CareerPlan

Head of Design Engineering

Sydney, New South WalesFull-time2026-10-10 → 2026-11-11

Core

Leading and advancing the Group's design engineering capability to deliver innovative, safe, constructable, and commercially effective engineering solutions across geotechnical, complex structures, renewable energy civil infrastructure, temporary works, and mechanical/electrical disciplines.

Role type

Senior leadership (Head of Design Engineering)

Builds

Scalable, responsive design engineering capabilities and profitable design engineering practices for CIMIC Group Operating Companies.

Domain

Construction engineering, civil infrastructure, renewable energy, geotechnical works

Required skills

Engineering leadership, multidisciplinary team management, engineering strategy development, commercial acumen, bid development, stakeholder influence, governance framework implementation, cost reduction, risk management, innovation mobilization

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Lead the Design Engineering team to provide specialist in-house design engineering capability; Collaborate with senior leaders to optimize integrated engineering delivery; Drive increased utilization of offshore engineering resources; Establish interfaces with other engineering capabilities; Act as Australian client-facing design lead for international partners; Develop relationships with design groups to grow capability; Drive innovation through specialist designers; Support efficient design solutions for constructability and cost; Support bid development and strategic pursuits; Deliver profitable results for the design engineering practice.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC