Designer, Water & Wastewater

Company Description

Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 64 countries, our 17,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert advise to clients.  

Colliers Engineering & Design is one of the fastest-growing in the business, partnering with Australia’s leading developers, government bodies and utilities to design the next generation of infrastructure and urban environments. 

From large-scale master planned communities to complex trunk network upgrades, our Water & Wastewater team plays a central role in creating sustainable, future-ready solutions across Queensland. 

Job Description

We are looking for a Water & Wastewater Designer to join our expanding Brisbane team and work on some of the region’s most high-profile land development and infrastructure projects. This role offers exposure to diverse, technically challenging design work and the opportunity to contribute to projects that directly support population growth, community needs and long-term sustainability. 

The Water & Wastewater team deliver exclusively large scale, complex, trunk infrastructure, generally working on the planning, design and construction of sewer and water mains from DN375 and up, reservoirs, sewer pump stations, and water pump stations for some of the largest utilities in Australia.

You will work alongside highly respected engineers and technical specialists, gaining hands-on experience and continuous mentoring as you progress your career, and a tightknit welcoming team.

What You’ll Work On 

• Designing water and wastewater networks for major greenfield and brownfield land development projects. 

• Supporting the delivery of large-scale infrastructure upgrades for councils and utility providers. 

• Contributing to long-term planning, modelling and engineering solutions that shape growing communities. 

• Creating detailed designs, models and documentation that meet industry best practice and authority requirements. 

Why Join Colliers Engineering & Design? 

• Be part of high-impact developments that transform cities, support community growth and deliver essential infrastructure across Queensland. 

• You’ll join an energetic, collaborative team where your voice is heard, your expertise is valued and your development is genuinely supported. 

• As our business continues to expand, so do the opportunities. You’ll have access to senior mentors, multidisciplinary exposure and clear pathways for progression. 

• Benefit from Colliers’ international scale while enjoying the flexibility, autonomy and connection of a tight-knit engineering team. 

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in water and wastewater design within land development or infrastructure. 

• Strong understanding of Australian Standards, WSAA codes and council/utility requirements. 

• A collaborative communicator who enjoys contributing to team success. 

• Proactive, solutions-focused and passionate about building future-ready infrastructure. 

Additional Information

At Colliers, we are enterprising. What sets us apart is not what we do, but how we do it. Our people are passionate, take personal responsibility and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities. We accelerate their success by empowering them to think and act differently to drive exceptional results. 

With circa 9,000 experts in Asia Pacific, our enterprising culture and decentralised operating model allows us to act with speed in local markets, seizing opportunities to innovate and accelerate the success of our clients and our people.

Our collaborative culture sets us apart. We help experts become true specialists and provide the long-term structure and platform to accelerate their success.

We foster an environment in which everyone at Colliers feels respected and comfortable bringing their authentic selves to do their best work. It’s our people who set us apart and we actively recruit people who represent the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We take great pride in doing what’s right and operating in ways that benefit the business, our people, our clients, our communities, and the environment.

Experts join experts, and we welcome you to join us as we lead the industry into the future.

Please apply with your CV or reach out to jasmine.mims@colliers.com for more information. 

Please be advised that applications will only be accepted directly rather than via recruitment agencies.