Senior Civil Engineer

Downer; Milton; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Downer Energy & Utilities seeks a Senior Civil Engineer to lead civil design for major transmission and substation projects in Australia. You will provide design leadership across the lifecycle, ensuring safety, quality and client satisfaction while mentoring project teams.

Based in Milton, QLD, this full-time role emphasises collaboration, utility network knowledge and proactive problem solving within a dynamic energy sector.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status or ability to obtain it.
• Experience delivering civil design for transmission and substation projects within the power industry.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver civil designs for major transmission and substation projects.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring across project teams.
• Prepare design documentation, scopes of work and tender packages.
• Support project delivery, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all designs meet safety, quality and client requirements.

Skills

Civil design

Technical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Project delivery

Mentoring

Education

Civil Engineering or related field

Chartered Professional Engineer status or eligible

Job description

Lead civil design delivery for major transmission and substation projects, providing technical expertise across Australia's critical energy infrastructure

The Opportunity

Downer Energy & Utilities is seeking an experienced Senior Civil Engineer to join our growing Power business. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering civil engineering solutions across major transmission and substation projects. Working within a collaborative engineering team, you will provide technical leadership throughout the design lifecycle, ensuring high quality, fit for purpose outcomes.
As part of this role, you will:

• Deliver civil designs for major transmission and substation projects


• Provide technical leadership and mentoring across project teams


• Prepare design documentation, scopes of work and tender packages


• Support project delivery, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement initiatives


• Ensure all designs meet safety, quality and client requirements

This is a full-time permanent role based in our office in Milton, QLD.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a collaborative and experienced engineering professional who thrives in a project environment and brings a strong understanding of civil design within the power and utilities sector.
To be successful, you will have:

• Qualifications in Civil Engineering or a related discipline


• Chartered Professional Engineer status, or the ability to obtain it


• Experience delivering civil design for transmission and substation projects within the power industry


• Strong experience across bulk earthworks, drainage, oil containment, access roads/tracks, and site civil infrastructure


• Knowledge of utility and transmission network infrastructure
  
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills


• The ability to manage design deliverables, priorities and project deadlines


• A flexible and team focused approach to problem solving

About Energy & Utilities

Downer's Energy & Utilities business unit is an integrated trans-Tasman team, providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure. We design, build, operate and maintain today's critical assets and networks, delivering complete services across the water, electricity, telecommunications, industrial and power generation sectors. Our expertise spans in-house technical smarts, specialist engineering, integrated OEM partners, and dedicated crews of qualified tradespeople.
Downer Group is an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone.