Associate Civil Engineer, Roads

Aurecon; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon is looking for an experienced Associate Engineer, Roads in Melbourne to lead design management and technical leadership on major road and transport projects across Victoria.

The role combines technical leadership with work-winning responsibilities, requiring deep knowledge of the Victorian market and credibility with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in roads, civil or transport infrastructure.
• Strong experience in Design Manager and/or Civil Lead roles on large, multidisciplinary transport projects.
• Proven involvement in proposals, bids and work-winning, including methodology, scope, programme and resourcing.
• Strong communication and leadership skills to unite teams around complex project issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage design team and civil engineering delivery across major road and transport projects.
• Play a key role in winning work, supporting opportunity development, proposals and major bids.
• Develop compelling methodologies, scopes, programmes and resourcing strategies for new opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with government clients, contractors and stakeholders.
• Provide technical and project leadership from early pursuits through to project delivery.
• Work across complex transport environments including major road upgrades, freeways, highways and broader infrastructure programs.

Skills

Roads experience

Transport infrastructure

Leadership

Client engagement

Proposals & bids

Job description

At Aurecon, we are optimistic about the future. We are thinkers, solvers, and collaborators who work with our clients to deliver the infrastructure and assets that strengthen communities and create a sustainable future.

What you'll do

As an Associate Engineer, Roads in our Melbourne Transport team, you'll play a key role in helping us win and deliver major road and transport infrastructure projects across Victoria.

This is a senior opportunity combining technical leadership, design management and work winning. You'll bring strong knowledge of the Victorian transport market and the credibility to work confidently with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams.

• Manage design team and civil engineering delivery across major multidisciplinary road and transport projects
• Play a key role in winning work, supporting opportunity development, proposals and major bids
• Develop compelling methodologies, scopes, programmes and resourcing strategies for new opportunities
• Build trusted relationships with government clients, contractors, delivery partners and key industry stakeholders
• Provide technical and project leadership from early pursuits through to project delivery
• Work across complex transport environments including major road upgrades, freeways, highways and broader multidisciplinary infrastructure programs
• Bring strong Victorian market knowledge and relevant project experience that strengthens our position on major pursuits

What you'll bring

You're an experienced transport professional who understands not only how major projects are designed and delivered, but what it takes to win them.

• 12+ years of experience in roads, civil or transport infrastructure
• Strong experience working within the Victorian transport infrastructure market
• Demonstrated experience in Design Manager and/or Civil Lead roles on large, multidisciplinary transport projects
• A strong track record across significant Victorian road and transport infrastructure, ideally within complex D&C or similar delivery environments
• Experience working directly with clients, contractors and key stakeholders
• Proven involvement in proposals, bids and work-winning, including methodology, scope, programme and resourcing
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to bring people together around complex project issues to deliver positive outcomes

How we support your growth

We believe your career should be a rewarding adventure. You will tackle some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges, in an environment that supports your ambitions, where we hold ourselves, and each other, to the highest standards. Recognised by the AFR as a Best Place to Work in 2026, we embrace diverse perspectives, giving you the opportunity to make a real impact.

Who we are

We are an engineering consultancy with more than 6,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. We believe the world needs people who can engineer possibilities; people who can create infrastructure that makes life better for people and the planet. That is why we are here, to bring ideas to life, the Aurecon way.