Senior Roadway Design Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Parental leave program

Extra annual leave

Public holiday flex

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a senior civil engineer to design road alignments and prepare model-based outputs for digital delivery. You will collaborate with civil, drainage, utilities, structures and survey teams to resolve interfaces and ensure standards compliance.

With 8+ years’ experience and a civil engineering background, you will apply safety principles and constructability checks, contributing to projects across Australia. Hybrid work options support flexible scheduling and career growth.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of geometric design principles and standards.
• Working knowledge of drainage and utilities interfaces and their influence on roadway geometry.
• Proficiency in producing model-based deliverables aligned to BIM and digital delivery requirements.
• Diploma or degree in civil engineering or an equivalent design discipline.
• At least 8 years of relevant industry experience.
• Advantages: Civil 3D familiarity, OpenRoads, Navisworks, model coordination, vehicle swept path analysis, earthworks optimisation, quantities.

Responsibilities

• Develop horizontal and vertical alignments, cross-sections, and corridor models to applicable standards and client requirements.
• Generate and manage design deliverables including design models, drawings, long / cross-sections, digital terrain models, and quantity take offs.
• Coordinate with civil, drainage, utilities, structures, traffic, and survey teams to resolve interfaces and constraints.
• Apply design standards, road safety principles, and constructability considerations, document assumptions and design decisions.
• Prepare and check design outputs, layer / feature compliance, and metadata for digital delivery within client specification requirements.
• Maintain design records in the common data environment and follow configuration / control procedures.

Skills

Geometric design principles

Drainage/utilities interfaces

BIM / digital delivery

8+ years experience

Roadway design standards

Education

Diploma or degree in civil engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

OpenRoads

Navisworks

Job description

AECOM is seeking a senior civil engineer to design road alignments and prepare model-based outputs for digital delivery. You will collaborate with civil, drainage, utilities, structures and survey teams to resolve interfaces and ensure standards compliance.

With 8+ years’ experience and a civil engineering background, you will apply safety principles and constructability checks, contributing to projects across Australia. Hybrid work options support flexible scheduling and career growth.