Senior Civil Designers

Jacobs; Cairns Regional; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Wellbeing benefits

Parental leave

Fertility & IVF support

Hybrid working policy

Job summary

Jacobs is hiring Senior Civil Designers in Cairns or Townsville to lead civil design deliverables for transport infrastructure. You will produce detailed designs using 12d, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to BIM workflows while supporting safety and inclusive practices.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement within Australia, with focus on delivering high-quality outcomes for Queensland clients and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering civil infrastructure or transport infrastructure projects.
• Advanced capability in 12d and civil design software.
• Understanding of Queensland transport design standards, including TMR requirements.
• Ability to coordinate design activities across multiple disciplines
• A collaborative approach and commitment to knowledge sharing

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of civil design deliverables for transport infrastructure projects.
• Produce and review detailed designs using 12d and related civil design software.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across local and global delivery environments.
• Support the adoption of digital engineering and BIM workflows.
• Coordinate design activities to achieve project objectives for quality, budget and schedule.
• Provide guidance and technical support to developing designers and drafters.
• Contribute to project pursuits, client engagement activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion safe, inclusive and collaborative ways of working

Skills

Civil design software

Tools

12d Civil

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Transportation affects every aspect of daily life, no matter where you are in the world! Jacobs is made up of a team of multi-disciplinary rail experts who work on complex projects around the globe. We’re driven by the extraordinary as well as the seemingly mundane, working with our partners to make the world more connected and more sustainable for everyone.

Our Roads & Highways team is helping shape the future of transport infrastructure across Queensland, delivering projects that create more connected and sustainable communities.

As our project portfolio continues to grow, we're looking for experienced Senior Civil Designers to join our teams in Cairns or Townsville.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of major transport infrastructure projects while working alongside talented professionals across Australia and New Zealand.

You’ll contribute to the planning, design and delivery of transport projects for Queensland clients, developing high-quality design solutions while supporting collaborative and innovative project outcomes.

Working closely with project managers, design managers and multidisciplinary teams, you’ll help deliver projects that meet client expectations for quality, schedule and performance.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the development of civil design deliverables for transport infrastructure projects
• Produce and review detailed designs using 12d and related civil design software
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across local and global delivery environments
• Support the adoption of digital engineering and BIM workflows
• Coordinate design activities to achieve project objectives for quality, budget and schedule
• Provide guidance and technical support to developing designers and drafters
• Contribute to project pursuits, client engagement activities and continuous improvement initiatives
• Champion safe, inclusive and collaborative ways of working

Here’s what you’ll need

• Experience delivering civil infrastructure or transport infrastructure projects
• Advanced capability in 12d and civil design software
• Understanding of Queensland transport design standards, including TMR requirements
• Ability to coordinate design activities across multiple disciplinesli>
• A collaborative approach and commitment to knowledge sharing

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs here.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do.

We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative.

We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation.

We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging.

Find out more about ourJacobs Employee Networks here.

Our meticulously curated employee benefits support ALL employees throughout every stage of life. From paid parental leave to a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment, adoption and surrogacy assistance along with menopause and Low T treatment.

We are steadfast in our commitment to the wellbeing of you and your loved ones with a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially. This is demonstrated in our company being recognised by WGEA for 12 consecutive years as an employer of choice for gender equality along with our industry leading GOLD employer status by the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

Cultural Support

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply.

Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application.

No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery.

We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.