Associate Structural Engineer

Industrial and Water at Beca

Within Beca there are endless opportunities and no shortage of exciting projects within the industrial team working across the water, food and beverage, minerals and metals, forestry, energy and manufacturing, water, power, airports, ports & defence sectors. You'll join a diverse and talented team delivering creative, innovative solutions in partnership with our clients. Our team loves to be there, on the ground, making things happen.

Beca has a team of 300+ water sector specialists who are passionate about delivering technically excellent projects that help build healthy communities and sustainable outcomes throughout both urban and regional Australia. We also have the support of a larger New Zealand team with over 3000 Beca employees across the Tasman that gives us the opportunity to pursue some of the largest water infrastructure projects in Australia.

The Australian water and industrial businesses at Beca work across several geographies with projects and opportunities in NSW, QLD, ACT, VIC, SA and TAS. Our clients range from D&C contractors through to direct support for utilities providers through panel positions or Owners Engineer roles.

The opportunity

As we continue to grow in the water sector, we are looking for an Associate Structural Engineer to join our Adelaide team and contribute to our national industrial and water business. This role is ideal for someone with established experience who is looking to take the next step in their career by helping to lead and develop our local Sydney team and working on a diverse range of industrial, water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

You will have the opportunity to lead structural designs for conveyance pipelines, hydraulic structures, pump stations, service reservoirs, and treatment facilities along with general light and heavy industrial projects. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll manage end-to-end project delivery, including design, documentation, and construction phase support.

Stepping into a supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and continuous improvement, you will be given opportunities for leading and mentoring junior engineers and their professional growth and development of the local industrial and water teams. Where you'll be able to refine your technical expertise, engage directly with clients, and contribute to projects that shape the future of industrial and water infrastructure.

About you

You will be a Chartered Professional Engineer with a bachelor's degree in civil or structural engineering, with experience in the water and wastewater sector and general industrial structures. You have developed a solid foundation in structural design, analysis, and documentation and are eager to step into a role with more technical responsibility and client interaction.

You will also bring:

• Proven experience in various aspects of structural engineering including study involvement, budget, schedule and scope, development, detailed design, analysis, construction/commissioning phase support.
• Experience delivering water and wastewater projects in accordance with Australian requirements.
• Experience in the scoping and development of engineering work packages including time-based estimates for deliverables.
• An interest in strengthening and growing existing client connections and supporting the building of relevant new relationships, as a trusted technical advisor.
• A working style that embraces collaboration with other disciplines to bring together the best technical expertise from across a business.
• A commitment to continuous learning and career progression, with a desire to develop and mentor junior engineers.

If you're looking for a role where you can expand your technical expertise and take on greater project and leadership responsibilities, we'd love to hear from you

What We Offer:

A career with Beca will provide you with:

Flexibility & Wellbeing: We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement.

Belonging & Ownership: Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive, and you can bring your whole self to work. You may also have the chance to take advantage of our unique shareholder opportunities, sharing in our collective success.

Parental Leave: Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders.

Career Growth & Development: Your growth is our priority Benefit from continuous learning and professional development through our company training programmes and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia. Work alongside industry leaders and gain hands-on experience to unlock your career potential.

Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.

Who is Beca?

Beca is one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. Our team of over 4000 professionals is diverse enough to bring a wide range of perspectives and expertise to every client and challenge, creating resourceful, smart solutions from our collective experience and insights.

'Creative people together transforming our world' is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations and our purpose – to make everyday better. Our four values – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment and care – sit at the heart of everything we do, reflecting how we work every day with each other and our clients.

At Beca we make everyday better for our clients, our people and our community and your involvement makes it possible. Our size and agility mean you're not just on the fringes; you're making a visible difference, partnering to develop and deliver solutions from the ground up.

As a people-focused business, we understand that work-life balance means a lot of different things to different people and that it's not always easy juggling work with everything else life throws at us. This is why we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all opportunities in the Beca team.

Ready to make the move? / Apply now

If you want to make every day better, apply online today If you have any questions, you can find out more about our people and projects by visiting www.beca.com