Senior Structural & Infrastructure Manager – Cairns (Remote Options)

Western Civil & Earthmoving; Weipa Town; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD in Queensland seeks a Senior Civil Infrastructure Manager to lead the analysis, design and delivery of bridges and related civil infrastructure across Queensland. Based in Cairns or nearby, you will own project delivery, mentor engineers and contribute to expanding our regional structural capability.

You will work with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and risks, and help develop new opportunities while upholding safety and engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years industry experience as a Structural Engineer.
• Membership of Engineers Australia and Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) preferred, or an equivalent professional accreditation (e.g. CPEng), or the ability to obtain these credentials.
• Demonstrated structural design and analysis experience across bridges, civil infrastructure or a related structural discipline.
• Experience delivering projects in accordance with relevant Australian Standards and industry requirements.
• Strong technical judgement, with the ability to develop safe, practical and constructible solutions.
• Experience coordinating project delivery, including scope, programme, budget and technical documentation.
• Clear communication skills and the confidence to work with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience across bridge design, structural assessment, rehabilitation, construction support or regional infrastructure delivery would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to the analysis, design and documentation of bridges and other civil structures.
• Deliver projects from concept and detailed design through to construction support and site activities.
• Work across a varied portfolio that may include road and rail bridges, marine infrastructure, water-retaining structures, culverts, pump stations and other public infrastructure.
• Undertake condition assessments and develop practical strengthening, rehabilitation and asset-upgrade solutions.
• Coordinate structural inputs across multidisciplinary projects and work closely with engineers, designers, clients and contractors.
• Manage technical quality, budgets, programmes and project risks within your area of responsibility.
• Build trusted client relationships and contribute to proposals and new project opportunities.
• Provide guidance, technical review and mentoring to junior engineers and designers.

Skills

Structural design

Bridge analysis

Client liaison

Mentoring engineers

Australian standards

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

GHD in Queensland seeks a Senior Civil Infrastructure Manager to lead the analysis, design and delivery of bridges and related civil infrastructure across Queensland. Based in Cairns or nearby, you will own project delivery, mentor engineers and contribute to expanding our regional structural capability.

You will work with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and risks, and help develop new opportunities while upholding safety and engineering excellence.