data Center Design Engineering Team collaborating with our Real Estate, Construction and other partner teams. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of design delivery ensuring we continue to meet and exceed our industry leading quality and performance requirements.
Utilizing your Civil Engineering expertise, you will assist in site selection, assessment of due diligence reports, supporting with overall campus and site planning and development ultimately playing a pivotal role throughout the delivery of Data Center projects.
The successful candidate will be strong leader who can prioritize well, communicate clearly with a history of delivering for their customers. The DCGS business requires creative engineering balanced with high quality and customer focus. You must be able to work as part of a large and dynamic team, including many internal stakeholders, customers as well as external stakeholders like design consultants, developers and general contractors.
Key job responsibilities
- Communicate conceptual designs and create/maintain project documentation before, during, and after construction.
- Develop and maintain design standards, design prototypes, and template specifications related to site design.
- Coordinate with Due Diligence teams to determine site selection criteria and review Due Diligence reports.
- Create, review, and release design RFPs.
- Manage our external civil/structural/architectural design consultants through the design and construction process.
- Review designs for grading, storm water, utilities, and pavement.
- Coordinate with internal and external Architecture, Structure and MEP design engineers.
- Effectively communicate design standards to internal and external project partners.
- Manage multiple fast paced projects simultaneously.
- Think outside of the box to find innovative solutions prior to and during the construction process to reduce costs without negative impacts on quality or reliability.
- Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with authorities having jurisdiction. Anticipated travel is approximately 25%.
A day in the life
Given Amazon's global presence, 25% travel is required. This includes international travel to inspect and audit current and future data center sites. Collaboration with international teams is essential, and you may need to travel for workshops to develop schematic and detailed design documentation packages.
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.
Basic Qualifications
- Accredited Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
- Ideally +10 years civil engineering experience on land development, large industrial, warehouse and commercial projects.
- Proficiency in earthworks, grading, paving, storm water, utility design and landscaping.
- Solid understanding of local standards and council design standards
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Civil Engineering.
- Australian professional Civil Engineering accreditation (CPENG, NER).
- Motivated, dependable, and capable of working with limited oversight.
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
- Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find innovative solutions
- Ability to manage multiple fast paced projects simultaneously.
- Ability to travel internationally
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.