Civil Designer – Water & Roadway Projects (Hybrid)

AECOM; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Hybrid work options

Additional annual leave

Volunteer leave

Flex public holidays

Job summary

AECOM in Brisbane, Australia, is seeking a Civil Designer to deliver a range of infrastructure projects across roads, water, and energy. The role focuses on developing civil design models, drawings and documentation with 12d Model and AutoCAD.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring designs meet standards and client requirements. The work offers hybrid arrangements and opportunities to grow within a global engineering leader.

Qualifications

• Civil engineering qualification (Associate Degree, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Degree)
• 2+ years’ civil design and drafting experience across urban, rural, commercial, residential, industrial or mining projects
• Strong experience in road geometry, pavements, earthworks, grading and drainage design
• Advanced AutoCAD skills, with experience in 12d Model and vehicle tracking
• Experience developing civil drawings, models and quantity take-offs
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including working with multidisciplinary and international teams
• Experience with water and sewer infrastructure, including reticulation, pump stations, rising mains, pipelines and reservoirs
• Familiarity with Australian standards and guidelines (Austroads, QUDM, WSAA, IPWEA) desirable
• Experience taking designs from concept through to construction documentation
• Experience mentoring junior or cadet drafters and contributing to design capability development

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed civil design models using 12d Model, including earthworks, roadworks, surface grading, DDA pedestrian access, pavements, drainage networks, culverts and open channels
• Deliver designs across water and sewer infrastructure, including pipelines, water and sewer reticulation and pump stations, as well as stormwater and bio-retention systems
• Produce high-quality drawings and documentation using AutoCAD, aligned with client requirements, industry standards and relevant government and regulatory requirements
• Undertake geometry assessments and swept-path analysis to ensure designs are practical, safe and fit for purpose
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams, coordinating civil interfaces with architectural, structural, landscape, hydraulic, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, communications, process and environmental disciplines
• Contribute to design and model reviews, clash detection and safety-in-design activities, ensuring quality is embedded throughout the design process
• Prepare and review technical inputs for Bills of Quantities, balancing safety, constructability, operational requirements and cost efficiency
• Work directly with regional project teams to understand requirements, resolve technical queries and deliver work packages to agreed scope, programme and budget
• Support quality assurance by checking your own work and, where appropriate, reviewing the work of less experienced team members in line with AECOM's quality procedures
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of our civil design capability through standard details, design libraries, digital workflows, lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Civil engineering

AutoCAD

12d Model

Road geometry

Earthworks

Drainage design

Vehicle tracking

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Water & sewer infrastructure

Education

Civil Engineering qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

12d Model

Vehicle tracking

Job description

AECOM in Brisbane, Australia, is seeking a Civil Designer to deliver a range of infrastructure projects across roads, water, and energy. The role focuses on developing civil design models, drawings and documentation with 12d Model and AutoCAD.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring designs meet standards and client requirements. The work offers hybrid arrangements and opportunities to grow within a global engineering leader.