Lead Structural Engineer

Airswift; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a senior Lead Structural Engineer to grow and expand the organisation’s structural engineering capability within the mining and minerals sector on the East Coast. The role combines technical leadership with project delivery and risk management across all phases.

Based in Brisbane or Adelaide, you will oversee design, analysis, and coordination with site teams and contractors, ensuring compliant, practical, and buildable solutions for our clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• 10–15 years of relevant structural engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of Australian standards and construction safety principles.
• Proficiency in structural analysis software.
• Demonstrated experience delivering practical, constructible solutions under site and project constraints.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills with contractors and site-based teams.
• Well-established professional relationships with clients, partners and stakeholders within Queensland.

Responsibilities

• Develop construction methodologies and sequencing plans with site teams and contractors.
• Carry out detailed structural analysis and design for safety and constructability.
• Assess material performance across construction phases.
• Lead cross-disciplinary engineering solutions with designers and consultants.
• Review drawings, calculations, and technical documentation for quality and accuracy.
• Assist with tender preparation and secure project opportunities.
• Liaise with clients, regulators and stakeholders to support delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Client liaison

Communication

Practical hands-on

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

Structural analysis software

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and advise on construction methodologies and sequencing plans in collaboration with site teams and contractors.
• Carry out detailed structural analysis and design to ensure safety, compliance, and constructability.
• Assess the performance and behaviour of materials during various construction phases.
• Work with engineers, designers, and consultants to deliver fully integrated and coordinated engineering solutions.
• Review engineering drawings, design calculations, and technical documentation for quality and accuracy.
• Assist with tender preparation and contribute to securing new project opportunities.
• Liaise with clients, regulatory authorities, and project stakeholders to support successful project delivery.
• Apply project management principles to meet project milestones and deliverables to the required standard and timeframe.
• Prepare and review technical reports and documentation.
• Maintain financial oversight of allocated projects, including resource planning, billing, and forecasting.
• Identify and manage technical and commercial risks for both the organisation and its clients.
• Manage small to medium?scale consulting projects, including responsibility for resources, budgets, quality, and outcomes.
• Lead and coordinate internal engineering teams and contribute to interdisciplinary workshops and risk assessments.
• Ensure all work complies with applicable legislation, industry standards, internal systems, and corporate requirements.
• Represent the organisation professionally, building confidence in stakeholders and demonstrating the value the team delivers.

The

Location: Brisbane or Adelaide

Employment type: Permanent

The Role

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Structural Engineer is a newly created position designed to help build and expand the organisation’s structural engineering capability within the mining and minerals sector in the East Coast. The role carries both technical and leadership responsibilities, including:

• Develop and advise on construction methodologies and sequencing plans in collaboration with site teams and contractors.
• Carry out detailed structural analysis and design to ensure safety, compliance, and constructability.
• Assess the performance and behaviour of materials during various construction phases.
• Work with engineers, designers, and consultants to deliver fully integrated and coordinated engineering solutions.
• Review engineering drawings, design calculations, and technical documentation for quality and accuracy.
• Assist with tender preparation and contribute to securing new project opportunities.
• Liaise with clients, regulatory authorities, and project stakeholders to support successful project delivery.
• Apply project management principles to meet project milestones and deliverables to the required standard and timeframe.
• Prepare and review technical reports and documentation.
• Maintain financial oversight of allocated projects, including resource planning, billing, and forecasting.
• Identify and manage technical and commercial risks for both the organisation and its clients.
• Manage small to medium?scale consulting projects, including responsibility for resources, budgets, quality, and outcomes.
• Lead and coordinate internal engineering teams and contribute to interdisciplinary workshops and risk assessments.
• Ensure all work complies with applicable legislation, industry standards, internal systems, and corporate requirements.
• Represent the organisation professionally, building confidence in stakeholders and demonstrating the value the team delivers.

About You

You will be a senior contributor within the structural engineering team, applying your expertise across a wide range of studies and project phases. You bring not only technical capability but also leadership qualities, client confidence, and a commitment to delivering practical and buildable solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• 10–15 years of relevant structural engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of Australian standards and construction safety principles.
• Proficiency in structural analysis software with the ability to produce clear, accurate engineering documentation.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering practical, constructible solutions under site and project constraints.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, particularly with contractors and site?based teams.
• A proactive, practical, and hands?on engineering approach.
• Well?established professional relationships with clients, partners, and stakeholders within Queensland (highly advantageous).

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients.

With over 1000 employees and 9,000+ contractors operating in over 130 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled.

Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)