Senior Structural Engineering Discipline Lead

Primero Group; Perth; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Flexible Working Arrangements

Career Opportunities

Paid Parental Leave

Health and Wellbeing Support

Benefits & Discounts

Employee Referral Rewards

Job summary

Primero is seeking an experienced Structural Engineering Discipline Manager to lead our structural team in Perth. You will oversee technical delivery, mentor engineers, and manage client stakeholders in a hands-on role that blends technical and people leadership.

The role is based at our Perth headquarters with strong emphasis on design excellence, standards, and project delivery across mining and heavy industrial sectors.

Qualifications

• 15+ years’ structural engineering and project delivery experience in steel and concrete structures for mining/mineral processing, resource, and heavy industrial sectors.
• Leadership of structural engineering teams or as Discipline Manager or Principal level.
• Proven ability to manage client stakeholders and project delivery.
• Advanced knowledge of design theories, standards, and codes of practice.
• Proven experience with structural software such as Space Gass and Strand7.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and design assurance for complex steel, concrete, and hybrid structures for mining/minerals processing, resource sector, and energy projects.
• Provide management and structured development to engineers, cultivating technical excellence and professional growth.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and refinement of engineering standards.
• Contribute to project plans, schedules, budgets, and discipline-specific resource allocations.
• Deliver robust, fit-for-purpose engineering solutions for clients and key stakeholders.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable legislation, standards, and project requirements.
• Review and approve structural calculations, technical reports, and design deliverables.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve integrated project outcomes.
• Engage with clients, vendors and stakeholders to resolve technical issues.

Skills

Leadership

Structural design

Space Gass/Strand7

Mining experience

Client engagement

Communication

Standards knowledge

Planning & organisation

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Tools

Space Gass

Strand7

Job description

Primero is seeking an experienced Structural Engineering Discipline Manager to lead our structural team in Perth. You will oversee technical delivery, mentor engineers, and manage client stakeholders in a hands-on role that blends technical and people leadership.

The role is based at our Perth headquarters with strong emphasis on design excellence, standards, and project delivery across mining and heavy industrial sectors.