Senior Engineer
2 weeks ago
**About us
The North Queensland Region spans the Far North, North West, and Northern districts, with offices in Cairns, Cloncurry, and Townsville. Covering 589,240 km(38.2% of Queensland), it stretches from Australia's northern tip to Camooweal (NT border) and south to Home Hill.
Home to over 546,000 people and 35 local governments, the region thrives on agriculture, tourism, fishing, mining, and retail. It manages 1,756 km of National Highways, 6,335 km of State-controlled roads, and 35,483 km of local government roads.
Famous attractions include the Daintree Rainforest, Mission Beach, Atherton Tablelands, Kuranda, Magnetic Island, Charters Towers, and the Great Barrier Reef.
With its mix of coastal towns, rainforests, outback, and reef, North Queensland offers a truly unique lifestyle.
Benefits
* Annual Registered Professional Engineers Queensland (RPEQ) compensation payment of $8,200
* Annual reimbursement of professional fees
* 5 weeks annual leave + 14% annual leave loading
* Locality allowance of up to $43.40 per fortnight
* Relocation assistance
The Role
In the role of Senior Engineer (Civil) you will project manage the delivery of multiple road infrastructure projects through the provision of technical expertise and the administration of contracts and support to the design, construction and maintenance processes.
Some of your responsibilities will include:
* Provide support and advice on the planning and design process, to ensure delivery of project outcomes, value for money and best practice are achieved.
* Undertake tendering and estimating activities to support the effective development and delivery of road infrastructure projects.
* Determine the engineering requirements, including materials, critical components and systems, involved in supporting project management and delivery.
* Maintain and apply all relevant standards, policies, guidelines and legislative requirements necessary for the design and construction of road infrastructure projects.
* Ensure all quality management procedures are adhered to in order to facilitate the delivery of road projects to a high and consistent standard for both Transport and Main Roads and clients.
* Manage and maintain effective liaison and communication with all levels of internal and external stakeholders on all matters relating to transport infrastructure delivery activities.
* In managing projects, you will have the responsibility to plan, assign, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff that would include encouraging teamwork and fostering a positive attitude toward the achievement of organisational objectives.
Mandatory qualifications and conditions
A four-year, Washington Accord accredited, Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) or equivalence which is assessed/accepted by Engineers Australia against Washington Accord benchmarks.
Registration as a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) is mandatory for appointment to the position.
A current Class 'C' Drivers Licence
Pre-employment checks, including a criminal history screening and declaration of serious discipline history will required to be completed.
Must be eligible to work in Australia.
Submit your application online via the Smart Jobs and Careers website at For more information about the role, please contact Jennifer McKenzie on
Applications to remain current for 12 months
Job Ad Reference: QLD/655985/25
Closing Date: Friday, 5 September 2025This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.**
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