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Senior Groundwater Modeller

GHD


Job Location:

Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 20 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 18 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Location flexible across Australia New Zealand or Philippines

Shape the future of water resources and infrastructure projects across APAC

At GHD were solving the worlds most complex water environmental and infrastructure challenges. With a connected global network of technical specialists youll be part of a business that invests in innovation collaboration and professional growth.

Are you an experienced groundwater modeller looking to take the next step in your career Do you want to work on technically complex large-scale projects while collaborating on high profile projects across multiple sectors alongside some of the industrys leading hydrogeologists geotechnical specialists and water professionals

At GHD youll have the opportunity to do exactly that.

Were seeking a Senior Groundwater Modeller to play a key role within our growing APAC Groundwater Modelling team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-impact projects influence technical excellence across the region and contribute to projects that help communities industries and environments thrive.

Working alongside our Australian and international hydrogeology teams youll apply advanced groundwater modelling expertise to solve complex challenges across water resources mining infrastructure energy and environmental projects.

What youll be doing

As a senior member of our team youll lead the delivery of groundwater modelling projects with support from our groundwater modelling technical directors while helping build capability across GHDs Asia Pacific network.

Youll have the opportunity to:

  • Lead complex groundwater impact assessments and regional groundwater modelling studies
  • Deliver integrated surface water and groundwater modelling projects
  • Apply advanced numerical modelling techniques to address challenging technical issues
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Water Resources Transport Geotechnics and Contaminated Land
  • Manage projects from proposal through to successful delivery ensuring quality outcomes for clients
  • Mentor and develop the next generation of groundwater professionals
  • Build trusted client relationships and support business development opportunities across the region
  • Develop your technical capabilities through targeted learning and development and technical mentoring programs
  • Contribute to the ongoing growth and technical leadership of GHDs groundwater modelling capability

What youll bring

Were interested in connecting with experienced groundwater professionals who are passionate about numerical groundwater modelling and solving complex hydrogeological challenges.

Youll ideally have:

  • A Masters degree or higher in Hydrogeology (or equivalent professional experience)
  • 10 years experience in numerical groundwater modelling
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong experience delivering complex groundwater modelling projects
  • Expertise with numerical groundwater flow models such as MODFLOW FEFLOW and related modelling tools
  • Programming skills for modelling automation and data processing ideally using Python (FloPy)
  • Experience with model calibration uncertainty assessment and PEST-based workflows
  • Strong project management and stakeholder engagement capability
  • A collaborative mindset with a passion for mentoring and developing others

Experience in surface water-groundwater interactions solute transport modelling mining projects or major infrastructure projects will be highly regarded.

Ready to make an impact

Please apply today.

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