Senior Pavement Engineer & Transport Project Lead

Surbana Consultants Pte Ltd – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) branch; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SMEC in Australia is seeking a Senior Associate Engineer – Roads & Highways (Pavements) to lead pavement design and delivery across major transport infrastructure projects in New South Wales. You will guide project teams, mentor engineers and influence technical outcomes while strengthening our pavements capability.

The role focuses on client engagement, project leadership and business development, delivering innovative, technically excellent solutions that shape the future of transport

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• 12+ years' experience in pavement engineering and transport infrastructure.
• Expertise in pavement design, rehabilitation and asset management.
• Extensive knowledge of Austroads guides, TfNSW standards and Australian Standards.
• Chartered Engineer status or eligibility to obtain.
• Proven experience leading major infrastructure projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong client relationship management and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Experience preparing technical proposals and project bids.
• Excellent communication, leadership and mentoring skills.
• Reputation for technical excellence within the transport infrastructure industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead pavement engineering design and delivery across major infrastructure projects.
• Act as technical authority for pavement design, rehabilitation and asset management solutions.
• Provide strategic technical guidance to project teams and clients.
• Lead multidisciplinary project delivery and quality assurance activities.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships across government and private sector markets.
• Support business development activities, proposals and pursuits.
• Mentor and develop engineers across the pavements and broader transport teams.
• Drive innovation, technical excellence and best-practice engineering outcomes.
• Contribute to capability growth and strategic planning within the Roads & Highways business.

Skills

Pavement design

Asset management

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Technical mentoring

Proposal development

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Job description

SMEC in Australia is seeking a Senior Associate Engineer – Roads & Highways (Pavements) to lead pavement design and delivery across major transport infrastructure projects in New South Wales. You will guide project teams, mentor engineers and influence technical outcomes while strengthening our pavements capability.

The role focuses on client engagement, project leadership and business development, delivering innovative, technically excellent solutions that shape the future of transport