Senior Engineer

Full time

$150K - $170K package, including remote incentives

Merit Solutions are proudly supporting the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in Barcaldine to recruit their next:

• Senior Civil Engineer

Tired of the rat race but still want a rewarding career..

Seeking a genuine stress free work-life balance..

Fed up with the daily commute and peak hour traffic..

Wanting to live in a close-knit, safe, and friendly community...

Keen to leave your footprint and improve regional infrastructure..

Ready to work within a professional, relaxed, inclusive, and supportive team..

Dreaming of building your nest egg while you enjoy generously subsidised housing?

If you are looking for all the above and so much more, consider your next career move and work at Barcaldine, TMR.

About the Organisation:

Transport and Main Roads manages Queensland's 33,000 km state road network including 3,100 bridges. TMR's vision is to create a single integrated network accessible to everyone. Delivery focused, TMR stands united in their purpose, to make a genuine difference to the lives of all Queenslanders.

About Barcaldine:

Barcaldine is the hub of the Central West Queensland region, and the link between the cities and bush connected by major highways and rail from the South and East. A safe, friendly and community focused town of approximately 1700 people, Barcaldine offers a range of services, sports, and recreation facilities, including Barcaldine Recreation Park, a multi-use lake. Barcaldine is 1052 km North West of Brisbane. More information and links can be found in the Applicant Information Pack links below.

Senior ENGINEER (Civil)

Reporting to the Manager, Delivery and Operations, you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of a range of road infrastructure projects, providing your technical expertise to support the design, planning construction and maintenance processes. This role will provide you with the opportunity to mentor junior members within the team.

As the Administrator, in the delivery of contracts, you will review contract documents, analyse offers and manage preconstruction, construction and maintenance activities. This position will also involve you assessing engineering requirements, designing safe traffic devices, and leading a range of technical staff to support the effective delivery of Road Maintenance Performance Contracts ensuring standards, guidelines and legislative requirements are applied.

Drawing upon your proven stakeholder engagement and communication skills you will also liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders involved in transport infrastructure delivery activities, including supporting the resolution of any customer concerns.

As the next Senior Engineer (Civil), you will have:

• Demonstrated success working as a civil engineer on road and bridge infrastructure projects.
• In-depth knowledge of construction and maintenance principles and practices.
• An openness to innovation and change.
• A strong results orientation and proven problem solving capabilities.
• Experience in mentoring junior members of the team or a strong desire to develop these skills.
• Sound communications and stakeholder engagement, driven to foster collaborative and customer focused solutions.

And the following Mandatory Qualifications:

• A four-year Washington Accord accredited, Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) or equivalent, accepted by Engineers Australia.
• Registration as Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ).

Senior DESIGNER (Civil)

Reporting to the Principal Designer (Civil), Technical Services, you will be actively involved in the management and delivery of the planning and design stages of transportation infrastructure projects, providing expert technical support and advice. From project planning and conception through to development and implementation, you will have the opportunity to be involved in the whole project lifecycle including corridor planning, program development and program delivery and finalisation.

A broad and varied role you will be working across projects simultaneously, supervising transport infrastructure design models and ensuring planning and design principles are implemented in alignment with the relevant standards and guidelines. This position will also establish the resourcing, engineering and systems requirements that support effective project planning and delivery as well as mentoring more junior members within the team.

Working closely with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including external design consultancies, you will draw upon your proven communication skills to manage expectations and identify and address any needs.

As the next Senior Designer (Civil), you will have:

• In-depth experience across all planning and design components relating to transport infrastructure projects.
• Ability to apply project management principles and work across a variety of projects simultaneously.
• An openness to innovation and change.
• A strong results orientation and proven problem solving capabilities.
• Experience in mentoring junior members of the team or a strong desire to develop these skills.
• Strong communications and stakeholder engagement, driven to foster collaborative and customer focused solutions.
• Experience using AutoCAD and 12D modelling software would be highly advantageous.

And the following Mandatory Qualifications:

• A minimum three-year, Sydney Accord accredited engineering degree.

How to apply:

For further information, including the role description and applicant information pack, please go to the Merit Solutions application page at: (Please copy and paste the link)

To apply for either role, please complete the brief screening questions below and provide the following:

• A resume which includes the contact details for two (2) referees. One of whom is your current/most recent supervisor.
• A brief cover letter of no more than 2 pages outlining why the role interests you and the skills, experiences, and attributes you could bring.

TMR is committed to reconciliation and creating a workplace that empowers Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples to thrive.

We strongly encourage applicants from all life experiences and backgrounds to apply. Please tell us about any additional support or adjustments, such as interpreting services, physical requirements or assistive technologies that will better enable you to shine during the recruitment process.

Vacancy contact person:

If you require more information, or to discuss your application, in confidence, please contact Paula Cordier, Executive Recruitment Consultant, Merit Solutions on or email at: [email protected]

Closing date for applications:

Applications close Friday 12 July 2024. However, applications may be assessed prior to the closing date, so please don't delay.

Your application will include the following questions:

Which role are you applying for?

Current Role and Organisation (or most recent)

Are you a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ)? (Mandatory for the Senior Engineer (Civil) role)

Relevant Engineering Qualifications

How many years' experience do you have as a Civil Engineer? (Specify range)

How many years' experience do you have as a Civil Designer? (Specify range)

Your are eligible to work in Australia because:

If you answered "Visa", please detail type of Visa and expiry date:

How did you find out about this job?

Company Profile

Merit Solutions delivers outstanding people services that assist individuals, teams and organisations to achieve results with integrity.

Merit Solutions is a unique, networked organisation which has continuously evolved over the 20 years of its existence. Initially formed in 1996, it is now a tight network of highly qualified, specialised HR consultants, many of whom have been with the organisation in excess of 10 years.

Though we are a Brisbane based HR consultancy firm, we do offer our services throughout Queensland, the Northern Territory, and in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

Company Profile

Merit Solutions delivers outstanding people services that assist individuals, teams and organisations to achieve results with integrity.

Merit Solutions is a unique, networked organisation which has continuously evolved over the 20 years of its existence. Initially formed in 1996, it is now a tight network of highly qualified, specialised HR consultants, many of whom have been with the organisation in excess of 10 years.

Though we are a Brisbane based HR consultancy firm, we do offer our services throughout Queensland, the Northern Territory, and in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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