Senior 12D Road Designer

Aurecon; North Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon is seeking a Lead Designer - Roads and Highways to drive design across NSW projects from Sydney, Newcastle or Canberra offices. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, apply Austroads standards, and contribute to proposals while delivering high-quality road design models and construction-ready outputs.

Join a dynamic Roads Group focused on major infrastructure, digital design delivery, and collaborative client engagement.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Austroads Guide to Road Design (NSW Supplements)
• Experience with road design for Urban, Rural and Motorway projects
• Ability to lead design modelling and digital strategy
• Experience managing design teams and stakeholders
• Familiarity with BIM and digital construction outputs

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate understanding of the design development process and coordinate with team members
• Apply Austroads design standards and NSW supplements in road design
• Lead design teams (designers and drafters) to deliver quality outputs on time and within budget
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers and other leads
• Prepare data transfers between 3D models and 2D drawings
• Contribute to project proposals and bid inputs
• Demonstrate TfNSW road infrastructure design experience
• Lead road design modelling in joint venture projects
• Mentor junior staff
• Develop digital strategy for Roads and Highways team
• Engage in client meetings and workshops

Skills

Road design knowledge

Team leadership

Design development process

BIM understanding

12D software

CAD coordination

Client collaboration

Proposal input

Joint venture project delivery

Mentoring juniors

Tools

12D software

CAD

BIM

Job description

Lead Designer - Roads and Highways. This role can be based in either our Sydney, Newcastle, or Canberra office.

At Aurecon, we are engineering optimists who see the world differently. We ask what's possible and turn ideas into impact. Here, you'll bring your expertise to challenges that matter, alongside people who think boldly and are determined to make a difference.

What you'll do

As a Lead Designer - Roads and Highways in our Roads Group based in either Sydney, Newcastle, or Canberra, you'll take on designs for major road infrastructure projects across NSW helping shape solutions for our clients and communities. You'll work across disciplines, test ideas and find better ways to solve complex engineering problems.

Your role will include:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the design development process, and co-ordination of work with other team members.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of Austroads Guide to Road Design (using NSW Supplements) and Australian Standards. Also, a thorough understanding in road design using 12D software with strong knowledge of data transfer between key software packages. Manage design teams (designers and drafters), and work collaboratively with project managers, engineers and other discipline leads to deliver quality products within agreed time and budget.
• Prepare work with CAD drafters in transferring data from 3d to 2d. Reasonable level of CAD skills preferred.
• Involvement in project proposal preparation works and provide road design input in bidding stage.
• Demonstrate extensive TfNSW road infrastructure design experience (Urban, Rural and Motorway design).
• Prepare design models, suitable for digital issue to our end client and for construction purposes. Demonstrated knowledge in BIM is one of the key aspects.
• Able to work in major projects under joint venture environment and lead road design modelling work.
• Manage and mentor junior staff.
• Involvement in development of digital strategy for our Roads and Highways team and be part of our computational design team.
• Focus on quality outcomes as you maintain a client focused attitude.
• Participate in client meetings and workshops when required.

How we support your growth

Engineering possibilities for your career means having room to shape what comes next. You bring your ambition and commitment to lifelong learning, and we provide the foundation and development to help you turn your aspirations into achievement.

The Aurecon Way guides how we think, act and work together, what we value and how we invest in our people. You'll be part of a culture built on clear expectations, optimism and determination, where you can feel safe, included and empowered to speak openly, think boldly and deliver brilliantly.

Who we are

We are an engineering consultancy with more than 6,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. We believe the world needs people who can engineer possibilities; people who can create infrastructure that makes life better for people and the planet. That is why we are here - to bring ideas to life, the Aurecon way.

Ready to engineer possibilities?

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