Senior Engineer (Civil)

Department of Transport and Main Roads; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RPEQ compensation payment

Professional fees reimbursement

Health & wellbeing reimbursement

5 weeks annual leave + 14% leave load

Locality allowance

Corporate discounts on health services

SARAS learning and development support

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Department of Transport and Main Roads in Mackay is seeking a Senior Engineer (Civil) to lead planning initiatives across road safety, corridor management and rehabilitation needs. You will deliver studies, options analyses and business cases to influence major infrastructure decisions.

The role requires Washington Accord BE (Civil), RPEQ registration, a Class C licence and the ability to work with diverse stakeholders in a busy regional setting. Closing date 9 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Four-year, Washington Accord accredited BE (Civil) or equivalent.
• Registration as a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) is mandatory for appointment.
• Current Class 'C' Drivers Licence.
• Criminal history check will be undertaken prior to appointment to the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist technical advice on project planning, road safety, corridor management and road network preservation and rehabilitation needs.
• Plan studies, strategies, plans, options analyses and business cases.
• Lead road safety upgrade programs and road crash investigations.
• Assess permits for third party and heavy vehicle access on the road corridor and wider network.
• Identify network deficiencies, prioritize, plan, evaluate, report and manage improvement projects.
• Develop productive relationships with other government agencies and stakeholders.
• Provide engineering input in responses to customer enquiries regarding road transport infrastructure matters across the district.

Skills

Civil engineering

Project planning

Road safety

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)

Job description

Shape the future of Queensland's road network as a Senior Engineer (Planning) in Mackay, where your expertise will drive smarter, safer and more connected communities. In this dynamic role, you'll lead planning initiatives, influence major infrastructure decisions, and deliver innovative solutions across road safety, corridor management and network performance. Working with passionate teams and key stakeholders, you'll play a pivotal role in developing strategies and projects that make a real difference to the lives of Queenslander's while growing your career in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

About Us

With branches in Rockhampton, Mackay and Barcaldine and a site office in Emerald, the Transport and Main Roads Program Delivery and Operations (PDO) Central Queensland Region (CQ Region) looks after 9076km of state-controlled roads and about 1510km of the National Road Network. This role will contribute to the development and delivery of the Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program (QTRIP).

Benefits

• Annual Registered Professional Engineers Queensland (RPEQ) compensation payment of $8,200.
• Annual reimbursement of professional fees.
• Annual health & wellbeing reimbursement of $109.40.
• 5 weeks annual leave + 14% annual leave loading.
• Locality allowance.
• Corporate discounts from a range of leading private health companies.
• Further learning and development support available through the Study and Research Assistance Scheme (SARAS).
• Relocation assistance.

The Role

In the role of Senior Engineer (Civil) you will provide specialist technical advice in relation to project planning, road safety matters, corridor management, and road network preservation and rehabilitation needs (including pavement and structures).

Some Of Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Delivering and/or providing support, advice, and assistance to other officers in support of the unit's deliverables, including:
• Strategies and programs for the maintenance and rehabilitation of pavements and structures.
• Planning projects (studies, strategies, plans, options analyses and business cases);
• Road safety upgrade programs;
• Road crash investigations;
• Assessment of various types of permits pertaining to third party and heavy vehicle impacts on, and access to the road corridor and wider network;
• The identification of network deficiencies and prioritization, planning, evaluation, reporting and general management of projects for enhancing the road network.
• Working in a collaborative and customer-centric manner and developing strong, positive, and productive relationships with other government agencies, local governments and other key stakeholder groups.
• Provision of engineering input into responses or responding directly to customer enquiries regarding road transport infrastructure matters across the district.

Mandatory & Desirable Qualifications

• A four-year, Washington Accord accredited, Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) or equivalence which is assessed/accepted by Engineers Australia against Washington Accord benchmarks.
• Registration as a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) is mandatory for appointment to the position.
• A current Class 'C' Drivers Licence.
• Due to this role having access to sensitive data, a criminal history check will be undertaken prior to appointment to the role.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/705148/26

Closing Date: Monday, 09 November 2026

Occupational group

Engineering & Surveying