Senior Highways Engineer - TMR Specialist

Hatch; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hatch in Brisbane is seeking a Senior Highways Engineer to drive major transport projects within our multi-disciplinary team. You will apply your roads/highways expertise, lead design work, and coordinate with DTMR projects across Queensland.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration, and delivering safe, innovative solutions while guiding projects from tender through detailed design in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Registration as an RPEQ or CPEng highly regarded.
• Strong safety awareness and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervising civil engineering design for freeways, intersections, bulk earthworks, roads and rail
• Preparing, reviewing and checking engineering calculations, technical specifications, data sheets and reports
• Reviewing and checking engineering drawings
• Providing input to engineering, operating and cost estimates
• Leading in and contributing to design reviews
• Leading designs from tender through feasibility to detailed design
• Managing commercial aspects of projects
• Assisting with bidding and tenders

Skills

Road project coordination

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Education

Civil engineering degree

Job description

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Company: Hatch

Requisition ID:97629

Job Category:Infrastructure

Location:Brisbane,Queensland,Australia

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 65 years of business and technical expertise in mining , energy , and infrastructure ,our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think global while acting locally.Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

Our Brisbane Infrastructure team is entering an exciting growth phase, driven by newly awarded high‑profile projects and forward‑thinking workforce planning. As a result, we’re looking for aSenior Highways Engineerto play a key role in delivering major transport projects within our multi‑disciplinary consultancy. You’ll bring strong experience in the roads and highways sector, particularly with DTMR, and apply both your technical expertise and leadership capability to help strengthen and expand our Roads & Highways team.

This is a rare opportunity to join a business on the rise where your technical influence, project leadership, and collaborative mindset will directly shape our future. You’ll work alongside talented professionals across disciplines, contribute to the growth of the practice, and elevate your career as part of Hatch’s broader communities of practice.

Key responsibilities of your role will include:

• Supervising civil engineering design for freeways, intersections, bulk earthworks, roads and rail
• Preparing, reviewing and checking engineering calculations, technical specifications, data sheets and reports
• Reviewing and checking engineering drawings
• Providing input to engineering, operating and cost estimates
• Leading in and contributing to design reviews
• Leading designs from tender through feasibility to detailed design
• Managing commercial aspects of projects
• Assisting with bidding and tenders

About you:

The ideal candidate will have proven experience coordinating, designing, and delivering road projects in Queensland for DTMR as part of multi‑disciplinary teams, supported by a civil engineering degree from a recognised tertiary institution. They will demonstrate strong safety awareness, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a collaborative, inclusive approach to working with others. Their technical background will include expertise in bulk earthworks, site grading, surface water management, access and haul roads, freeways, and earth structures. Registration as an RPEQ or CPEng will be highly regarded.

• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Strong focus on career growth, learning and mentorship
• Collaborative, values-driven culture focused on innovation and excellence

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation.

As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, this includes supporting and encouraging a collaborative workplace and a comprehensive benefit offering. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request. We are managing this recruitment process directly and are not accepting unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.