About us:
WGA is an Australian and New Zealand company like no other – we are technically led, loved by our long-term clients and have deep roots in our communities. With a team of over 800 people, WGA provides a rich, diverse, and empowered workplace, and offers you a chance to work alongside some of the best in the business.
WGA offers an outstanding working environment that fosters and supports mutual learning, respect, dignity, cultural openness, and an appreciation of differing perspectives and backgrounds. We strive to offer inspiring career paths and a selection of fantastic employee benefits including exceptional parental leave options, flexible hours and work from home capability and learning and development programs tailored to you.
We empower our engineers and designers to think outside the square and dare to be different in their delivery of tailored design engineering solutions across the Buildings, Transport, Water Infrastructure, Urban Development, Ports and Marine, Energy, Defence and Resources sectors.
About our approach:
We focus upon the core philosophy of delivering excellent engineering solutions for our valued Clients which allows us to create exceptional, long-term opportunities for our personnel. Our unique style of project delivery ensures that our people don't have to choose between maintaining hands on Engineering Design and corporate career options, they can have both!
About our Role:
With growth to more than 140 fantastic personnel, a vibrant office environment and some great examples of high-quality project delivery we are positively looking forward to further sustainable expansion in our West Perth office in 2026/27.
To facilitate this development of our team we are looking for a Principal level Structural Engineer who can lead buildings projects with autonomy whilst mentoring and shaping more junior engineers and drafters in a collaborative, high-performing environment.
We encourage flexibility in what you work on including a diverse project portfolio and encourage contribution to the ongoing development of technical standards that define our reputation for quality.
About you:
- Minimum 12 years' experience.
- Proven capability to deliver buildings structures projects within a consulting engineering environment.
- Established client relationships within the Perth region is desirable.
- Proven collaborative approach to clients and contractors.
- Experience in concrete and steel buildings.
- RAPT and Spacegass essential.
- RAM and ETABS desirable.
- Desire to mentor and develop more junior engineers
- CPEng Accreditation
About working with us:
At WGA we believe a diverse workplace fosters unique and progressive ideas and drives our culture of learning and sharing knowledge. We encourage all to apply because whatever your background you can progress your career and enjoy the benefits that only a privately owned organisation can offer.
WGA is a Work180 endorsed workplace for women, find out more at WGA | WORK180 Endorsed Employer
