About the job
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Join a global consultancy delivering iconic infrastructure projects
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Work alongside industry-leading specialists in a collaborative, flexible environment
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Shape your career with genuine professional growth opportunities
About SMEC
SMEC is a global engineering consultancy renowned for delivering complex, sustainable infrastructure solutions across transport, water, energy, and urban development markets. Our teams are empowered to innovate, solve technical challenges, and contribute to projects that positively shape communities across Australia and worldwide.
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender‑equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines. SMEC provides a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their career.
As a family‑friendly employer, we offer flexible working arrangements and benefits including 18 weeks of universal paid parental leave. We are proud to foster an inclusive culture that supports gender equity, LGBTI+ inclusion and First Nations representation, with access to strong professional networks, role models, and mentoring and sponsorship programs.
Infrastructure
At SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long-term client relationships. We listen and understand the specific needs of our clients and deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide.
The Role
We are seeking a Principal/Lead Civil Engineer with experience across managing the end-to-end project life cycle for major transport (Road and/or Rail) projects, the role will be based out of our Perth office but will cater for projects locally and nationally.
The role is primarily responsible for applying high-level innovative, economical and practical methods to drive the success of complex, high-priority projects across major infrastructure.
This position manages a variety of divergent activities and teams across various disciplines, providing expert knowledge when required, as well as effective leadership, management and development opportunities to project employees.
Responsibilities include building SMEC’s reputation as a leading consultant with a strong brand and reputation for innovation, technical excellence, quality and project delivery, as well as growing the business through targeted client relationship management.
Key Accountabilities:
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Provide project management and governance of complex projects to achieve reliable project performance in terms of commercial outcomes, design solutions, timeliness and quality
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Source, build and maintain strong and effective client relationships through successful project delivery and targeted activities
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Provide leadership to employees on the project to ensure project team cohesion, optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development
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Proactively collaborate with team members, contributors and stakeholders to maintain quality, timeliness and coordination of project deliverables
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Actively contribute to the commercial success of projects and the team; playing an essential role in driving successful business development activities
About You
Suitable applicants will have:
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Local experience successfully delivering major transport infrastructure projects
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20+ years of experience managing civil infrastructure projects of >$1m successfully to budget and client specifications
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Extensive experience in the management, design and delivery of complex projects of national significance within multi-disciplinary engineering projects
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High level communication skills to advise and guide project design development in a pro-active manner and to represent the SMEC design team as a valuable contributor to the project
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Successfully lead, motivate, manage, develop and resource a high-performing team
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Successfully monitored and managed the scope and risk of multiple complex and varying size projects and apply business systems
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Built and maintained trusting and effective relationships with key clients and stakeholders, and deliver excellent client service
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Delivered best client outcomes in multiple instances which have resulted in client cost savings and prevented community issues
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Effectively engage key stakeholders to result in superior project outcomes which meet or exceed client expectations
In return, SMEC offers you the benefits that come from working in a global multidisciplinary consultancy in an environment where your fresh ideas and enthusiasm will be welcomed and rewarded.
How To Apply
All applications must be submitted online. To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link and follow the prompts.
For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Carl Thiedeke – [email protected]
To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at www.smec.com/careers
All recruitment activities go through our Resourcing function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.
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