Lead Design Engineer

4 hours ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Design Build Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

What's On Offer.

  • $160k - $190k + Super + vehicle
  • Long term projects and steady work flow
  • Work on one of Sydneys leading projects
  • West Sydney location
  • Immediate start dates
  • Genuine career growth
  • Large scale infrastructure works

Role And Client Overview
Our client is a long standing utitlies and infrastcutre contractor with a strong focus on water, pump stations, waste water & water supply construction, maintenance & service.

Due to an increase in projects they now need an lead design engineer to work across a major works project.

This role supports high-complexity, high-value Tier 1 infrastructure projects, often interfacing with Sydney Water, Water NSW, or major contractors. The Lead Design Engineer manages multi-disciplinary engineering inputs, oversees end-to-end design lifecycle, and liaises closely with internal stakeholders, clients, and site teams to ensure best-for-project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as Design Lead on Tier 1 or Tier 2 projects with civil/mech/struct integration
  • Coordinate internal and external consultants across all design stages
  • Manage design scope, risks, and value engineering opportunities
  • QA/QC and verification of engineering documents to utility standards
  • Engage directly with clients and Tier 1 builders on technical matters
  • Contribute to capability uplift and process standardisation
  • Manage external and internal stakeholders

Selection Criteria.

  • 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including D&C delivery
  • Strong background in Tier 1 or Tier 2 projects
  • Deep technical knowledge in civil infrastructure, mechanical piping, or structural concrete within the water industry
  • Capable of verifying and signing off on engineering deliverables to major authority standards
  • Strong commercial and stakeholder management acumen
  • Ideally chartered (CPEng) or actively working toward it
  • Degree qualified mechanical

Design & Build specializes in recruitment for the Construction, Engineering & Property industries on a national and international basis. Design & Build prides itself on only hiring recruitment specialists, finding the right people for the right jobs and doing the right thing by both job seekers and employers alike.

If you feel your experience matches the person specification, please contact
James
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or click apply. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted and your application will be treated as strictly confidential.

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