Technical Executive - Civil

WSP; Perth; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP's Mining & Metals team in Perth is seeking an experienced Technical Executive to provide technical leadership, governance, and strategic direction across a multidisciplinary engineering group. You will establish frameworks, standards, and processes that promote excellence, collaboration, and high-quality project delivery.

Reporting to the National Engineering Executive, you will mentor engineers, drive capability growth, and champion health, safety, and stakeholder engagement while advancing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status (CPEng) or eligibility to obtain chartership.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineering professionals.
• Provide technical leadership and governance across your discipline.
• Drive innovation and continual improvement of technical systems, templates, methodologies, and delivery frameworks.
• Support project teams through technical guidance, review, and quality assurance.
• Promote knowledge sharing and technical collaboration across the wider WSP network.

Skills

Technical leadership

Engineering governance

Client engagement

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Risk management

Quality assurance

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Business development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) or eligible

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

At WSP you'll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs - and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

Our Mining & Metals group is a leader in future-led end to end mining solutions and delivery of services to our clients.We specialise in delivering comprehensive and tailored solutions for the mining industry. Our team manages and executes large-scale capital projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and safety and leave a lasting positive legacy in the communities we engage with.

What you'll do:

At WSP, we're shaping the future of mining through technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration. As our Mining & Metals business continues to grow, we are seeking an experienced Technical Executive to provide technical leadership, governance, and strategic direction across a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Reporting to the National Engineering Executive, you will provide technical stewardship and leadership to a team of engineers, specialists, and technologists while championing best practice engineering outcomes across the discipline. You'll play a key role in establishing and maintaining frameworks, standards, and processes that promote technical excellence, innovation, and consistent project delivery.

Leadership & People

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineering professionals.
• Drive succession planning, talent development, and capability growth within your discipline.
• Foster a culture built on collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Support performance management, career development, and technical competency growth.
• Champion health, safety, wellbeing, and employee engagement across the team.

Technical Excellence

• Provide technical leadership and governance across your discipline.
• Ensure consistent application of engineering standards, quality processes, and best practices.
• Drive innovation and continual improvement of technical systems, templates, methodologies, and delivery frameworks.
• Support project teams through technical guidance, review, and quality assurance.
• Promote knowledge sharing and technical collaboration across the broader WSP network.

Client & Industry Growth

• Develop strong relationships with key clients and industry stakeholders.
• Understand client challenges and position WSP to deliver innovative solutions.
• Represent WSP at industry events and within professional networks.
• Support a OneWSP approach by connecting clients with capabilities across the wider business.

Business Growth & Project Delivery

• Contribute to business development, proposals, and strategic pursuits.
• Provide discipline input into engineering estimates and bid strategies.
• Support resource planning and forecasting across multiple projects.
• Drive safe, efficient, and high-quality project execution.
• Identify and mitigate project and delivery risks before they impact outcomes.

About you:

• You're an established technical leader with a reputation for engineering excellence, strong commercial awareness, and the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams.
• You will bring:
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status (CPEng) or equivalent, or eligibility to obtain chartership.
• Approximately 18+ years' experience within mining, resources, infrastructure, or heavy industry sectors.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and technical disciplines.
• Strong consulting, client engagement, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience in project delivery, risk management, quality assurance, and engineering governance.
• Strategic thinking capability with a track record of driving growth and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and leadership skills.

Why WSP?

At WSP, you'll join a global professional services firm with the scale to tackle some of the world's most complex challenges while remaining connected to local clients and communities.

We are committed to:

• Valuing our people and our reputation.
• Being locally dedicated with international scale.
• Challenging the status quo through innovation.
• Fostering collaboration in everything we do.
• Creating an empowering culture where our people can thrive.

If you're ready to shape technical excellence, influence the future of mining projects, and develop the next generation of engineering leaders, we'd love to hear from you.