Principal Transport Digital Designer

Mott MacDonald; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Principal CAD Lead to head a team of digital engineers and designers within the Roads & Highways group in NSW. You will influence and deliver high‑quality design and documentation for major infrastructure programs while mentoring staff and guiding project delivery.

You will align with project strategies, drive digital integration, manage information exchange in a common data environment, and ensure QA/QC checks of models meet the digital execution plan.

Qualifications

• Leads a team of digital engineers and designers on Roads & Highways projects.
• Influences clients to design, deliver, operate, and maintain infrastructure.
• Oversees design and documentation for major projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain AEC systems to align with TfNSW standards.
• Input into project documentation including digital engineering strategies and execution plans to best suit project and client needs.
• Actively driving digital integration within projects and seeking opportunities to streamline the approach and outcome.
• Coordinating AEC activities and managing information exchanges in a common data environment, ensuring QA/QC checks align with the digital execution plan.
• Monitoring budgets and resources including forecast and reporting, and engaging with the DE team for a consistent approach across projects.

Job description

Brilliant people trusted to do brilliant things

Mott MacDonald is a vibrant and forward-thinking engine ering, management, and development consultancy. Working together as a global team we plan, design, deliver and maintain the transport, energy, water, buildings, and wider infrastructure that is integral to people’s daily lives. We value excellence in every dimension of our business and continuously seekopportunities to improve what we do and how we do it.

We employ brilliant people who combine their diverse skills and experiences to achieve brilliant things. Whether you want to specialise or broaden your experience, you'll be supported by global specialists eager to share their expertise. With numerous opportunities to learn and grow, the possibilities are as diverse as our people. Working as a connected global team, we deliver impactful projects that shape the future.

The Principal CAD Lead is responsible for running a team of skilled and experience digital engineers and designers within the Roads & Highways team in NSW. The role has the dual functionality of leading outstanding technical outcomes for our clients and growing and shaping a high performing team. You would be responsible for influencing, implementing, and advising our clients to help them design, deliver, operate, and maintain outstanding infrastructure. In this role you’ll be actively involved in strategic roles on our most significant projects and programs and win and deliver work for you and your team.

As a leader, you’ll oversee delivery of the design and documentation aspect of major projects and priorities. You will align with project DE strategies ensuring alignment with the project and client requirements, activities will include:

• Develop and maintain AEC systems to align withTfNSW standards
• Input into project documentation including digital engineering strategies and execution plans to best suit project and client needs
• Actively driving digital integration within projects and seeking opportunities to streamline the approach and outcome
• Coordinating AEC activities and managing information exchanges in a common data environment. Ensuring that quality assurance and quality control checks of models align with the digital execution plan.
• Monitoring budgets and resources including forecast and reporting. Participation in Digital related meetings and presentations, as well as engagement with the wider DE team for a consistent approach across projects.