Senior to Principal Engineer, Roads & Highways

About the role

SMEC, a global engineering consultancy, is expanding its Roads & Highways capability on the Gold Coast and is looking for experienced engineers to consider their next career move. The role suits Senior, Associate and Principal-level engineers with 10+ years of experience in roads, highways and major transport infrastructure, and may cover design delivery and construction phase services.

Depending on your background, you may work in detailed design, design management, technical review, project management, leadership or a combination, shaping your role around your technical strengths.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver and lead road and highway design across major transport infrastructure projects
• Carry out technical reviews and give senior engineering input on complex design packages
• Support or lead contract administration, verification and design assurance
• Review engineering designs, calculations, reports and technical documentation
• Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary project teams
• Manage packages of work across scope, program, quality and commercial requirements
• Work with clients, delivery partners, contractors and other stakeholders
• Support design coordination between roads, structures, drainage, geotechnical and other disciplines
• Mentor and develop engineers
• Associate and Principal candidates also contribute to project pursuits, client relationships, technical governance and business development

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Demonstrated experience in roads, highways or major transport infrastructure
• Experience in multidisciplinary project environments
• Ability to review and communicate complex engineering information clearly
• For Associate and Principal candidates, demonstrated technical, project and/or client leadership capability
• RPEQ registration or eligibility to obtain it is highly regarded

Required skills

• Strong technical knowledge of road design and/or Independent Verification
• Contract administration, verification and design assurance
• Stakeholder, client and project-team communication
• Technical guidance and mentoring

Applications are made online through the SMEC careers site; unsolicited resumes are not accepted. The role is open to people of all backgrounds, and SMEC offers flexible working arrangements and 18 weeks of paid parental leave.