Senior Civil Engineer - Adelaide

Tonkin Consulting; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tonkin Consulting in Adelaide seeks a Senior Civil Engineer to join our growing team and contribute to a variety of civil infrastructure projects. You will liaise with Local Government clients, service providers, and authorities across Australia.

We value proactive communication, analytical thinking, and a passion for local government projects. The role requires at least 7 years’ experience and knowledge of Australian standards in a multi-disciplinary national context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Experience with Australian Standards and industry guides.
• Local Government experience is preferred.
• Assist with site visits to support field and investigative work.
• Efficient multi-tasking with attention to detail.
• Collaborative, flexible team approach.

Responsibilities

• Join a collaborative Adelaide-based engineering team with Project Engineers and Senior/Principal Engineers.
• Design and document civil infrastructure for Local Government clients across stormwater, civil and transport disciplines.
• Deliver well-documented designs including drawings, specifications and reports meeting Tonkin standards.
• Provide inputs to engineers and drafters for high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure project coordination.
• Understand software such as AutoTURN and stormwater modelling and how they apply to the lifecycle.
• Demonstrate Tonkin values through professional conduct and collaboration.

Skills

Civil engineering knowledge

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Team player

Local Government experience (preferred

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoTURN

Stormwater modelling

Job description

When you join us at Tonkin, you become part of a team who thrive on delivering exceptional outcomes that put people and our community first.

Founded in 1955, Tonkin is on a strong, sustained growth journey, with a creative and progressive national team working at nine offices across Australia. Proudly employee-owned, we provide imaginative and dependable engineering, environment, urban development and construction solutions to our clients in the public and private sectors. With expertise that is characterised by diversity and industry excellence, Tonkin prides itself on being a national leader in the markets of water, waste, transport, natural resources management, buildings, public works and land development.

Our growing pipeline of large-scale, high-profile, and complex projects means we are looking for the best people in their fields to join us as we realise our vision to be Australia’s infrastructure consultant of choice.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our growing Adelaide team and contribute to a variety of civil infrastructure projects. You will liaise internally with staff within the Local Government Program, across all teams within the organisation, and externally with local government clients, service providers and authorities.

Who You Are:

• A passionate and proactive team player with excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Analytical thinking, curiosity, creativity and attention to detail.
• A passion or desire to work on local government related projects.
• A technical problem-solver with at least 7 years’ experience in a range of civil infrastructure projects, with an understanding of Australian standards and guidelines.
• Enthusiastic about working in multi-disciplinary teams in a national team format.
• Actively contribute or participate in industry related events and presentations.

Where You Are:

The role is located in Adelaide however you will work on projects throughout Australia, predominately South Australia and Victoria.

What You Bring:

• Relevant qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering discipline
• Demonstrated technical background in Civil Engineering related disciplines including understanding of Australian Standards and industry guides.
• Demonstrated experience with Local Government is preferred.
• Assist with and undertake site visits alongside peers to support field and investigative work
• Efficient multi-tasker with a fundamental understanding of project delivery processes and attention to detail.
• A collaborative and flexible team-oriented approach, with good experience working within a group environment.

What You'll Do:

• Join a supportive and collaborative Adelaide based engineering team collaborating with Project Engineers, Designers/drafters and Senior/Principal Engineers.
• Work for Local Government clients and developers to design and document civil infrastructure projects across stormwater, civil and transport disciplines.
• Contribute to the delivery of well-documented designs, including documents, drawings, specifications, and reports, meeting Tonkin's and client standards.
• Provide inputs to other engineers and drafters in producing high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate seamlessly with other disciplines to ensure project coordination.
• Understanding of relevant software e.g. Autoturn, or stormwater modelling software and how they apply to the infrastructure lifecycle.
• Integrate into the Tonkin culture by consistently demonstrating the values of Trust, Together, Excellence and Care through professional conduct and collaboration.

The Tonkin difference:

We know people perform at their best when they enjoy coming to work. At Tonkin we offer you the opportunity to work with leading industry experts in a genuinely supportive and caring environment. We provide flexibility because we know work-life balance is key. Our dynamic teams are underpinned by trust; empowering you to build your skills, progress your career quickly and work the way that is best for you.

Good people. Challenging projects. Caring environment. That’s Tonkin.

If you would like to join a versatile team who are nationally recognised for technical excellence, finding creative and progressive ways to deliver value for our clients, and putting a human touch into crafting engineering solutions, we look forward to hearing from you.

For this role, you must have the right to live and work permanently in this location.

Tonkin will only consider applications submitted directly by candidates. We will not accept or consider any applications from recruiters or recruitment agencies for this position unless requested.