Lead SMP Designer

Agilitus; City Of Mandurah; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Development plans

Wellbeing support

Overtime pay

Parental leave

Professional memberships

Mentoring

EA Chartered Path

Job summary

Agilitus is seeking an experienced Lead SMP Designer to drive structural, mechanical and piping design across mining and industrial projects. You will lead drafting teams, provide technical guidance, and ensure compliant, high-quality outcomes that meet budgets and schedules.

You’ll mentor designers, oversee resources and timing, and collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams to deliver from concept through construction and commissioning.

Qualifications

• Diploma in engineering or equivalent drafting training.
• Ability to lead a team and provide technical support across the SMP team.
• Ability to influence others to promote innovation and continuous learning.
• High level experience with applicable engineering design systems and software.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop SMP design and drafting teams.
• Manage resources, workloads and project priorities to meet schedules and budgets.
• Deliver and review high-quality SMP design solutions per Agilitus standards.
• Coordinate with clients, vendors and project teams to achieve outcomes.
• Support business development, project estimating and improvement initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Client coordination

Mentoring/guidance

SMP design knowledge

Innovative mindset

Education

Diploma in engineering or equivalent drafting training

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Lead SMP Designer to join Agilitus and play a key role in delivering structural, mechanical and piping design solutions across a diverse portfolio of mining, minerals processing and industrial projects. Working closely with clients, engineers and project teams, you will lead drafting and design activities, providing technical guidance and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality, compliant design outcomes that meet project objectives, budgets and schedules.

The Opportunity

This role will give you the opportunity to Lead and mentor a team of designers while overseeing the successful delivery of SMP design and drafting activities across a diverse portfolio of projects. You'll be responsible for team performance, resource planning, quality assurance and stakeholder management, while providing technical leadership from concept through to construction and commissioning.

• Lead, mentor and develop SMP design and drafting teams.
• Manage resources, workloads and project priorities to meet schedules and budgets.
• Deliver and review high-quality SMP design solutions in accordance with client and Agilitus standards.
• Coordinate with clients, vendors, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Support business development, project estimating and continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll need

• Diploma in engineering or applicable drafting traineeship (or similar)
• Ability to lead a team and provide technical support across the SMP team.
• Ability to influence others to think outside the box and thrive by promoting an environment where innovation and continuous learning is encouraged and valued.
• High level of experience and ability in use of applicable engineering design systems and software

You’ll be part of an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace with access to flexible work arrangements, personalised development plans, and wellbeing support. We offer competitive remuneration with incentives and paid overtime, generous primary and secondary parental leave, paid professional memberships, and mentoring from industry‑leading technical experts. We’re also proud partners of Engineers Australia, providing a supported pathway for engineers to achieve chartered status.

Agilitus is an advocate for Equal Employment Opportunity, and we encourage applications even if your experience doesn’t align with every requirement in the job description. You still may be the right candidate for this or other available roles.

We will only be accepting applicants with current Australian working rights, at this time.