Digital Engineering Lead - VIC/TAS

Surbana Jurong; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks universal paid parental leave

Job summary

SMEC is seeking a Digital Engineering Lead for Victoria and Tasmania, based in Melbourne. You will lead digital engineering capability across major infrastructure projects, focusing on transport and rail/metro sectors, and collaborate with project and leadership teams to implement digital delivery improvements.

You will coach multidisciplinary teams, promote standardized information management, and identify opportunities for automation, while aligning with client requirements and industry

Qualifications

• Strong Digital Engineering and BIM experience in an engineering design environment.
• Ability to lead, influence and build trusted cross-discipline relationships.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary models, federation and project information.

Responsibilities

• Lead and strengthen Digital Engineering capability across VIC/TAS projects.
• Guide teams to meet client requirements, project objectives and industry standards.
• Promote consistent digital practices and drive automation and improvement across delivery.

Skills

Digital engineering leadership

BIM experience

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Automation and innovation

Communication

Tools

Autodesk

Bentley

12D

Job description

About the job

Join a global consultancy delivering iconic infrastructure projects. Work alongside industry-leading specialists in a collaborative, flexible environment. Shape your career with genuine professional growth opportunities.

About SMEC

SMEC is a global engineering consultancy renowned for delivering complex, sustainable infrastructure solutions across transport, water, energy, and urban development markets. Our teams are empowered to innovate, solve technical challenges, and contribute to projects that positively shape communities across Australia and worldwide. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender‑equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines. SMEC provides a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their career. As a family‑friendly employer, we offer flexible working arrangements and benefits including 18 weeks of universal paid parental leave. We are proud to foster an inclusive culture that supports gender equity, LGBTI+ inclusion and First Nations representation, with access to strong professional networks, role models, and mentoring and sponsorship programs.

• 18 weeks of universal paid parental leave

Infrastructure

At SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long‑term client relationships. We listen and understand the specific needs of our clients and deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide.

The Role

We are seeking a Digital Engineering Lead – VIC/TAS to lead and strengthen Digital Engineering capability across our infrastructure projects in Victoria and Tasmania, with a particular focus on Transport and Rail & Metro sectors. Based in Melbourne, you will work closely with project, technical and leadership teams to improve how Digital Engineering is applied across our projects. You will provide practical leadership and guidance, helping teams meet client requirements, project objectives and relevant industry standards. A key part of the role is connecting Digital Engineering capability with continuous improvement in project delivery. You will work with project teams, clients, and our delivery teams to improve digital delivery, design, coordination and information management, while identifying practical opportunities for automation and innovation. You will also help build capability across VIC/TAS through coaching, guidance and knowledge sharing, while promoting consistent and effective Digital Engineering practices across projects. You will play an important part in the ANZ Digital Delivery leadership team, helping position SMEC as a leader in the infrastructure sector.

About You

You will bring strong Digital Engineering and BIM experience gained within an engineering design consultancy or similar multidisciplinary environment. Just as importantly, you will be able to lead, influence, and build trusted relationships with people across different disciplines, projects and locations.

Ideally, you will have:

• Strong experience across Digital Engineering and BIM within multidisciplinary infrastructure projects
• A good understanding of Victorian and Australian standards relating to modeling and information management
• Experience managing and coordinating multidisciplinary models, federation, and digital project information
• Experience working across key technology providers, for example Autodesk, Bentley and 12D for project design and documentation
• Experience with project information and collaboration platforms
• A good understanding of how different design disciplines, systems and information work together across complex projects
• Provide practical leadership, coaching and guidance to multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to work directly with project leaders and clients
• A practical approach to improving project delivery through better digital processes, automation and innovation
• The ability to promote consistent ways of working while adapting to different project and client requirements

Don't meet every requirement?

We still encourage you to apply. We recognise that talent comes from many different experiences and backgrounds, and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture for people from all walks of life.

At Surbana Jurong

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world! SMEC is a global engineering, management and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions for our clients and partners. Leveraging our 70-year history of delivering nation-building infrastructure, we provide technical expertise and advanced engineering services to resolve complex challenges across major infrastructure and energy projects. SMEC has a long and proud history which dates back to Australia’s iconic Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in 1949, one of the largest and most complex hydroelectric schemes in the world. Headquartered in Australia, we have offices across more than 35 countries in Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa and the Americas. Together with our clients and partners, we deliver projects that directly contribute to improving health, quality of life and development outcomes for communities and neighborhoods around the world. Driven by innovation, ingenuity and skill, our people have shaped these outcomes in some of the world’s most remote and challenging environments. Since 2016, SMEC has been a member of the Surbana Jurong Group, an Asia-based global powerhouse of over 16,000 employees. Through our network of global specialists and by collaborating with local partners, we connect clients with the best teams and capabilities to deliver sustainable solutions.