Bridges Team Lead: Engineering Leadership & Delivery

Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd - Philippines Branch Office; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd is seeking a Bridges Team Lead in Australia to oversee planning, design, and delivery of bridge and civil structures. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and manage a portfolio of projects across disciplines and locations.

Join a high-performing team focused on innovative, safe, sustainable engineering outcomes, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, client relationships, and growth opportunities within Aurecon's Australasian network.

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 the planning, design, and delivery of bridge and civil structures projects, providing technical leadership and ensuring engineering excellence throughout the project lifecycle.
• 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 design

Structural engineering

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Project delivery

Education

Civil/Structural Engineering degree

CPEng or equivalent registration

Job description

Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd is seeking a Bridges Team Lead in Australia to oversee planning, design, and delivery of bridge and civil structures. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and manage a portfolio of projects across disciplines and locations.

Join a high-performing team focused on innovative, safe, sustainable engineering outcomes, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, client relationships, and growth opportunities within Aurecon's Australasian network.