Principal Structural Engineer (Buildings)

About the role

AECOM's Buildings & Places team is looking for a technically strong Principal Structural Engineer to join its Structures team in Melbourne. You will provide technical leadership and structural engineering design input across a wide range of projects, including health, sports infrastructure, aviation, defence, education and commercial buildings, and also help coordinate resources across the National Building Structures and Civil Engineering team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex building projects across health, education, defence, transport, commercial, aviation, sports and data centre markets.
• Lead and contribute to conceptual and detailed structural design and construction administration, delivering practical, high-quality and cost-effective solutions.
• Provide technical leadership on structural building design, ensuring compliance with Australian codes, standards and engineering best practice.
• Prepare and review design calculations, specifications, models and technical documentation.
• Build client relationships, support business development and help win work.
• Work with clients, other disciplines and project teams to coordinate design outcomes and meet budgets and schedules.
• Mentor and develop team members and support their career development.
• Coordinate workforce planning and resource allocation across the national team, monitoring workloads and future demand.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil / Structural Engineering, ideally with 9+ years of experience delivering complex structural projects across sectors and building types in Australia and New Zealand.
• Strong technical expertise and a track record of independently providing specialist structural input from concept to detailed design.
• Ability to work collaboratively with project and discipline leaders, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in resource management, workforce planning or workload coordination in an engineering consultancy is advantageous.

Required skills

• Proficiency in advanced digital design workflows and industry-standard software such as ETABS, RAM Concept, RAPT and SpaceGASS.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, balancing competing priorities across multiple projects.

What we offer

• Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work, alternative start/finish times, full-time, part-time and job-sharing options.
• Up to 6 extra weeks of annual leave per year and flex public holidays.
• Learning and development, including lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days of paid study leave and global career opportunities.