Senior Technical Director, Building Structures

Cookson and Roberts; Sydney; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Cookson and Roberts in Sydney seeks a Technical Director - Building Structures to lead a specialist team delivering landmark building structures across commercial hubs, healthcare, infrastructure. You will own technical design, mentor engineers, and represent the client with confidence.

The role rewards technical excellence, leadership and delivery with a generous performance bonus and clear career progression. Excellent stakeholder engagement and Chartered status are essential.

Qualifications

• Chartered Status (CPEng/NER) is essential for seniority.
• Proven experience leading major, complex structural building projects in Australia.
• Strong reputation for solving complex structural challenges and delivering efficient designs.
• Confident communicator who can manage internal teams and liaise with external clients.

Responsibilities

• Technical Authority: act as the technical lead on complex building designs.
• Team Leadership: mentor and grow a high-performing team of engineers and drafters.
• Project Delivery: oversee major multi-sector projects from concept to handover.
• Client Trust: represent the business in meetings with tier-1 architects, builders and developers.

Skills

Chartered Status

Track Record

Technical Excellence

Communication

Job description

Cookson and Roberts in Sydney seeks a Technical Director - Building Structures to lead a specialist team delivering landmark building structures across commercial hubs, healthcare, infrastructure. You will own technical design, mentor engineers, and represent the client with confidence.

The role rewards technical excellence, leadership and delivery with a generous performance bonus and clear career progression. Excellent stakeholder engagement and Chartered status are essential.