Principal Structural Engineer: Lead Data Centres & Homes

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

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