TUFLOW Coastal Modelling Specialist – Software Development

Department: Technical Capability

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Brisbane, Queensland, AUS - Brisbane, Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake complex technical and software development tasks, exercising professional judgement, initiative and appropriate autonomy.
• Plan and prioritise work to deliver agreed outcomes within scope, schedule, budget and quality requirements.
• Investigate technical and numerical modelling challenges, evaluate alternative approaches and develop practical solutions where established precedents may not exist.
• Develop, test, verify, document and maintain software features across the TUFLOW Software Suite, with a primary focus on TUFLOW FV. This may include interpreting numerical methods, developing algorithms, writing and reviewing code, conducting software testing and preparing technical documentation.
• Contribute to the planned enhancement and modernisation of the TUFLOW codebase to support product quality, maintainability, performance and the future needs of users.
• Apply specialist coastal engineering and numerical modelling knowledge to software development, testing, technical support and product planning activities.
• Collaborate with the wider TUFLOW team and other BMT specialists to deliver multidisciplinary development, research and technical initiatives.
• Engage with users and stakeholders, as appropriate, to understand technical requirements, support service delivery and inform software development priorities.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of relevant modelling software, programming languages, development tools, numerical methods and industry practices.
• Support the preparation of technical papers, guidance materials, training content and industry or conference presentations.
• Work in accordance with applicable quality, safety, environmental, information security and software development procedures and standards.
• Maintain and develop professional and technical capabilities relevant to the role.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or another relevant discipline.
• A minimum of five years’ post-graduate professional experience in coastal engineering and numerical modelling. Relevant experience may include environmental assessments, infrastructure design, coastal hazard assessments and metocean studies.
• Demonstrated experience in 2D and 3D coastal hydrodynamic modelling, together with experience in coastal sediment transport, wave or environmental modelling.
• Experience using coastal modelling software from the TUFLOW Suite, Delft3D, MIKE or a comparable platform.
• Demonstrated programming or software development experience, with a sound foundational level of programming proficiency.
• Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills, complemented by effective interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
•  Confidence in delivering technical presentations, training or guidance to small groups.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise initiative and contribute ideas and improvements to software development processes.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary and geographically distributed team spanning software development, engineering and technical support. 

• Experience developing scientific, engineering or numerical modelling software.
• Experience with modern Fortran, C/C++, CUDA, Python, MATLAB or comparable programming and scripting languages.
• Knowledge of numerical methods used in hydrodynamic, sediment transport, wave or environmental modelling.
• Experience with software development practices and tools such as version control, code review, automated testing and issue tracking.
• Familiarity with geographic information system (GIS) software and spatial data workflows.
• Experience collaborating with remote or geographically distributed software development and engineering teams.
• Experience preparing technical documentation, user guidance, training materials, conference papers or industry presentations.

Job Benefits

• We offer remote, hybrid, and part-time work options, with offices across Australia. We’re proudly ‘flexified’ with Flexa! 
• Our industry competitive benefits include a competitive salary offering, performance bonuses, and companywide bonuses as part of being an employee benefits trust 
• Defence Reserve Leave enabling defence reservist employees to undertake ADF obligations without financial disadvantage. 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP). 
• We invest in learning and development to help you grow.