Senior Highways CAD Designer – Hybrid & Flexible

AECO; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Extra annual leave

Volunteer leave

Flexible public holidays

Job summary

AECOM in Brisbane is seeking an accomplished highways design professional to join our team focused on major transport projects. You will lead design delivery, produce CAD drawings, and mentor junior engineers within a nationally connected technical network.

Join a flexible and hybrid work environment with a strong pipeline of work, delivering quality outcomes and coordinating with clients and internal teams across Australia and beyond.

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering Associate Degree (or equivalent).
• 7+ years’ highways design experience (TP/Local Government/Equivalent).
• Experience in transport infrastructure design including road geometry, signage, PUP and barriers.
• Proficient CAD drawings and design documentation for project delivery.
• Experience with RPDM, Austroads or equivalent standards.
• Exposure to MicroStation, OpenRoads, Civil 3D, InfraWorks, Navisworks or Revizto.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams and coordinating design inputs.
• Strong understanding of design standards, quality and delivery timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highways design across transport projects including civil arrangements, geometry, signage and barriers.
• Produce high-quality drawings and models compliant with RPDM and client standards.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring on digital design tools and workflows.
• Work under limited supervision to manage deliverables and support broader project outcomes.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate design inputs across projects.
• Contribute to design documentation and ensure outputs meet project specs and timelines.
• Support BIM and digital engineering tools to enhance project delivery.

Skills

Highways design

CAD draughting

Mentoring & guidance

Project coordination

BIM & digital tools

Education

Civil Engineering degree (or equivalent)

Tools

MicroStation

OpenRoads

Civil 3D

InfraWorks

Navisworks/Revizto

Job description

AECOM in Brisbane is seeking an accomplished highways design professional to join our team focused on major transport projects. You will lead design delivery, produce CAD drawings, and mentor junior engineers within a nationally connected technical network.

Join a flexible and hybrid work environment with a strong pipeline of work, delivering quality outcomes and coordinating with clients and internal teams across Australia and beyond.