Senior Structural Engineer
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How you’ll make a difference
- Deliver and check bridge and structural designs in accordance with AS 5100, Austroads, and Main Roads WA (MRWA) standards.
- Prepare and review:
- Design reports, calculations, and technical documentation
- Construction drawings and specifications
- Lead design elements across concept, preliminary, detailed and IFC stages.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, including:
- Geotechnical, drainage, road design, and construction advisors
- Participate in design reviews, constructability assessments, and safety-in-design workshops.
- Mentor and support graduate and mid-level engineers.
- Liaise with clients, stakeholders, and approval authorities.
The qualities that help you thrive
The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.
- Typically 8-12 years’ experience in bridge / heavy civil structural design.
- Sound knowledge of MRWA standards and submission processes.
- Proficiency in structural analysis and design software (e.g. SpaceGass, Strand7, LUSAS, Midas).
- CPEng or near-chartered with Engineers Australia.
- Strong communication skills and attention to design quality.
Why you’ll love working with us (Benefits - choose 4 to align with the role)
- Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options
- Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
- Volunteer and representation leave
- Flex public holidays - swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together - your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.