Senior Civil Engineer, Southport
Full Time Location : Southport, Gold Coast
Start Date: Available Now
Salary: Negotiable, depending on skill and experience (chartered project engineer with ideally 10+ years and LGA experience).
Senior Civil Engineer – Gold Coast
Key Responsibilities:
- Over time, grow to lead and coordinate a local team of civil engineers, designers, and drafters to support our ongoing presence in South East Queensland.
- Produce and review high-quality technical documentation including models, calculations, drawings, and reports.
- Prepare tender and contract documentation for review as required.
- Apply sound project management principles and maintain project governance and commercial acumen in line with Westera Partners systems and procedures.
- Support and mentor junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and learning-focused environment aligned with our high design standards and core values.
- Lead coordination of all relevant stakeholders, including internal staff and external parties such as clients, councils, and service authorities for approvals.
- Work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders to effectively manage project delivery to agreed cost/quality/schedule.
- Help develop local business opportunities and strengthen client relationships.
- Embrace the opportunity to expand business and local client relationships to increase our service offerings within current and new markets.
- Contribute to projects in other geographies to support the broader civil portfolio as required
- Help instill a culture of technical excellence and contribute to the ongoing improvement of our ISO-accredited Quality, Safety, and Environmental Management Systems.
What You’ll Bring:
- A minimum four-year bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, with CPEng, NER/RPEQ, or equivalent.
- Over 10 years of consultancy experience in land development and municipal infrastructure.
- Extensive knowledge of local design standards and water authority codes.
- 12D design and AutoCAD knowledge with the ability to delegate to specialist drafters and designers.
- Advanced civil engineering design software capabilities.
- Demonstrated project management expertise including construction surveillance and contract administration.
- Proven leadership experience, applying interpersonal skills to mentor and develop teams and foster a positive work environment.
- Experience managing the engineering design delivery process and working across multiple disciplines to consistently achieve successful project outcomes that align with core values and exceed client expectations.
- A track record of nurturing client relationships aligned to the Engineers Australia Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Professional Conduct, and Westera Core Values.
Why Join Us?
As a Senior Civil Engineer, you’ll be working on broad scope of exciting projects with the opportunity for leadership pathways. Our scope of works includes:
- Land Subdivisions
• Local Government Infrastructure Planning & Design
• Master-Planned Urban Projects Feasibility
• Flood Modelling
• Stormwater Management
• Water Sensitive Urban Design
• Erosion & Sediment Control
• Civil Construction Phase Contract Administration
We focus on fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture where you can contribute to both project success and the ongoing development of our people. We enjoy a friendly and professional working environment with an active social and rewards offering.
Eligibility:
You must have a valid Australian driver’s licence, Australian work rights, and be a chartered Civil Engineer with Engineers Australia to be eligible to apply.
To Apply:
If you’re looking for a long-term opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects in a high-demand region, we’d like to consider your interests more. Please email us a brief introduction summarising your eligibility against the essential requirements and what you are seeking in your career move. You will need to attach your CV, and any other documentation required to highlight your suitability for the role.
Key focus areas are:
- Engineering design experience of land development and municipal infrastructure;
- Experience in contract administration and construction surveillance;
- Engineering project management experience through previous project lead roles, including leading project teams, and ideally managing resource capacity and capability within those teams; and
- An appetite for leadership through outstanding interpersonal relations with staff and clients.
Please email your application, referencing PE3 Civil Engineer Gold Coast, to HR@westerapartners.com.au
Thank you for considering Westera Partners – we look forward to responding to all eligible applicants.
Given our proud reputation for detailed, quality design, your attention to detail will form part of our shortlisting process.
Please send applications to hr@westerapartners.com.au.
Thank you for your interest in joining a team of dedicated professionals who love what they do!
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