Senior Structural Engineer

Connexus Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Connexus Recruitment is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to lead client relationships on landmark building projects from a tier 1 consultancy in Sydney.

You'll lead design and analysis of bespoke concrete and steel structures, sign off on drawings, specs and reports, and stay engaged through construction. You’ll mentor junior engineers and shape how they think. The role offers real flexibility with office-based days and remote work options.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and analysis on bespoke concrete and steel structures.
• Sign off on design documentation, drawings, specs and reports.
• Stay involved through the construction phase and review junior engineers' calcs and details.

Job description

Senior Structural Engineer, Lead client relationships on landmark building structures at a tier 1 consultancy. Real growth, real flexibility, real ownership.

You've done the compliance-heavy jobs. You've done the run-of-the-mill fit-outs. What you haven't done yet is stand in front of a client as the engineer they call first, on work that ends up in a case study.

This is a tier 1 engineering consultancy with a footprint across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Thousands of people, but a Building Structures practice still lean enough that you'll own the client relationship directly rather than sit behind a project director.

The practice is growing fast, and this hire exists because the pipeline across public buildings, transport, and data centres has outgrown the current team.

You'll lead design and analysis on bespoke concrete and steel structures, the kind that don't come out of a template. You'll be the one clients call, not the one who finds out about the call after it happens.

You'll sign off on design documentation, drawings, specs, reports, and stay involved through the construction phase, not hand it off and move on. You'll also guide junior engineers coming through, reviewing their calcs and details, shaping how they think, not just checking their work.

Flexibility is real here, not a line in the ad. If you want quiet time to focus on a tricky analysis, you'll get it. If you want to be office-based some days and remote others, that's normal.

If you'd rather stay behind the model and let someone else run the client conversation, this one's not for you. If you want the accountability that comes with being the name clients ask for, keep reading.