Civil Engineer, Land Infrastructure | Regional Opportunity - Mackay

Aurecon; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon in Mackay Regional, Australia is seeking a Civil Engineer with land development experience to lead design and delivery of subdivision and infrastructure projects. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality outputs and timely delivery.

You will also engage with clients and stakeholders, supporting project delivery from concept through to completion, while growing into client leadership roles and mentoring junior staff as you progress in your career.

Qualifications

• Civil Engineer with experience in land development / land infrastructure projects
• Strong technical capability in design, documentation, and coordination
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and contribute to project deliver
• Client facing: be supported into a client leader role where you will be encouraged to both grow your network and deliver innovative solutions to best fit a client’s needs
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Project Management skills would be an advantage
• RPEQ (or working towards it) is highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Deliver and support land development and infrastructure projects, including subdivision works (commercial and industrial)
• Contribute to design, documentation, and coordination with multidisciplinary teams
• Review and verify engineering designs to ensure quality and compliance standards are met
• Work closely with engineers and drafters to produce high-quality outputs
• Engage with clients and stakeholders to support project delivery from concept through to completion
• Take on increasing responsibility in project leadership, mentoring, and team coordination, depending on your experience

Skills

Team collaboration

Client engagement

Communication

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Job description

At Aurecon, we are optimistic about the future. We are thinkers, solvers, and collaborators who work with our clients to deliver the Infrastructure and assets that strengthen communities and create a sustainable future.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver and support land development and infrastructure projects, including subdivision works (commercial and industrial)
• Contribute to design, documentation, and coordination with multidisciplinary teams
• Review and verify engineering designs to ensure quality and compliance standards are met
• Work closely with engineers and drafters to produce high-quality outputs
• Engage with clients and stakeholders to support project delivery from concept through to completion
• Take on increasing responsibility in project leadership, mentoring, and team coordination, depending on your experience

What You’ll Bring

• Civil Engineer with with experience in land development / land infrastructure projects. Exposure to subdivision projects will be highly regarded
• Strong technical capability in design, documentation, and coordination
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and contribute to project deliver
• Client facing: be supported into a client leader role where you will be encouraged to both grow your network and deliver innovative solutions to best fit a client’s needs.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Project Management skills would be an advantage.
• For more experienced candidates, RPEQ (or working towards it) is highly preferred.

How We Support Your Growth

We believe your career should be a rewarding adventure. You will tackle some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges, in an environment that supports your ambitions, where we hold ourselves, and each other, to the highest standards. Recognised by the AFR as a Best Place to Work in 2026, we embrace diverse perspectives, giving you the opportunity to make a real impact.

Who We Are

We are an engineering consultancy with more than 6,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. We believe the world needs people who can engineer possibilities; people who can create infrastructure that makes life better for people and the planet. That is why we are here - to bring ideas to life, the Aurecon way.