Senior Structural Engineer

Agilitus Qld; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilitus is expanding its Townsville team to recruit a Senior Structural Engineer who thrives on practical, innovative design solutions. You will contribute to the full design lifecycle, producing compliant structural systems and communicating design intent to stakeholders while collaborating with drafters and multidisciplinary engineers to meet our high standards.

You will bring a Civil/Structural Engineering degree, 8+ years of relevant experience in mining or heavy industry, knowledge of

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (Civil/Structural)
• CPEng / RPEQ qualification advantageous
• 8+ years in mining, minerals processing, energy or heavy industry
• Experience with steel and concrete design
• Knowledge of Australian Standards
• Strand7, SpaceGass or RFEM experience

Responsibilities

• Preparing and interpreting construction drawings and procedures for compliance
• Overseeing mobilisation and coordination of site personnel, materials, plant and equipment
• Review engineering drawings and specifications to estimate costs and prepare cost plans
• Monitoring design changes and negotiating variations
• Analyse and design structural systems for safety and serviceability
• Communicate planning outputs to stakeholders
• Assist with tender submissions and project proposals

Skills

Structural design

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Australian Standards

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil/Structural)

CPEng / RPEQ

Tools

Strand7

Space Gass

RFEM

Job description

The Opportunity

We’re expanding our Townsville team and looking for a talented Senior Structural Engineer who is passionate about developing innovative, practical design solutions. In this role, you’ll be part of a supportive, high‑performing group that collaborates closely to deliver smart, efficient outcomes across both brownfield and greenfield projects. You’ll contribute to the full design lifecycle, producing compliant, high‑quality structural solutions, communicating design intent to stakeholders and working alongside drafters and multidisciplinary engineers to ensure every project is delivered to our high standards.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and interpreting construction specifications, drawings and procedures, ensuring compliance applicable legislation, standards, and client project requirements
• Overseeing the mobilisation and coordination of site personnel, materials, plant and equipment in accordance with project requirements.
• Review engineering drawings and specifications to estimate total costs and prepare detailed cost plans and estimates to assist in budgetary control
• Monitoring changes to designs, assessing effects on cost, and measuring, valuing and negotiating variations to designs
• Analyse and design structural systems to safely withstand static and dynamic loads, ensuring structural integrity, stability, and serviceability.
• Effectively communicate planning outputs to internal and external stakeholders
• Continuous improvement of structural design tools for use across the team
• Assisting with construction project delivery outcomes, including occasional site‑based work if/as required
• Completing project management tasks including planning and progress reporting
• Assisting with the management of small to medium sized projects including collaboration with drafters and engineers of other disciplines
• Assist with the preparation and co‑ordination of tender submissions and project proposals when required
• Dealing with project stakeholders and attending project meetings
• Other duties as they arise, ensuring the ongoing provision or our high‑quality service delivery to our clients

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor of Engineering (Civil/Structural)
• CPEng / RPEQ Qualification (advantageous)
• You will have at least 8+ years working experience in the mining, minerals processing, energy or heavy industrial sectors
• Working knowledge of Australian Standards
• Experience in steel and concrete design, structural dynamics and fatigue
• Experience with software design packages Strand7, Space Gass, RFEM, etc.
• You are ambitious, technically minded, and enthusiastic to join a team that offers the opportunity for career development, collective decision making and progression

Why Join Us?

At Agilitus, we encompass an entrepreneurial mindset and a collaborative, supportive culture. We attract ambitious people, who are empowered and nurtured with the prospect of promotion as the business grows, with encouraged elevation into leadership roles supported by our existing leadership team – a mix of young and experienced. With no silos and a range of innovative projects, we offer a unique opportunity for like‑minded people to thrive in a teamwork‑inspired environment, as we work together to deliver multidisciplinary engineering solutions for clients and communities.

On a personal level, you’ll be part of an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. This will open the doors to flexible work arrangements to maintain a work‑life balance, tailored learning and development plans and career pathways, access to wellbeing services and more. We provide competitive remuneration including incentives and paid overtime, a generous paid primary and secondary parental leave policy, paid professional memberships and on‑the‑job mentoring and coaching with our industry‑leading technical experts. We are proud to promote our partnership with Engineers Australia, providing a supported pathway for our engineers to achieve chartered status.

About Us

Our vision is to be the most sought‑after global multi‑discipline engineering business; attracting and employing the best people with like‑minded values while working on projects that make a difference to our communities.

We’re in the business of solving engineering challenges but it’s more than that; it’s the difference we make for clients, our people and community. It’s about delivering on our promises and always exploring better ways of finding solutions.

Our agility ensures we find solutions to complex problems. We design innovative, best fit solutions for challenges that many haven’t been able to solve.

We are Engineering Amplified.

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Agilitus is an advocate for Equal Employment Opportunity, and we encourage applications even if your experience doesn’t align with every requirement in the job description. You still may be the right candidate for this or other available roles.