Principal Structural Engineer

Building Talent Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share ownership path

12 weeks paid paternity leave

WFH flexibility

Friday team lunches

Autonomy in Australia

Job summary

Building Talent Recruitment is assisting a multidisciplinary engineering design consultancy to recruit a Principal Structural Engineer in Australia. You will lead and own a portfolio of building projects, with particular emphasis on data centres and residential work, while guiding the structural team’s growth and direction.

You will interact with clients, provide senior technical oversight, and mentor engineers across the team, playing a pivotal role in delivering high-value projects within a

Qualifications

• 15+ years’ structural engineering experience.
• Experience within an Australian engineering design consultancy, preferably NSW.
• Chartered status (CPEng / NER).
• NSW Design Practitioner registration highly regarded.
• Full working rights in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of your own portfolio of building projects, with a focus on data centres and residential.
• Work alongside the National Structural Lead to support the growth and direction of the structural team.
• Take technical ownership of projects and provide senior oversight to engineers delivering them.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and project teams.
• Mentor and develop engineers across the team, shaping the next generation of structural talent.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Client relations

Team leadership

Education

Chartered (CPEng / NER)

NSW Design Practitioner registration

Job description

The Company

• A multidisciplinary engineering design consultancy covering structural, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, fire and ESD services.


• Offices across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth, with a portfolio that includes some of Sydney’s landmark towers, cultural buildings and corporate headquarters.


• A 20+ strong and growing Sydney structural team with a genuinely social culture, including a regular Friday team lunch.


• 12 weeks’ paid paternity leave and WFH flexibility.


• An invitation-based path to share ownership in the global parent group, with matched share purchases.

The Role

This business’s structural discipline has grown quickly, and they’re now looking for a Principal Structural Engineer to work directly with the National Structural Lead as one of the senior leaders of the team.

It’s a proper leadership role, not just a title. You’ll deliver a range of building projects, with a focus on data centres and residential, while playing a key part in the continued growth and direction of the structural team.

Expect a high level of responsibility, client interaction, mentoring and technical delivery.

The Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of your own portfolio of building projects, with a focus on data centres and residential.


• Work alongside the National Structural Lead to support the growth and direction of the structural team.


• Take technical ownership of your projects and provide senior oversight to the engineers delivering them.


• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and project teams.


• Mentor and develop engineers across the team, and help shape the next generation of structural talent.

The Requirements

This role suits an experienced structural engineer who’s a genuine leader, ready to take real ownership of a team and its growth. You’ll be able to demonstrate:

• 15+ years’ structural engineering experience


• Experience within an Australian engineering design consultancy, preferably within NSW


• A background with a recognised, well-regarded structural engineering consultancy


• Data centre and/or residential building experience highly desirable


• Chartered status (CPEng / NER)


• NSW Design Practitioner registration highly regarded


• Proven experience leading teams and mentoring engineers


• Full working rights in Australia

This is a genuine opportunity to step into senior leadership within a fast-growing structural team, with the backing of a global group and a real stake in its future.

Additional information

• Invitation-based path to shares, with share matching


• 12 weeks' paid paternity leave, WFH flexibility and Friday team lunches


• Full autonomy in Australia, backed by the scale of a global engineering group