Civil Engineer

AECO; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in North Queensland invites a Civil Engineer to join a team delivering transport infrastructure projects in Mackay. You will contribute across the full project lifecycle from planning to construction support.

Ideal candidates have 1–5 years post-graduate experience in transport or civil infrastructure, knowledge of TMR standards, strong communication, and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team within a busy project environment.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years post-graduate civil engineering experience.
• Experience in transport, roads or civil infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with or interest in TMR standards and pavement/ drainage/ traffic design.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute across the full project lifecycle, including transport planning, detailed design, and construction support.
• Deliver technical design work across pavements, drainage, traffic, and broader civil infrastructure disciplines.
• Support project delivery through coordination, technical input, and oversight of design packages on TMR and local government projects.
• Work on a diverse portfolio of projects, including highway upgrades, bridges, flood mitigation works, and local council road and footpath improvements in the Mackay region.
• Build capability in TMR standards while developing into a well-rounded transport/civil engineer within a supportive team environment.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Civil design

Pavements design

Traffic design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldâs most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering some of North Queensland’s most important transport infrastructure projects — and we’re looking for a Civil Engineer ready to take the next step in their career.

• Contribute across the full project lifecycle, including transport planning, detailed design, and construction support
• Deliver technical design work across pavements, drainage, traffic, and broader civil infrastructure disciplines
• Support project delivery through coordination, technical input, and oversight of design packages on TMR and local government projects
• Work on a diverse portfolio of projects, including highway upgrades, bridges, flood mitigation works, and local council road and footpath improvements in the Mackay region
• Build strong capability in TMR standards while developing into a well-rounded, multi-disciplinary transport and civil infrastructure engineer within a supportive team environment

Qualifications

The qualities that help you thrive

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role.

• Suitable for civil engineers with 1–5 years’ post-graduate experience seeking hands‑on project delivery across the full lifecycle
• Experience in transport, roads, or civil infrastructure projects, with exposure to transport infrastructure engineering highly regarded
• Familiarity with or interest in TMR standards and specifications, particularly in pavement, drainage, and traffic design
• Strong communication skills, collaborative mindset, and ability to contribute effectively within multidisciplinary team and self‑motivated.

Additional Information

Why you’ll love working with us

• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
• Volunteer and representation leave
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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