A growing multidisciplinary engineering consultancy is looking for a Civil Engineer to take ownership of projects across land development, stormwater, civil infrastructure, and site civils for commercial and residential developments. This is a hands on design and delivery role, not a paper pushing one. You'll be running projects, dealing directly with clients, and shaping the technical output that goes out the door.
What you'll be doing
- Designing and delivering civil works across subdivisions, commercial developments, industrial sites, and infrastructure projects, including stormwater, earthworks, pavements, water and sewer reticulation, and road geometry.
- Producing design documentation, drawings, specifications, and reports to a standard that holds up in front of councils, SA Water, DIT, and clients.
- Managing projects end-to-end: scoping, fee proposals, programming, budget tracking, and client liaison.
- Coordinating with structural, electrical, hydraulic, and survey disciplines internally, and with architects, planners, and contractors externally.
- Reviewing the work of junior engineers and drafters, and mentoring where it makes sense.
- Attending site as required for pre-construction, inspections, and handover.
What we're actually looking for
We care more about what you can do than where you studied. If you can demonstrate the following, we want to talk:
- Solid civil consulting experience in the Australian market, ideally South Australia, but Australian or Overseas experience is fine if you understand SA specific requirements (or are willing to learn quickly).
- Strong working knowledge of AS/NZS standards relevant to civil works, council DPTI/Open Space requirements, SA Water technical standards, and stormwater design principles (rational method, MUSIC, DRAINS or 12d).
- Hands-on competency with 12d Model, Civil 3D, or equivalent. You should be able to drive the software yourself, not just check someone else's work.
- A track record of delivering projects on time and on fee, with clients who'd take your call again.
- Clear communication across written reports, client meetings, and contractor RFIs. If you can explain a design decision without burying it in jargon, you'll do well here.
- CPEng / RPEQ is a bonus but not a hard requirement. Chartered status pathway is supported if you're not there yet.
What's on offer
- Genuine project ownership from day one. You won't be sitting in someone else's checking queue.
- Salary aligned to experience and what you bring, not a band you got slotted into.
- A team that actually talks to each other across disciplines, not siloed practice groups.
- A clear path to senior / principal level for the right person.
- Flexible working arrangements once you're up and running.
