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Principal Civil Engineer

Melbourne, Victoria💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-01

Core

Senior technical leadership role for complex and specialised civil engineering design projects in sports, transport, and water sensitive urban design.

Role type

Principal Civil Engineer (Senior IC with leadership)

Builds

Complex and specialised civil engineering designs, plans, and technical assessments for clients including VicRoads and sports authorities.

Domain

Civil Engineering / Infrastructure

Required skills

Advanced AutoCAD and 12d proficiency, Registered Engineer and Chartered Engineer status, autonomous design and verification, team leadership and mentoring, strategic planning, compliance management, stakeholder representation

Preferred skills

MRWA DAS accreditation, management and leadership training, knowledge of industry policies and standards, innovation in design processes

Technologies

AutoCAD, 12d

Responsibilities

Undertake detailed design and plan production autonomously, lead and mentor design teams, review and verify engineering outputs, contribute to strategic planning and continuous improvement, represent the business to external stakeholders, drive compliance with HSEQ requirements

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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