Senior Structural Engineer

Rarekind; Penrith City Council; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

J. Wyndham Prince invites a seasoned Senior Structural Engineer to help establish a dedicated in-house Structural Engineering capability in Sydney’s Greater West.

You’ll lead practical design across residential developments, subdivisions and infrastructure, ensuring buildable, compliant solutions and driving standards. You’ll collaborate with civil engineers, planners, architects and drafters, review calculations, and guide the team through project lifecycles, influencing how structural

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering; Chartered status desired.
• Around 8 years of experience in residential, land development or infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Australian Standards and the NCC.

Responsibilities

• Lead the structural design of residential developments, subdivisions and infrastructure projects.
• Review and approve structural calculations, reports and design documentation.
• Coordinate designs with civil engineers, architects and drafting teams.
• Establish consistent structural engineering standards across projects.
• Deliver practical, innovative and commercially appropriate engineering solutions.
• Take responsibility for complex structural design and analysis.

Skills

Structural design

Calculation review

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

Help establish something new. Shape what's next. Not often do you get the opportunity to be the first. The first Structural Engineer. The first person to help introduce a brand-new capability. The first to shape how something evolves. Are you an experienced Structural Engineer looking for more than simply your next project? Ready to apply your expertise in a role where your ideas, experience and approach can genuinely make a difference? J. Wyndham Prince has spent more than 40 years delivering high-quality land development and civil infrastructure projects across Greater Sydney. Now, they're introducing something new. A dedicated Structural Engineering capability in-house. You'll be joining an established multidisciplinary consultancy with a strong pipeline of work, trusted clients and experienced professionals around you. While there isn't an existing structural team to step into, that's exactly what makes this opportunity different. You'll help introduce this capability, contribute your specialist expertise and play an important part in shaping how Structural Engineering is delivered as the business continues to grow. Based in their Penrith CBD office, you'll enjoy modern facilities, plenty of parking, cafés, public transport and shopping all within walking distance. Oh... and who doesn't love a 3pm finish every Friday?

About the role

As the Senior Structural Engineer, you'll deliver structural engineering solutions across residential developments, subdivisions and infrastructure projects. This isn't about designing high-rise buildings or major bridge structures. Instead, you'll focus on practical engineering that gets built. Retaining walls. Driveways. Accessways. Subdivision infrastructure. Drainage structures. The kind of projects that help shape growing communities. You'll take ownership of complex structural design and analysis, ensuring every solution is practical, buildable, innovative and commercially appropriate. You'll review structural calculations, reports and design documentation, helping establish consistency across structural engineering standards as this capability becomes part of the business. Working alongside civil engineers, planners, architects and drafters, you'll contribute to integrated project outcomes while providing specialist structural expertise throughout the project lifecycle.

Day to day, you'll:

• Lead the structural design of residential developments, subdivisions and infrastructure projects.
• Deliver practical, innovative and commercially appropriate engineering solutions.
• Take responsibility for complex structural design and analysis.
• Review and approve structural calculations, reports and design documentation.
• Help establish consistent structural engineering standards across projects.
• Design structural elements including:
• Driveways, accessways, slabs and jointing designs.
• Retaining walls (timber, concrete, block, sandstone and sleepers).
• Structural components associated with residential subdivisions.
• Drainage structures including special pits, culvert slabs and headwalls.
• Coordinate designs with civil engineers, architects and drafting teams to deliver integrated project outcomes.

About You

You know structural engineering. More importantly, you know practical structural engineering. You've probably spent around 8 years designing solutions across residential developments, land development or infrastructure projects and you're ready for something a little different. You enjoy solving complex engineering problems. You like collaborating with other disciplines. You're comfortable reviewing designs, making engineering decisions and providing guidance where needed. But what really interests you is the opportunity. The opportunity to help introduce Structural Engineering into an already successful consultancy. Not because you're expected to build or manage a team tomorrow. But because you'll have genuine influence on how this capability develops over time.

Your new organisation

J. Wyndham Prince has built a strong reputation across Greater Sydney for delivering high-quality civil engineering solutions across land development and infrastructure projects. Their multidisciplinary team works across civil engineering, stormwater, planning and urban development, delivering practical outcomes for both private developers and government clients. What sets them apart is their people. Collaborative. Approachable. Experienced. The kind of team that genuinely enjoys solving problems together. Now they're investing in Structural Engineering, creating a rare opportunity for someone to help establish this capability while being supported by an already successful and well-respected consultancy.

You’ll also bring:

• A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Experience across residential, subdivision or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of Australian Standards and the NCC.
• CPEng (or be working towards Chartership).

Location Tarro, New South Wales, Australia

Location Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

Type Full Time

Reference Number BH-62025