Principal Civil Engineer

Principal Civil Engineer

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Job Description

Balancing the world's need for safe, reliable water with protecting this critical natural resource for the future requires a deep understanding of interconnected systems.

We work with clients across the entire project life cycle — from initial planning studies through final construction and operations and maintenance services — on both traditional and alternative project-delivery options (design-build, public-private partnerships and financing).

With a robust design and construction division, AECOM offers a unique perspective on designing projects that are fully constructible.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Lead and deliver civil engineering projects from planning through to detailed design and delivery.
• Manage client relationships and represent AECOM across local and national projects.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, designers and drafters.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, on-time, on-budget outcomes.
• Contribute your technical expertise and project leadership skills to strengthen AECOM's capability and culture.

Qualifications

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don't tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

What are we looking for from you?

• Tertiary qualifications in civil engineering & CPEng (highly regarded)
• Working knowledge of transport infrastructure design principles and Australian standards (e.g. Austroads Guide to Road Design)
• Approx 12+ years experience delivering multi-disciplinary projects for a variety of Clients including DIT and Defence
• Project management experience including client engagement, proposals, and design management.
• Strong engineering judgement with experience leading design and development.
• Due to the nature of this role you will be required to obtain a Defence Clearance. Therefore, Australian Citizenship is required with prior or current Defence clearance preferred (or ability to obtain)

Additional Information

Why you'll love working with us:

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options

• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year

• Volunteer and representation leave

• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.