Lead Civil & Structural Engineer

Airswift; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking an onsite Lead Civil & Structural Engineer based in Gladstone, QLD, on a 12-month contract with extension potential. You will provide technical leadership across capital, brownfield and greenfield projects in industrial, energy, infrastructure and operational facilities, combining hands-on engineering with client engagement.

Responsibilities include directing civil/structural work, ensuring quality, safety, regulatory compliance and schedule adherence; building client

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil, Structural, or related Engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil and structural engineering projects across industrial, energy, resources, and infrastructure sectors.
• Deliver engineering solutions that meet quality, safety, regulatory, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Build strong client relationships and understand their business, operational, and technical needs.
• Support business growth by identifying opportunities, defining project scopes, and contributing to proposals and cost estimates.
• Provide technical oversight for designs, calculations, reports, specifications, and site-related issues.
• Mentor and support engineers and designers to ensure high-quality project delivery.
• Represent the organization in client meetings, technical discussions, site visits, and business development activities.

Skills

Leadership

Client engagement

Project management

Team mentoring

Structural analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

Space Gass

Strand7

Job description

About the Role

This is an onsite, full-time hours from Monday to Friday based in the office in Gladstone QLD on an initial 12-months’ contract with the possibility for extension. As the Lead Civil & Structural Engineer, you’ll provide technical leadership and deliver a range of capital, brownfield, and greenfield projects across industrial, energy, infrastructure, and operational facility sectors. The role combines hands‑on engineering expertise with client engagement, including defining project scopes, supporting proposals, and identifying new business opportunities across the region.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil and structural engineering projects across industrial, energy, resources, and infrastructure sectors.
• Deliver engineering solutions that meet quality, safety, regulatory, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Build strong client relationships and understand their business, operational, and technical needs.
• Support business growth by identifying opportunities, defining project scopes, and contributing to proposals and cost estimates.
• Provide technical oversight for designs, calculations, reports, specifications, and site-related issues.
• Mentor and support engineers and designers to ensure high-quality project delivery.
• Represent the organization in client meetings, technical discussions, site visits, and business development activities.

Skills/Requirements

• Degree in Civil, Structural, or related Engineering discipline.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status, registration on an appropriate national engineering register, and any relevant state-based professional engineering registration such as RPEQ or RPEV, or eligibility to obtain these registrations.
• Significant experience in civil and structural engineering within heavy industry, energy, infrastructure, or process plant environments.
• Strong experience supporting brownfield projects and operating assets.
• Solid technical knowledge of structural design, foundations, concrete, steel, drainage, and constructability.
• Proficiency in structural analysis and 3D modelling tools, including Space Gass and FEA software (e.g., Strand7).
• Proven ability to build client relationships, support business development, and win repeat work.
• Experience leading and mentoring multidisciplinary teams across multiple locations.

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider. With 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 70 countries, Airswift's geographical reach, experience and expertise across the energy, mining, infrastructure and technology sectors is unparalleled. Only candidates with full working rights in Australia will be considered (Australian Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australian working VISA)