Structural Engineer

Ports and Maritime at Beca

Beca has been supporting and providing maritime consultancy services to government, Industrial and Defence clients for over 80 years – and over this time Ports and Maritime team have developed a keen understanding of the types of solutions that meet the demands of the users and key stakeholders.

We have extensive experience of working in the marine environment and fully understand the challenges faced when constructing and maintaining maritime infrastructure. Our multidisciplinary teams deliver integrated solution to ports and maritime projects, drawing upon experience from projects both internationally and across Australia. Services that include all stages of a project - from the early planning, studies and concept work, through to detailed design and on to construction assistance and management.

The opportunity

Our Ports and Maritime team work on a variety of maritime infrastructure projects across the public, private and defence sectors. With strong growth across all sectors, we are looking for a Maritime Structural Engineer to join our team in Brisbane.

Working on a wide variety of Port and Coastal engineering projects across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands - you'll be part of a team of highly skilled professionals who will want to help you advance your technical, client management and job management skills.

This is a varied role that includes the design and delivery of ports and coastal projects with support from our technical specialists, as well as client liaison and design management.

Working amongst a group of highly motivated professionals, you will step into a supportive culture where you can be involved, be heard and belong. With a wide range of technical and leadership challenges to grow your skills and knowledge, there are endless opportunities to realise your full potential and be part of something that matters

About you

You will have a Civil engineering degree and be, or be near to becoming a Chartered Engineer (CPEng or equivalent). Building on your experience in port/marine infrastructure projects in a consulting environment, you are self-motivated, you strive for technical excellence and exceeding client expectations. Passionate about developing and motivating others, whilst ensuring that the team works collaboratively to meet project deliverables.

A detailed knowledge of the Australian and local codes and technical standards applicable to the design of marine structures will be preferred and you will also be familiar with international codes and standards applicable to the maritime business (i.e. IBC, British Standards, PIANC, OCIMF, USACE)

What we offer

A career with Beca will provide you with

Belonging: Be part of a collaborative and diverse team that values innovation, creativity, and mutual support.

Professional Growth: We invest in your career with continued investment in your learning through our Professional development training programmes.

Professional Growth : We will support your Professional accreditation (including Chartership with Engineers Australia).

Belonging: A supportive and caring work environment where you can bring your whole self to work.

Work-Life Balance: Benefit from flexible working arrangements to balance your personal / family commitments.

Work-Life Balance: Wellbeing and volunteer leave.

Work-Life Balance: Enhanced parental leave with up to 14 weeks full paid leave after the birth or placement of your child, inclusive of all genders .

Professional Growth: Opportunities to learn from our industry experts and technical gurus across the Asia-Pacific.

Belonging: Opportunity for ownership with Shareholding offers.

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.

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