Principal - Ports And Maritime Engineering

Beca; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Parental leave

Career development

Job summary

Beca is expanding its Australian Ports and Maritime team and seeks a Principal – Ports and Maritime to shape growth across Australasia and the Pacific. Based in Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle or Brisbane, you will lead complex projects, cultivate client relationships, and provide technical leadership while guiding delivery excellence and strategic development.

You will advance growth across transport, defence, and industrial markets, with opportunities for professional accreditation and leadership

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in ports/marine infrastructure projects in a consulting environment.
• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering (or similar) and Chartered Engineer.
• Experience across technical delivery and project leadership with emphasis on client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Shape the growth of the ports and maritime business across the region.
• Maintain and develop relationships with clients and industry partners.
• Lead a range of complex ports and maritime projects across the wider region.
• Provide technical leadership in the ports and maritime sector.
• Develop a culture of outstanding delivery within the team.
• Drive business development.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Project delivery

Technical leadership

Business development

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Ports and Maritime at Beca

Beca has been providing maritime consultancy services to government, Industrial and Defence clients for over 80 years, and our Australian Ports and Maritime team is leading some of the largest maritime projects in the region.

We use our extensive experience of working in the marine environment to deliver projects both across Australia and internationally. We service all stages of a project - from the early planning, studies and concept work, through to detailed design and on to construction phase assistance and asset management.

As we continue our sustained growth we are seeking a Principal – Ports and Maritime to help lead and shape our maritime business.

About you

You will bring the passion and enthusiasm to help shape the growth of our Ports and Maritime business and have extensive senior level experience in ports/marine infrastructure projects in a consulting environment.

This experience will be across a range of assignments within the maritime market including across technical delivery and project leadership with a strong emphasis on client relationships.

In addition, to support key growth areas experience in one or more of the following areas would be beneficial:

• Masterplanning for ports and/or shipyard projects[
• Working in the Pacific and design of works in the Pacific region
• Experience working with contractors, delivering designs under both traditional as well as Design & Construct or similar arrangements.
• You will be degree qualified in Civil Engineering (or similar) and a Chartered Engineer.

The opportunity

Our Australian Ports and Maritime team is growing strongly, with work across the ports and maritime, transport, defence and industrial markets ongoing, and has a strong forward pipeline. To help accelerate this growth we are seeking a Principal – Ports and Maritime to help lead and shape our ports and maritime business, ideally to be based in Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle or Brisbane, working across Australasia and the Pacific.

• This is a key leadership role that will see you take responsibility for:
• Helping to shape the growth of the ports and maritime business across the region
• Maintaining and developing strong relationships with our clients and industry partners
• Leadership of a range of complex ports and maritime projects across the wider region
• Providing technical leadership in the ports and maritime sector
• Developing a culture of outstanding delivery within the team
• Business development

What we offer

• Flexibility & Wellbeing : We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement.
• Belonging & Ownership: Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive, and you can bring your whole self to work. You may also have the chance to take advantage of our unique shareholder opportunities, sharing in our collective success.
• Parental Leave: Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders.
• Career Growth & Development: Your growth is our priority! Benefit from continuous learning and professional development through our company training programmes and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia. Work alongside industry leaders and gain direct experience to unlock your career potential.
• Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought, and experiences.

About Bec a

Beca is one of the Asia-Pacific region’s largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. Our team of over 4,000 professionals is diverse enough to bring a wide range of perspectives and expertise to every client and challenge, creating resourceful, smart solutions from our collective experience and insights.

‘Creative people together transforming our world’ is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations, and our purpose – to make everyday better. Our four values – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment, and care – sit at the heart of everything we do, reflecting how we work every day with each other and our clients.

At Beca we make everyday better for our clients, our people and our community and your involvement makes it possible. Our size and agility mean you’re not just on the fringes; you’re making a visible difference, partnering to develop and deliver solutions from the ground up.

As a people-focused business, we understand that work-life balance means a lot of different things to different people and that it’s not always easy juggling work with everything else life throws at us. This is why we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all opportunities in the Beca team.