Senior Civil Designer

Arup; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup in Brisbane is seeking a Senior 12D Roads Designer to lead road alignment design across major urban and rural highways and local infrastructure projects. You will deliver high quality 3D designs, oversee technical drawings, and mentor junior designers while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires extensive experience with Austroads, TMR and Australian Standards, expert 12d Model usage, BIM workflows, CAD, Bluebeam and ProjectWise, and a commitment to continuous

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in road alignment design with knowledge of Austroads, TMR, and Australian Standards.
• Proficiency in 12d Model, BIM workflows, and CAD tools (Bluebeam, ProjectWise).
• Proven ability to lead complex multidisciplinary projects, including coordination and design reviews.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with mentoring experience.
• Tertiary qualification and commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead road alignment design for major urban and rural highways, as well as local road projects.
• Prepare and oversee high-quality 3D designs, drawings, and documentation using 12d Model and related tools.
• Manage alignment design delivery within project timeframes, scope, and budget.
• Develop and implement innovative technical solutions, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs and ensuring standards compliance.
• Mentor and support junior designers through delegation, review and feedback.

Skills

Road design leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Mentoring

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

12d Model

CAD

Bluebeam

ProjectWise

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

The Senior 12D Roads Designer plays a key role within the highways team, strengthening technical capability and driving high-quality project outcomes. This role combines leadership, advanced design expertise, and collaboration to successfully deliver complex projects while contributing to continuous improvement and design excellence.

The Opportunity

• Lead road alignment design for major urban and rural highways, as well as local road and infrastructure projects.
• Prepare and oversee high-quality 3D designs, technical drawings, and documentation using 12d Model and associated tools.
• Manage alignment design delivery, ensuring outputs are completed within project timeframes, scope, and budget.
• Develop and implement innovative technical solutions, coordinating multidisciplinary design inputs and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and guidelines.
• Mentor and support junior designers through delegation, review, and feedback while contributing to team capability development.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

• Extensive experience in road alignment design, with strong knowledge of Austroads, TMR, and Australian Standards.
• Advanced proficiency in 12d Model, BIM workflows, and technical tools such as CAD, Bluebeam, and ProjectWise.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multidisciplinary projects, including coordination, design reviews, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience facilitating technical discussions and mentoring team members.
• A relevant tertiary qualification and commitment to ongoing professional development and continuous improvement.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair, and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Our centrally located Brisbane office is one of just a few buildings in Australia to achieve the prestigious Living Building Certificate. Located opposite the future Albert Street Station, it was built in 2024 and has bright and modern high-end design work and break out spaces, end-of-trip facilities, and a subsidised café. You will be joining a growing team of highly skilled and engaged engineers, working in a total design, multi-disciplinary environment, collaborating with a broad range of teams and specialists providing you the opportunity to develop and enhance your technical skills across the full breadth of civil engineering disciplines.