Bridge Engineering Lead – Team & Projects

Aurecon Group; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon is seeking a Bridges Team Lead to guide the planning, design and delivery of bridge and civil structures across major projects in Australia. You will provide technical leadership and oversee multidisciplinary teams.

This senior role focuses on client relationships, risk management, and commercial outcomes while mentoring engineers and driving safety, sustainability and innovation across project lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Relevant Civil/Structural Engineering qualifications and significant experience in bridge and structural engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Australian bridge design standards and relevant road authority requirements.
• CPEng or equivalent professional registration.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing engineering teams, including mentoring, capability development and resource planning.
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and contribute to business growth.
• Strong commercial and project delivery capability, with an understanding of project performance, resourcing, risk and financial outcomes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to bring people together across disciplines and locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Bridges team, creating a collaborative, high-performing environment and supporting the growth and development of engineers and technical professionals.
• Provide leadership across the team’s project portfolio, balancing workloads, capability and resourcing to support successful project delivery.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight on complex bridge and civil structures projects, supporting high-quality, safe and practical engineering outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with key clients and industry stakeholders, identifying opportunities and contributing to proposals, tenders and the growth of the Bridges business.
• Work closely with project leaders and multidisciplinary teams to manage delivery, commercial performance, quality and risk across the team’s portfolio.
• Develop the team’s technical capability and succession pipeline through mentoring, coaching, knowledge sharing and targeted recruitment.
• Champion safety, sustainability, innovation and continuous improvement across the team and its projects.

Skills

Bridge engineering

Team leadership

Client relations

Project delivery

Mentoring

Education

Civil/Structural engineering degree

CPEng or equivalent

Job description

Aurecon is seeking a Bridges Team Lead to guide the planning, design and delivery of bridge and civil structures across major projects in Australia. You will provide technical leadership and oversee multidisciplinary teams.

This senior role focuses on client relationships, risk management, and commercial outcomes while mentoring engineers and driving safety, sustainability and innovation across project lifecycles.