Discipline Lead: Civil

Wave International Pty Ltd; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrifice options for superannu

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fully equipped gym

Rooftop basketball and tennis courts

Job summary

Wave International in Perth, WA, is seeking a Discipline Lead: Civil to own and grow the civil discipline within a dynamic mining and resources consultancy. You will lead studies, detailed design, and project delivery across multi-disciplinary teams, while mentoring engineers and building strong client relationships for repeat and new work.

The role requires a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and 8+ years of experience, with a proven track record in civil design, design management, and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering from a recognised institution.
• Minimum 8+ years' experience in civil engineering, within mining, resources, heavy industry, or consulting environments.
• Demonstrated capability leading civil engineering deliverables across multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong experience in civil design, technical review, engineering assessment, and design management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and stakeholder engagement capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil engineering scopes across studies, detailed design, and project delivery phases.
• Deliver high-quality civil designs that comply with Australian Standards, client specifications and safety requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to engineers and designers as the team grows.
• Collaborate with clients, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to achieve project objectives and resolve technical challenges.
• Undertake site visits and field investigations to support studies, design development, and project execution.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and contribute to securing repeat and new work opportunities.
• Support proposal preparation, project estimates, tenders, and business development initiatives.

Skills

Civil leadership

Technical design

Earthworks design

Site investigations

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Tender support

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Job description

At Wave International, we’re passionate about engineering the future by solving the world’s natural resource challenges. With over 25 years of global experience, we partner with clients to navigate complex mining and resource projects connecting traditional and emerging approaches to deliver practical, outcome-focused solutions across the project lifecycle.

From greenfield to operations, our Engineering, Project Delivery and Asset Management capabilities deliver end to end solutions from strategy and feasibility through to design, delivery and operational support across battery minerals, mineral sands, gold, bulk commodities and water, as well as broader sectors including agribusiness, industrial and ports.

Wave International is seeking an experienced civil engineering professional to step into the role of Discipline Lead: Civil and play a key role in establishing, leading, and growing our civil engineering capability within a growing consultancy.

Based in our Perth office, this is a unique opportunity to take ownership of the civil discipline, influencing its direction, capability, and future project portfolio. You will lead the delivery of civil engineering solutions across complex, multi-disciplinary projects within the mining, resources, energy, and infrastructure sectors, while remaining actively involved in technical design and project execution. This role would suit a Senior Civil Engineer ready to take the next step in their career, or an experienced discipline leader looking for the opportunity to make the role their own, grow a high-performing team, strengthen client relationships, and further develop Wave's civil capability across Western Australia.

In this role, you will be responsible for and have the following qualifications and/or skills:

• Lead civil engineering scopes across studies, detailed design, and project delivery phases.
• Deliver high-quality civil designs that comply with Australian Standards, client specifications and safety requirements.
• Perform and oversee civil design calculations, earthworks design, drainage design, road and access design, site development works, and associated engineering assessments.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to engineers and designers as the team grows.
• Collaborate with clients, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to achieve project objectives and resolve technical challenges.
• Undertake site visits and field investigations to support studies, design development, and project execution.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and contribute to securing repeat and new work opportunities.
• Support proposal preparation, project estimates, tenders, and business development initiatives.
• Bachelor of Civil Engineering from a recognised institution.
• Minimum 8+ years' experience in civil engineering, within mining, resources, heavy industry, or consulting environments.
• Demonstrated capability leading civil engineering deliverables across multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong experience in civil design, technical review, engineering assessment, and design management.
• Proven ability to build trusted client relationships and contribute to business growth.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Team Culture: Be part of a collaborative and inclusive environment where your ideas and efforts are valued.
• Career Development: Access opportunities to learn, grow, and build your skills through hands‑on experience and internal support.
• Salary Sacrifice options for superannuation and novated leasing.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and their immediate family members including the following: Confidential counselling and support, Financial Coaching and Dietician Support.

Work from our modern QV1 office with access to:

• Fully equipped gym.
• Rooftop basketball and tennis courts.

Wave International are a resource development consultant with more than twenty years of global experience in engineering, project delivery, project, and asset management.

We deliver a comprehensive service offering to the mining industry spanning the entire life cycle of a project. We focus on client outcomes and strive to work closely with our clients to achieve desired results. Our experience covers both brownfield and greenfield projects from studies through to execution and asset management.

We have built a solid, industry wide reputation for providing innovative, flexible and value-add solutions.

Wave International are a resource development consultant with more than twenty years of global experience in engineering, project delivery, project, and asset management.

We deliver a comprehensive service offering to the mining industry spanning the entire life cycle of a project. We focus on client outcomes and strive to work closely with our clients to achieve desired results. Our experience covers both brownfield and greenfield projects from studies through to execution and asset management.

We have built a solid, industry wide reputation for providing innovative, flexible and value-add solutions.

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