Senior Civil Engineer

1 week ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Tonkin Consulting Pty Full time

Build a future you believe in, with us...At the core of Team Tonkin, is our strong, people centric culture which is founded on one of our key values of care.

At Tonkin, our staff are not just a number - we care about each and every employee and their family.

We focus on employing exceptional people and work with them to understand what they love to do.
Together we then tailor roles and career development opportunities to match.

We offer all staff truly flexible work arrangements, access to a broad range of technical and non-technical development opportunities, a wellness allowance, monthly wellness challenges aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle, fresh fruit in our office and access to an EAP which provides an extensive range of resources including access to counselling, legal and financial advice.


The Opportunity:
We are seeking Senior Civil Engineers to join our Sydney team.

This role provides an opportunity to work autonomously and be supported by the technical and project management experience of our Senior and Principal Engineers.

The opportunity will be suited to civil leads or civil design engineers with 5+ years experience in delivery of urban development, building civil or local government projects.

In this role, you will be supported in your career development and growth in technical capability, client experience and project management.

The position is based in our CBD office which has amazing views, close to Town Hall Station and steps away from soon-to-be Gadigal Metro Station.

Our ideal candidates would have 5 to 10 years' experience in civil engineering, be motivated to advance in both technical and external design team facing project roles, with a positive attitude to fit in with our supportive culture.


About the role:

You will be responsible for:

  • Project management and delivery of civil engineering for small to medium sized projects including in building, greenspace, drainage and roads projects.
  • Civil site grading design, road design, stormwater drainage, bulk earthworks and water quality across a broad spectrum of projects.
  • Coordination with Tonkin's interdisciplinary team Australia-wide and architects, external consultants, contractors, and clients.
  • Escalating critical or complex design issues to senior/principal engineers and project managers.
  • Providing mentoring and guidance to junior members of the team.
  • Maintaining client relationships on the projects you work on.
  • Preparing fee proposals and tenders.
  • Complying with our quality, WHS and other systems.
You will be working towards (or have already commenced):

  • Leading projects and preparing fee proposals
  • Maintaining an awareness of innovations and changes to regulations in the industry
  • Identifying and assessing project risks and communicating these to the team
  • Having an encouraging attitude towards supporting members of the team as well as the drive to grow your career

About You:
To be successful in this role, you will ideally possess:

  • 5-10 years of professional experience with demonstrated technical expertise within urban development and /or built environment engineering.
  • CPEng and NER (achieved or working towards)
  • Significant experience delivering civil projects from concept to detailed design to construction
  • High level of proficiency in 12 D, Auto CAD, Vehicle Tracking, Drains and MUSIC
  • Demonstrated expertise in road, stormwater, grading, earthworks, swept paths and pavements
  • Experience working and coordinating with architects, landscape architects, project managers, contractors, Authorities and clients
  • Experience coordinating with internal project design resources This is the ideal position for someone who is committed and passionate about furthering their career and would like to join a high performing team who are recognised for technical excellence, finding creative and progressive ways to deliver value for our clients, and putting a values based human touch into crafting solutions that have wide reaching impact.

The Tonkin difference:
We know people perform at their best when they enjoy coming to work.

At Tonkin we offer you the opportunity to work with leading industry experts in a genuinely supportive and caring environment.

We provide flexibility because we know work-life balance is key.

Our dynamic teams are underpinned by trust; empowering you to build your skills, progress your career quickly and work the way that is best for you.

Good people.
Challenging projects.
Caring environment.
That's Tonkin.

If you would like to join a versatile team who are nationally recognised for technical excellence, finding creative and progressive ways to deliver value for our clients, and putting a human touch into crafting engineering solutions, we look forward to hearing from you.

Take your career to the next level and click 'Apply to this Job' to join TonkinFor this role, you must have the right to live and work permanently in this location.

Tonkin will only consider applications submitted directly by candidates.
We will not accept or consider any applications from recruiters or recruitment agencies for this position unless requested.
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