Senior Structural Integrity Engineer

Airswift; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking an experienced Senior Structural Integrity Engineer to support sustaining capital mining projects and industrial assets in Perth, WA. You will provide technical leadership to assess, maintain, and improve the integrity and reliability of structural assets throughout their lifecycle.

The role includes fitness-for-service assessments, remaining life evaluations, and risk-based inspection strategies, delivering practical solutions for safe operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer (CPEng) or working towards chartership.
• 10+ years' experience in structural engineering, preferably in mining, oil & gas, or heavy industry.
• Experience in structural integrity and asset management programs.
• Strong knowledge of fatigue, corrosion, degradation, and failure mechanisms.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to lead within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural integrity assessments for steel, concrete, and other structural assets.
• Perform fitness-for-service (FFS), remaining life, and structural reliability evaluations.
• Review inspection findings and recommend repair, remediation, and life extension.
• Conduct structural analysis to assess defects, degradation mechanisms, fatigue, corrosion, and damage.
• Develop and implement structural inspection, monitoring, and maintenance programs.
• Support asset integrity management systems and risk-based inspection methodologies.
• Provide technical input for brownfield projects, modifications, and capital upgrades.
• Investigate structural failures and identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Australian Standards, industry codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare technical reports, engineering calculations, specifications, and scopes of work.

Skills

Structural integrity

Asset management

Leadership

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Fatigue & corrosion knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

CPEng or working towards chartership

Tools

ANSYS

Structural analysis tools

Job description

Location: Perth, WA Industry: Mining, Energy & Resources Employment Type: Casual Contract Duration: 12 months (subject for extension)

About the role

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Structural Integrity Engineer supporting sustaining capital mining projects and industrial assets. This role will provide technical leadership in assessing, maintaining, and improving the integrity and reliability of structural assets throughout their lifecycle. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing structural risk, developing inspection and maintenance strategies, conducting fitness-for-service assessments, and delivering practical engineering solutions to ensure safe and efficient operations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead structural integrity assessments for steel, concrete, and other structural assets.
• Perform fitness-for-service (FFS), remaining life, and structural reliability evaluations.
• Review inspection findings and provide recommendations for repair, remediation, and life extension.
• Conduct structural analysis to assess defects, degradation mechanisms, fatigue, corrosion, and damage.
• Develop and implement structural inspection, monitoring, and maintenance programs.
• Support asset integrity management systems and risk-based inspection methodologies.
• Provide technical input for brownfield projects, modifications, and capital upgrades.
• Investigate structural failures and identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Australian Standards, industry codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare technical reports, engineering calculations, specifications, and scopes of work.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer (CPEng) or working towards chartership.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in structural engineering, preferably within mining, oil & Gas, energy, heavy industry, or infrastructure sectors.
• Demonstrated experience in structural integrity and asset management programs.
• Strong knowledge of structural design, assessment, and fitness-for-service methodologies.
• Experience conducting structural inspections and interpreting inspection data.
• Proficiency in structural analysis software and engineering assessment tools.Strong understanding of fatigue, corrosion, degradation, and failure mechanisms.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work independently while providing technical leadership within multidisciplinary teams.
• Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients. With over 1000 employees and 9,000+ contractors operating in over 130 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled. Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)