Designer – Roads & Highways

About the role

SMEC is seeking a motivated Designer – Roads & Highways to join its team in Brisbane, Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast, supporting transport infrastructure projects across Australia. This role offers the chance to work on complex projects, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and develop technical expertise in road design.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality road and highway design outputs in line with technical standards, client requirements and SMEC quality expectations.
• Prepare drawings, models and technical documentation using 12d and AutoCAD as primary design platforms.
• Provide inputs to design reports, contribute to peer reviews and ensure compliance with Austroads, client specifications and HSEQ requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated, timely and accurate project delivery.
• Support engineers and senior designers in developing practical, compliant and cost‑effective solutions.

Required profile

• 3–6 years’ experience in roads and highways design within a consulting or infrastructure environment.
• Proficiency in 12d as the primary design software; familiarity with Civil 3D or OpenRoads is beneficial.
• Strong knowledge of Austroads and relevant local authority standards.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver work to agreed timeframes.

Required skills

• 12d design software
• AutoCAD
• Civil 3D (optional)
• OpenRoads (optional)
• Austroads standards