Principal Civil Engineer

Bayside Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayside Group, Brisbane, is seeking an experienced Principal Civil Engineer to join a rapidly growing national engineering business. This is a senior leadership role with influence across projects and client relationships.

You will lead the civil engineering team, oversee delivery and budgets, contribute to business development, and mentor engineers, helping shape the Brisbane and national footprint as the business grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in a senior civil engineering role.
• RPEQ and/or MIEAust accreditation.
• Strong design and project delivery experience.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, 12D Solutions, PC Sewer and PC Drain.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the civil engineering team.
• Oversee project delivery, schedules, budgets and variations.
• Review and certify designs and ensure technical quality.
• Manage client relationships and business development activities.
• Coordinate internal and external resources and reporting.
• Support growth of Brisbane and national business.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client relationships

Civil engineering

Commercial acumen

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

12D Solutions

PC Sewer

PC Drain

Job description

The Opportunity

A genuinely exciting opportunity for an experienced Principal Civil Engineer to join a rapidly growing national engineering business at an important stage of its journey.

Following a significant acquisition, our client is expanding its engineering capability, national footprint and project portfolio. With an experienced leadership team and strong growth plans ahead, this is an opportunity for a Principal who wants to have genuine influence rather than simply inherit an existing workload.

They are seeking an experienced Principal Civil Engineer to join the Brisbane team and play a key role in the continued development and growth of the civil engineering function.

The Role

This is more than a technical Principal position. You will provide leadership to the civil engineering team, contribute technical expertise across projects, oversee project delivery and resources, maintain strong client relationships and play an active role in developing new business.

In this senior position, you will be responsible for:

• Providing technical leadership, mentoring and knowledge transfer to the civil engineering team
• Providing technical input into engineering design, reporting and project delivery
• Reviewing and certifying engineering designs and ensuring technical quality
• Coordinating internal and external project resources
• Managing project programmes, budgets, scope, variations and commercial outcomes
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients, councils, governing bodies, subcontractors and consultants
• Preparing project reporting, progress claims, invoices and other project management documentation
• Contributing to business development, networking and the continued growth of the Brisbane and wider national business
• Supporting the professional development and capability of engineers and designers

Skills and Experience

We are looking for an established civil engineering professional who combines strong technical capability with genuine leadership, project management and commercial acumen. You will ideally bring:

• A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Extensive experience in a senior engineering role
• RPEQ and/or MIEAust accreditation
• Strong experience across civil engineering design and project delivery
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, 12D Solutions, PC Sewer and PC Drain
• Proven experience managing project budgets, programmes, resources and deliverables
• Commercial awareness and a genuine interest in business development and growing client relationships

This is an opportunity to join a business with genuine momentum. For the right Principal, this is an opportunity to contribute well beyond individual project delivery - helping shape the team, strengthen client relationships, develop new opportunities and play a meaningful role in the continued growth of the business.

If you're an experienced Principal Civil Engineer looking for a role where your technical expertise, leadership capability and commercial thinking will genuinely make a difference, we'd like to hear from you.