Senior Associate Engineer

Riddwood Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Riddwood Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd in Brisbane seeks a Senior Associate to lead multiple civil/structural projects and a team from our Brisbane office, balancing delivery, quality, and commercial performance.

The role focuses on team management, client satisfaction, technical consistency and project profitability, with exposure to recruitment and strategic delivery alignment as you progress toward executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, recognised by Engineers Australia
• RPEQ plus CPEng highly favoured
• 10+ years' experience in structural or civil engineering, with a strong background in temporary works, construction engineering, or infrastructure delivery from a consulting environment
• Proven track record managing projects and client relationships, with experience leading design teams and coordinating complex work programs
• Thorough knowledge of Australian Standards applicable to temporary works, structural design, and construction engineering
• Experience with SpaceGass, Strand7, Tekla TEDDS or equivalent design software
• 3+ years' local experience leading projects, liaising with Clients, managing scopes, and preparing fee proposals
• Strong commercial awareness: ability to manage budgets, track project performance, and identify and raise variations in a timely manner
• Demonstrated people management capability – mentoring engineers, conducting performance reviews, and supporting team development
• Exceptional communication skills and a proactive, client-facing approach

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Clients, ensuring clear communication and alignment of project objectives
• Maintain and strengthen existing client relationships to achieve a consistent pipeline of work
• Manage fee proposals, create and allocate project tasks, manage budget estimation and tracking, own kick-off meetings and design briefs
• Approve your team's workload plan and take ownership of delivery
• Project manage the tasks that you or your Team Members are assigned as Task Manager, tracking timesheet hours, remaining budget, and progress against programme with early identification of overruns
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to your team, review designs early, give clear engineering guidance, and remove technical blockers quickly to avoid rework and budget exhaustion
• Collaborate with other Team Managers on progress and issues developing across ongoing projects, flag risks, delays or resource constraints early to maintain delivery standards
• Carry out bi-monthly and 6-monthly performance reviews with your team, providing inputs on technical ability, delivery reliability, and team behaviour
• Enforce Riddwood's policies, uphold standards, and be a role model for your team

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Budget management

Mentorship

Strategic delivery

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

RPEQ or CPEng preferred

Engineers Australia accreditation

Tools

SpaceGass

Strand7

Tekla TEDDS

Job description

As a Senior Associate at Riddwood, you will manage multiple projects and a team of engineers across our Brisbane office, while balancing delivery, quality, and commercial performance. You'll play a key role in our business, with a focus on team management, client satisfaction, technical consistency, and project profitability. You will gain exposure to recruitment and strategic delivery alignment as you develop toward executive and business-wide leadership. Your duties will include providing technical direction and mentorship to your team, enforcement of Company policies, standards, and being a role model that embodies Riddwood's Core Values of Competence, Care, Accountability and Ambition.

Key responsibilities

Serve as the primary point of contact for Clients, ensuring clear communication and alignment of project objectives

Maintain and strengthen existing client relationships to achieve a consistent pipeline of work

Manage fee proposals, create and allocate project tasks, manage budget estimation and tracking, own kick-off meetings and design briefs

Approve your team's workload plan and take ownership of delivery

Project manage the tasks that you or your Team Members are assigned as Task Manager, tracking timesheet hours, remaining budget, and progress against programme with early identification of overruns

Provide technical direction and mentorship to your team, review designs early, give clear engineering guidance, and remove technical blockers quickly to avoid rework and budget exhaustion

Collaborate with other Team Managers on progress and issues developing across ongoing projects, flag risks, delays or resource constraints early to maintain delivery standards

Carry out bi-monthly and 6-monthly performance reviews with your team, providing inputs on technical ability, delivery reliability, and team behaviour

Enforce Riddwood's policies, uphold standards, and be a role model for your team

About you

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, recognised by Engineers Australia

RPEQ plus CPEng highly favoured

10+ years' experience in structural or civil engineering, with a strong background in temporary works, construction engineering, or infrastructure delivery from a consulting environment

Proven track record managing projects and client relationships, with experience leading design teams and coordinating complex work programs

Thorough knowledge of Australian Standards applicable to temporary works, structural design, and construction engineering

Experience with SpaceGass, Strand7, Tekla TEDDS or equivalent design software

3+ years' local experience leading projects, liaising with Clients, managing scopes, and preparing fee proposals

Strong commercial awareness: ability to manage budgets, track project performance, and identify and raise variations in a timely manner

Demonstrated people management capability – mentoring engineers, conducting performance reviews, and supporting team development

Exceptional communication skills and a proactive, client-facing approach