Associate Engineer

Global civil engineering consultancy with great career opportunities
- Opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects both locally and internationally
- Friendly working environment across the business

About SMEC

Delivering exceptional outcomes starts with having exceptional people.

SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams. We support and empower employees to drive innovation initiatives within a well-established and growing organisation.

Infrastructure

At SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long-term client relationships. We listen and understand the specific needs of our clients and deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide.

The opportunity

We are currently seeking an Associate Utilities Engineer (Project Lead) with utilities coordination or WSC experience to join the Utilities team in Sydney. You will work on a variety of projects ranging from medium-scale projects to large multi-disciplinary projects.

With a minimum of 10+ years’ experience in utilities design on major transport projects, you will play a key role in:

- Developing the group’s utilities engineering capability
- Providing design engineering services to the functional groups within NSW as well as support interstate and overseas projects
- Providing utilities coordination support on multi-disciplinary projects
- Developing utilities plans and reports for new infrastructure projects
- Developing a client base and supporting the team in winning work in the area of utility design
- Preparing EOI and proposal submissions.
- Training and mentoring less experienced team members.

Suitable applicants will have/be:

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering
- 10+ years’ commercial experience and knowledge of delivering utilities engineering
- Experience of 360-degree project management - across governance, stakeholder management, commercials, timelines, and team/delivery management
- Experience in the co-ordination, design and delivery of projects within multi-disciplinary engineering environment
- Experience using relevant software 12D, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, GIS
- Familiar with relevant Australian Standards
- Demonstrated ability to provide designs for new infrastructure projects

In return, SMEC offers you the benefits that come from working in a global multidisciplinary consultancy in an environment where your fresh ideas and enthusiasm will be welcomed and rewarded.

When you join SMEC, you will have the opportunity to embrace your creativity and drive change across the business.

Working with clients and partners, you will be part of an organisation that helps to shape our communities, industries and the global landscape.

Our recent growth has provided new and exciting opportunities for our people, our employees enjoy a consistent flow of significant projects, end-to-end responsibilities and are motivated by meaningful work.

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Wrap up

As an inclusive and growing organisation, SMEC is committed to building a global community of talented professionals and

thought leaders


We recognise the value and importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace and look for people with different backgrounds, skills and expertise to drive innovation and shared learning across our growing global network.

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How to apply

For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Nicholas Fischer-White

To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at

All recruitment activities go through our Resourcing function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.

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