Project Engineer - Structures

WSP; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

12 months parental leave

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Job summary

WSP is seeking an experienced structural engineer to lead projects in Melbourne, Australia. You'll manage the delivery of multi-year engineering projects across various sectors and ensure quality outcomes while mentoring junior staff.

The ideal candidate holds a degree in Civil/Structural Engineering, has 5-8 years of local experience, and is adept at managing complex projects. WSP offers flexible working and prioritizes employee well-being.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of industry experience in the Property and Building space within consulting.
• Commercial experience in Australia on local medium/large engineering projects is essential.
• Solid proficiency in all-round structural engineering design including post-tensioned concrete.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects across design, delivery, and tender phases.
• Ensure quality and timely delivery of engineering work.
• Manage professional client relationships.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Technical guidance

Mentoring

Structural engineering design

Cross-discipline project delivery

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor to Master's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Our WSP Building Structures group are a specialist team renowned for their innovation in structural engineering and cutting‑edge BIM project execution across high‑rise and complex building structures and infrastructure projects, with offices in every major city across Australia.

We are immensely proud of our extensive portfolio of projects. It demonstrates our breadth of capability and depth of expertise to transform our clients' visions into realities that are sustainable in every sense - commercially, technically, socially and environmentally.

We operate as a highly autonomous and genuinely national team. The ability to grow and develop your career at WSP are unparalleled in the market. We offer the opportunity to contribute to local and national buildings projects, plus the ability to expand your design skills across other market sectors.

Our team is working on small, medium and large projects across a range of sectors, including projects in Defence, Data Centres and DFAT. But we have a national team approach to all our projects, which means you will work on projects across Australia, not just projects in the VIC, ensuring you gain a breadth of experience across a diverse range of projects and industries.

What you’ll do:

• Project lead work across the design, delivery and tender phases for multi‑year/packaged work for turnkey projects;

• Ensure timely and quality of delivery for project and structural engineering work in support of relevant technical, commercial and regulatory standards – and in alignment with schedules and budgets;

• Handle ongoing communication and highly effective professional relationships with local clients;

• Manage effective stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally;

• Provide sound technical/delivery guidance for the team;

• Mentor, train and develop the careers of junior engineers;

• Partner with internal stakeholders and a collaborative, national team in a multidisciplinary engineering setting.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

About You

• Bachelor to Masters’ level degree (Civil/Structural Engineering)

• 5-8 years industry experience in the Property and Building space within consulting.

• Commercial experience in Australia on local medium/large engineering projects is essential.

• Well versed in effectively delivering multiple, concurrent projects ranging in scale and sector eg; commercial, retail, defence, health, education.

• Solid proficiency in all-round structural engineering design including post‑tensioned concrete;

• Track record of effective cross‑discipline project delivery

• The ability to lead, train and mentor junior engineers across technical and project delivery aspects.

• Naturally Curious, Passionate, Adaptable & ready to do the kind of work the world needs

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 80,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

Benefits

• Develop your professional network (locally, nationally and globally) through various initiatives.

• Develop your personal brand through targeted training.

• Develop your business understanding and awareness through various procedures.

WSP prioritises the health and wellbeing of our people by offering flexible working, 12 months parental leave, opportunities for global mobility, purchased additional leave, and competitive remuneration among many more benefits designed to help you shine.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equal opportunity workplace. We promote Indigenous voices and are actively delivering a ‘Stretch’ level Reconciliation Action Plan. Accredited by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice, we also support the LGBTQI+ community, and encourage all employees to bring their whole selves to work.

With us, you can. Apply today.