
Seeking a senior coastal engineer
Jeremy Benn Pacific (JBP) are a group of scientists, engineers, hydrologists, meteorologists and software developers. We provide investigations, modelling, engineering and forecasting services to assist our Clients in managing weather and climatic risks and opportunities. We are growing and are currently looking for a Senior Coastal Engineer to join us in Brisbane. If you desire to create bespoke design solutions which work with nature, we are looking for your coastal technic

Uncertainty in hydraulics, hydrology and meteorology
With Queensland right in the middle of storm season it’s good to consider the typical accuracies within our flood predictions. Whilst our hydraulic engineers want an accuracy of ±10% from their flood models, several days out from the event our hydrologists think a reasonable flow forecast should be within ±50%. But it not until we talk to our meteorologists that we start to understand we aren’t really sure if a storm will even be here! Our meteorologist Kat put this summary