Principal Engineer Work Package Delivery

Davidson; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Davidson, on behalf of the Department of Transport and Main Roads, North Coast Region, seeks a senior civil infrastructure works package delivery leader for a 2-year contract on the Sunshine Coast. The role oversees packages from development and procurement through to alliance award and mobilisation, ensuring value, safety and whole-of-life outcomes.

The role requires leadership across engineering governance, procurement and delivery assurance, with ability to influence across boundaries and

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex infrastructure work packages in multidisciplinary settings.
• Strong governance, procurement, and delivery assurance knowledge.
• Experience in alliance arrangements and collaborative contracting.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil infrastructure work packages from client-side development through mobilisation.
• Coordinate technical, operational, commercial, property and stakeholder inputs to create award-ready packages.

Skills

Leadership

Infrastructure delivery

Governance

Procurement

Stakeholder influence

Facilitation & negotiation

Commercial awareness

Alliances experience

Job description

About the Role

Department of Transport and Main Roads, North Coast Region, requires an experienced civil infrastructure works package delivery leader for a 2-year contract.

This role will lead assigned civil infrastructure work packages from client-side development and procurement through to Alliance award and mobilisation. The role integrates technical, operational, commercial, property, stakeholder and assurance inputs to create award-ready packages that support value, innovation and whole-of-life outcomes.

About You

To be successful in this role you, it is expected you will possess:

• Demonstrated leadership of complex infrastructure work packages in a multidisciplinary environment. Roads, highways and associated infrastructure experience will be very well regarded.
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, operational integration, procurement and delivery assurance.
• Ability to lead through influence across organizational boundaries and competing accountabilities.
• Highly developed facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution and executive communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and experience in collaborative or relational contracting environments.
• Sound judgement and personal integrity, with the ability to maintain trust while making difficult recommendations.
• Commitment to safety, customer outcomes, technical integrity, whole-of-life value and continuous improvement.
• Previous experience working in an alliance arrangement.

The Benefits

This is an exceptional career opportunity to join an employer of choice on a long term, 2-year contract. An hourly rate will be payable.