Your opportunity
Join our in-house Development, Design & Construction team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of 42 Westfield destinations across Australia and New Zealand. As a Hydraulic Engineer, you will support a diverse portfolio of leasing, capital, and development projects—ranging from tenant-specific hydraulic compliance to centre-wide infrastructure upgrades. Your expertise will ensure our environments are both compliant and future-ready, minimising disruption while enabling innovation. This role directly supports our purpose of creating extraordinary places, connecting and enriching communities.
Day-to-day you will be responsible for:
- Providing hydraulic design advice and compliance guidance for leasing works, including specialty shops with complex service needs (e.g., gas, trade waste, and treatment devices).
- Supporting capital works such as centre-wide fire hydrant system upgrades with a focus on staging, operational continuity, and minimal impact to retailers.
- Managing overloaded grease trap systems and working closely with local authorities to ensure compliance and negotiate practical outcomes.
- Reviewing development proposals (e.g. restaurant redevelopments, skylight additions, large-scale refurbishments) and advising on hydraulics feasibility and system integration.
- Coordinating with internal stakeholders, consultants, and authorities to ensure timely design delivery and compliance with relevant standards and codes.
This role is permanent, full-time.
What sets you apart
We are seeking a proactive and solutions-focused Hydraulics Engineer with a strong track record in commercial or retail environments. You bring a solid understanding of Australian standards, trade waste requirements, and experience negotiating with water authorities and councils. A degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering (or related discipline) is essential, and Chartered status or working towards, is preferred.
You will be:
- Strategic – able to think ahead and identify efficient staging or risk mitigation approaches in live environments.
- Commercial – balancing technical excellence with commercial viability and cost-effective delivery.
- Collaborative – engaging confidently with multiple stakeholders and consultants across disciplines.
- Innovative – exploring new materials, treatments, or staging techniques to improve compliance and minimise impact.
About us
Scentre Group owns 42 Westfield destinations across Australia and New Zealand. We create extraordinary places and experiences that connect and enrich communities.
We are focused on our customers and creating more reasons for more people to visit our Westfield destinations more often and for longer.
With approximately 75 professions within our business, our team has the expertise to design, construct, operate, manage and market our Westfield destinations and platforms.
We want to be the place where talent thrives. To support you thriving with us, we promise to respect, inspire and develop you, and that you will do work that matters.
Diversity, equity and inclusion underpins our culture, and our vision is that ‘Everyone Belongs’. We foster a workplace experience where everyone feels valued, supported and motivated to realise their full potential.
We aspire to create a workforce reflective of the communities in which we operate and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or life stage.
We offer a range of unique benefits designed to support your wellbeing, career development and lifestyle, including five days paid Life Leave on top of your four weeks annual leave (pro-rated for part-time), 18 weeks gender neutral paid parental leave for primary carers, with no qualifying period and super paid for the duration of the leave period and free parking at your local Westfield destination.
Discover more about working with us.
Applications close: 18th May 2025 (unless filled prior).
