Lead Bridges & Structures | Transport Infrastructure | Brisbane

Aptus Personnel; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptus Personnel is seeking an experienced Bridges leader to establish and grow the Bridges and Structures discipline in Brisbane, Australia. You will report to the Transport Business Lead and shape strategy, bids, client relationships, and how the team is built.

The role offers significant scope to evolve into leadership as the Brisbane operation expands. You’ll lead design projects for major QLD transport programs, mentor engineers, and drive technical excellence across the discipline,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading bridge/structural projects in a consulting environment.
• Proven track record delivering design projects and owning outcomes.
• Strong communication and commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Build strong client relationships across QLD transport infrastructure.
• Support bids, tenders and growth opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight of project delivery.
• Drive quality and consistency across the discipline.
• Mentor engineers and grow the team over time.
• Work on major QLD transport programs and future infrastructure investment.

Skills

Leadership in bridges & structures

Client relationship management

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Project delivery ownership

Commercial sense

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

RPEQ

Job description

The opportunity

Want to build something from the ground up? Our client is a global engineering business, and it's growing its Transport Infrastructure team in Australia. They need an experienced bridges leader to set up and grow the Bridges and Structures discipline in Brisbane.

You’ll report to the Transport Business Lead and have a real say in strategy, bids, client relationships and how the team is built. The role is set up to grow into team leadership as the Brisbane business expands.

What you'll do

• Build strong client relationships across QLD transport infrastructure
• Support bids, tenders and growth opportunities
• Provide technical leadership and oversight of project delivery
• Drive quality and consistency across the discipline
• Mentor engineers and grow the team over time
• Work on major QLD transport programs and future infrastructure investment

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience leading bridge and structural projects in a consulting environment
• A track record of delivering design projects and owning the outcomes
• Strong technical depth in bridges and structures
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical teams
• Solid knowledge of QLD transport infrastructure, especially TMR standards
• Bachelor of Civil Engineering and RPEQ
• Clear communication and good commercial sense

Highly regarded

Established industry networks across the QLD transport market

Why this role?

• Shape the discipline, the team and the culture from day one
• Work closely with senior leaders on strategy
• Local relationships backed by the scale of a well-established international business