Principal Civil Engineer

4 weeks ago


Adelaide, Australia Mott MacDonald Full time

The opportunity
Our Transport team in Adelaide is recruiting for a Senior and Principal Civil Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of a growing team with an increasing and diverse portfolio of work. As a Senior or Principal Civil engineer your role will include:

  • Deliver a range of civil infrastructure projects from concept design through to issue for construction with a sound understanding of technical and commercial standards, including writing of reports
  • Providing technical design guidance, manage scope and deliverables, review processes within a range of civil infrastructure projects.
  • Safety leadership, including planning and execution of safety in design processes on projects
  • Mentoring and coaching of more junior team members including engineers and designers
  • Managing the delivery throughout the project life cycle, taking accountability for overall time, cost, and deliverables. 

About you
With proven experience in providing technical design guidance and input and managing the scope of deliverables and reviewing processes in range of large civil infrastructure projects. As such you’ll have the following qualities:

  • Degree in Civil Engineering preferred; suitable for obtaining membership of Engineers Australia
  • CPEng or demonstrated progress and commitment to obtain CPEng.
  • Experience working in Design teams delivering concept, tender, and detailed design documentation for large civil infrastructure projects
  • Experience and exposure to DIT Master specifications
  • Effective communication skills including client interfacing, enjoy working collaboratively in a team environment and takes pride in delivering quality work
  • Recent application of current Austroads guidelines on major projects is preferred
  • Understanding of various software packages 12D, Civil 3D, etc is not essential but favourable

Our culture value and benefits

At Mott MacDonald, we celebrate the rich diversity of our team and are dedicated to nurturing an inclusive work environment. We are proud to be a Work180 Endorsed employer and offer a wonderful array of benefits designed to make your experience here truly exceptional.
With a brand new office in Adelaide, we offer a range of competitive benefits and facilities to make this a great place to be including:

  • A flexible and agile work environment catering to personal needs.
  • Salary and bonus incentives, recognising the dedication you invest.
  • Comprehensive life, accident, and salary continuance insurance coverage provides peace of mind during uncertain times.
  • Enhance your work-life balance through the option to purchase extra annual leave.
  • Annual Health Check and ongoing professional development

You’ve got this
If you’re looking for an organisation that thrives on creating an environment where your hard work and achievements are recognised, we are the place for you

By joining Mott MacDonald, you will find we are committed to fostering a culture that empowers our people, promotes teamwork, and embraces sustainability. There's no time like the present to make a change.  #LI-KG1

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.


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