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About this role
The Queensland Highways team within our Sunshine Coast/Townsville office is looking for a proactive and driven Senior Engineer with a focus on project and/or design management to own and deliver projects and bring fresh ideas to enhance the way we work. You will be required to liaise with internal and external teams to take a lead on coordination activities.
The existing team is technically strong, has a very inclusive culture, and is a great place to further develop your career. We need a new senior engineer to join us to help deliver a very strong pipeline of interesting and varied highway and major road projects across the Sunshine Coast/North Queensland region. Our pipeline of work will also connect you into a network of interstate and international projects, leveraging Arup's truly global business model and philosophy.
Ideally, you will be able to demonstrate your experience in applying a variety of civil engineering skills in a consulting environment, with a strong emphasis on leading the delivery of design projects covering client liaison, team organisation, quality management, programming and cost control. You should be technically strong, able to work independently and as part of a team, energised to assist with our digital transformation, driven towards better sustainable designs and motivated to help reduce effects from climate change.
What will I do?
- You will be accountable for significant activities or projects. This will require you to be responsible for planning and communicating resource requirements.
- Your work will involve acting in leadership roles on highway and major infrastructure projects. This will include client liaison, design management, quality management, programming, reporting and cost control.
- You may be responsible for the performance and development of others. This would require you to provide guidance, training, motivation and direction to staff.
- You would be involved in setting project and discipline budgets; as such you would be responsible for negotiating agreements with discipline leads, subconsultants and suppliers in order to achieve financial targets.
- You may be accountable for one or more areas of technology or discipline function. Within this area you will be required to promote learning opportunities from successes and problems that arise.
What will I bring?
- Recognised degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
- Relevant industry experience in Project and/or Design Management for complex transport projects within a consulting business environment.
- Experience with TMR and Austroads design requirements and specifications.
- Experience delivering and leading projects for key clients, particularly the Department of Transport and Main Roads through planning and delivery stages.
- Membership of relevant professional institutions/professional peer bodies (including RPEQ and Chartered Status from the Institution of Engineers Australia).
Our firm
Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, advisors and experts working globally. Founded to be both humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology and rigour to shape a better world.
We create spaces where everyone feels safe, seen and included and able to perform at their best. We take an approach to flexible working that supports the diversity and well-being of our members.
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