Associate Engineer - Roads & Highways

SMEC (an SJ Group company); Hobart; Sur place; AUD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working arrangements

16 weeks parental leave

Résumé du poste

SMEC in Hobart is seeking an Associate Engineer – Roads & Highways to provide technical leadership and project delivery across transport infrastructure while growing our Roads & Highways capability in Tasmania. You will work with an established local office and a broader multidisciplinary team to deliver projects that shape communities.

In this role you will lead design delivery from concept to completion, manage scope and client relationships, mentor engineers, and contribute to business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years’ experience delivering roads and highways projects.
• Proven ability to manage project delivery and technical outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder and client relationship skills.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineers.
• Sound commercial and project management awareness.

Responsabilités

• Lead the delivery of road and highway design projects from concept through to completion.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Manage project scope, programme, quality and commercial outcomes.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with clients and industry partners across Tasmania.
• Review designs, calculations and technical deliverables.
• Support project pursuits, proposals and business development activities.
• Identify opportunities to grow our Roads & Highways capability in the local market.
• Mentor, coach and develop engineers and graduates.
• Contribute to the broader growth of our Transport business in Tasmania.

Connaissances

Project leadership

Roads & highways experience

Client relationship skills

Mentoring engineers

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Description du poste

About The Job

• Join a global consultancy delivering iconic infrastructure projects
• Work alongside industry-leading specialists in a collaborative, flexible environment
• Shape your career with genuine professional growth opportunities

About SMEC

SMEC is a global engineering consultancy renowned for delivering complex, sustainable infrastructure solutions across transport, water, energy, and urban development markets. Our teams are empowered to innovate, solve technical challenges, and contribute to projects that positively shape communities across Australia and worldwide.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender-equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines.

SMEC provides a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their career.

As a family-friendly employer, we offer flexible working arrangements and benefits including 18 weeks of universal paid parental leave.

We are proud to foster an inclusive culture that supports gender equity, LGBTI+ inclusion and First Nations representation, with access to strong professional networks, role models, and mentoring and sponsorship programs.

Infrastructure

At SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long-term client relationships. We listen and understand the specific needs of our clients and deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide.

The Role

As an Associate Engineer – Roads & Highways, you will provide technical leadership and project delivery expertise across transport infrastructure projects, while playing an important role in growing our Roads & Highways capability in Hobart.

With an established local office and broader multidisciplinary capability already in place, this is an opportunity to help shape the next stage of our transport business in Tasmania. You will combine technical and project leadership with client engagement, business development and the mentoring of engineers as the team continues to grow.

In This Role, You Will

• Lead the delivery of road and highway design projects from concept through to completion.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Manage project scope, programme, quality and commercial outcomes.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with clients and industry partners across Tasmania.
• Review designs, calculations and technical deliverables.
• Support project pursuits, proposals and business development activities.
• Identify opportunities to grow our Roads & Highways capability in the local market.
• Mentor, coach and develop engineers and graduates.
• Contribute to the broader growth of our Transport business in Tasmania.

About You

You are a technically strong engineer with proven project delivery experience who is equally comfortable working with clients, developing people and helping build a growing business. You will bring an established understanding of roads and highways projects and the ability to play a visible role in developing our presence in the Tasmanian transport market.

You Will Bring

• A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years’ experience delivering roads and highways projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing project delivery and technical outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder and client relationship skills.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineers.
• Sound commercial and project management awareness.
• An interest in business development and growing client relationships.
• Excellent communication and leadership capabilities.
• Chartered status, or a commitment to obtaining relevant professional registration.

Don't meet every requirement? We still encourage you to apply. We recognise that talent comes from many different experiences and backgrounds, and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture for people from all walks of life.

Why Hobart?

Hobart offers the opportunity to combine a rewarding engineering career with the lifestyle and accessibility Tasmania is known for. You will join an established local office with multidisciplinary capability already around you, while having the opportunity to make a genuine impact on the growth of our Transport business.

For the right person, this is more than a project delivery role. It is an opportunity to help strengthen our Roads & Highways presence in Tasmania, build lasting client relationships and play a key role in shaping a growing local team.