Formwork Team Leader - Engineering

Acrow; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Acrow is seeking an experienced Formwork Team Leader to drive engineering design, drafting and certification of formwork projects across Queensland. This senior role targets a Chartered Structural Engineer with hands-on formwork experience, capable of leading a specialist team while contributing to complex engineering work.

You will review project requirements, develop solutions and provide engineering certification across challenging geometries, loads and bespoke formwork arrangements in

Qualifications

• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status is required.
• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Significant hands-on experience designing and certifying formwork, falsework and shoring systems.
• Strong structural engineering and temporary works design capability.
• Professional experience using REVIT & AutoCAD.
• Experience with structural analysis/FEA software such as SpaceGass, Microstran, RSTAB or Strand7.
• Deep knowledge of Australian structural design standards and codes of practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering and drafting delivery of formwork projects in Queensland.
• Mentor and provide technical direction to engineers, designers and drafters.
• Design, analyse, review and certify formwork, falsework and shoring systems.
• Undertake structural analysis and detailed Engineering calculations for conventional and bespoke formwork arrangements.
• Develop practical engineering solutions for complex site constraints and pours.
• Undertake and review FEA and frame analysis models.
• Review Revit models, formwork layouts, drawings and documentation.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable standards and safety-in-design requirements.
• Provide technical support to project, sales and site teams.
• Liaise with clients regarding engineering requirements and solutions.
• Resolve complex engineering and site issues.
• Review and approve engineering docs prior to issue.
• Support the technical development of the team.

Skills

CPEng

Civil/Structural Eng

Formwork design

REVIT & AutoCAD

FEA/structural analysis

Leadership/mentoring

Australian standards

Education

Civil or Structural Engineering degree

Tools

REVIT

AutoCAD

SpaceGass

Microstran

RSTAB

Strand7

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Formwork Team Leader to lead the engineering design, drafting and certification of formwork projects across Queensland.

This is a senior technical and leadership role suited to a Chartered Structural Engineer with substantial hands-on experience designing and certifying formwork, falsework and shoring systems.

You will lead a specialist engineering team while remaining actively involved in complex engineering work — reviewing project requirements, developing solutions, undertaking structural analysis, reviewing designs and providing engineering certification.

Our formwork projects regularly involve challenging geometries, significant loads, unusual support conditions and bespoke formwork arrangements. The role offers the opportunity to work on interesting, technically demanding building and civil infrastructure projects throughout Queensland.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Formwork Team Leader to lead the engineering design, drafting and certification of formwork projects across Queensland.

This is a senior technical and leadership role suited to a Chartered Structural Engineer with substantial hands-on experience designing and certifying formwork, falsework and shoring systems.

You will lead a specialist engineering team while remaining actively involved in complex engineering work — reviewing project requirements, developing solutions, undertaking structural analysis, reviewing designs and providing engineering certification.

Our formwork projects regularly involve challenging geometries, significant loads, unusual support conditions and bespoke formwork arrangements. The role offers the opportunity to work on interesting, technically demanding building and civil infrastructure projects throughout Queensland.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the engineering and drafting delivery of formwork projects in Queensland
• Manage, mentor and provide technical direction to engineers, designers and drafters within the team
• Design, analyse, review and certify formwork, falsework and shoring systems
• Undertake structural analysis and detailed engineering calculations for conventional and bespoke formwork arrangements
• Develop practical engineering solutions for complex site constraints, concrete pours and construction sequences
• Undertake and review FEA and frame analysis models
• Review Revit models, formwork layouts, engineering drawings and design documentation
• Ensure designs comply with applicable Australian Standards, Codes of Practice and safety-in-design requirements
• Provide technical support to project, sales and site teams
• Liaise directly with clients regarding engineering requirements and technical solutions
• Resolve complex engineering and site issues
• Review and approve engineering documentation prior to issue
• Support the technical development and mentoring of engineers and drafters within the wider engineering team

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status
• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Significant experience designing and certifying formwork, falsework and shoring systems – essential
• Strong structural engineering and temporary works design capability
• Professional experience using Autodesk REVIT & Autodesk AutoCAD
• Strong experience using structural analysis / FEA software such as SpaceGass, Microstran, RSTAB or Strand7
• Strong understanding of Australian structural design standards and codes of practice
• Demonstrated ability to undertake detailed structural calculations and independently verify complex designs
• Experience leading, mentoring or technically supervising engineers, designers and drafters
• Ability to develop practical solutions to unusual and technically challenging problems

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take a leading technical role within a major Australian formwork and temporary works engineering business.

You will work on a broad range of interesting and challenging formwork projects, with the opportunity to influence engineering solutions from initial concept through to final certification and site delivery.

The position combines technical engineering, design and drafting coordination, project leadership and people leadership, while allowing you to remain closely involved in the complex engineering work.

We offer a competitive salary package based on experience, strong technical support and the opportunity to work with a large national engineering team.

The role is based at our Stapylton, QLD office, supporting formwork projects throughout Queensland.

If you are an experienced Chartered Structural Engineer with specialist formwork design experience and are ready to lead technically challenging projects and a high-performing engineering and drafting team, we would like to hear from you.