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Senior Civil Engineer (Hydrology & Hydraulic Modeller)

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-27 Petaling Jaya Hybrid Engineering
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market NA

About the Company

Aurecon is a design, engineering and advisory company. Our purpose is bringing ideas to life, to imagine and co-create with our clients a better future for people and the planet. Our culture of Believe it. Say it. Do it. reflects our deep commitment to our clients and each other to build trust and create a better future together. We are a team who place eminence, digital and innovation at the core of all we do. Our strength lies in how we bring together our design, engineering and advisory capabilities to provide our clients with integrated solutions across the entire asset lifecycle. From shape and plan - design and deliver - operate and optimise - to close and transform. Aurecon's 6,500 designers, engineers, scientists and advisors located across 11 locations globally work with our clients and partners across markets and asset types to tackle some of the world's most complex challenges. Think engineering. Think again. Want to know more You can learn more about what it's like to work at Aurecon by visiting the careers section of our website. If you are intrigued or excited by what you have read, then we want to hear from you. Apply now

Responsibilities

  • ● Develop, setup, calibrate, validate and maintain hydrological and hydraulic models for rivers, catchments, urban drainage networks and floodplains.
  • ● Undertake rainfall-runoff, flood frequency, design storm and peak-flow assessments for various return periods.
  • ● Perform 1D and 2D hydraulic modelling of rivers, floodplains, drains, culverts, bridges, detention ponds and other hydraulic structures.
  • ● Conduct urban stormwater and drainage modelling for residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure developments.
  • ● Prepare existing and proposed-condition models to assess the impact of development on drainage capacity and flood levels.
  • ● Undertake flood impact assessments and evaluate upstream/downstream flood impacts arising from proposed developments or infrastructure projects.
  • ● Produce flood inundation, flood depth, velocity, hazard and flood extent maps using GIS.
  • ● Assess and recommend flood mitigation measures, including drainage upgrading, detention/retention ponds, flood storage, river improvement, culvert/bridge upgrades and other hydraulic controls.
  • ● Incorporate climate-change and future-development scenarios into hydrological and hydraulic assessments where required.
  • ● Analyse and interpret rainfall, streamflow, water-level, topographic, LiDAR, survey and GIS datasets.
  • ● Coordinate with civil, structural, geotechnical, environmental and infrastructure design teams to integrate modelling results into engineering design.
  • ● Prepare technical reports, modelling methodology, calculations, drawings, flood maps and presentation materials.
  • ● Liaise with clients, consultants, contractors and relevant Malaysian authorities, particularly Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS/DID) and other relevant agencies.
  • ● Review modelling outputs and ensure technical quality, consistency and compliance with project requirements.
  • ● Support preparation of technical proposals, tenders, project scopes, fee estimates and work programmes.
  • ● Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and modellers where applicable.
  • ● Malaysian Regulatory / Technical Knowledge
  • ● Candidates should preferably have knowledge or experience in applying relevant Malaysian requirements, including:
  • ● Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Malaysia (JPS/DID) guidelines and technical requirements e.g. Hydrological Procedures.
  • ● MSMA - Manual Saliran Mesra Alam Malaysia (Urban Stormwater Management Manual for Malaysia) .

Requirements

  • ● InfoWorks ICM - urban drainage and integrated 1D/2D modelling
  • ● MIKE FLOOD / MIKE 11 / MIKE SHE
  • ● HEC-RAS - river and floodplain modelling
  • ● HEC-HMS - rainfall-runoff modelling
  • ● ArcGIS / QGIS - spatial analysis and flood mapping
  • ● AutoCAD / Civil 3D
  • ● Good to have :
  • ● LiDAR and digital terrain model (DTM) processing
  • ● Remote sensing and geospatial data analysis
  • ● TUFLOW - 1D/2D flood modelling
  • ● Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, or a related discipline .
  • ● Relevant professional experience in hydrology, hydraulics, drainage, flood modelling or water resources.
  • ● Good understanding of hydrological and hydraulic principles.
  • ● Good technical report-writing and communication skills.
  • ● Minimum 5 years of experience in hydrology and hydraulic modelling.
  • ● Key Competencies
  • ● Hydrological and hydraulic modelling
  • ● Flood risk assessment
  • ● Urban stormwater drainage
  • ● River and floodplain modelling