Lead Engineer, Ports, Marine & Coastal

Aurecon

Senior / Lead Engineer in Ports, Marine & Coastal team at Aurecon contributing to significant infrastructure projects. Manage delivery, provide technical guidance, and resolve complex engineering problems.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timePerth • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing complex projects within ports and coastal infrastructure, ensuring compliance with engineering standards and delivering high-quality technical outputs. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets, schedules, and risks while fostering client engagement and mentoring junior engineers.

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Civil Engineering DegreePorts and Coastal Infrastructure ExperienceProject ManagementTechnical Analysis and ComplianceClient Leadership

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Hard Skills

Marine StructuresDredgingCondition AssessmentRemediationBerthing and MooringJetties and WharvesForecastingRisk ManagementChange ManagementQuality Assurance

Soft Skills

MentoringClient EngagementTeam Leadership

Tools & Technologies

SpaceGassSTAAD.ProOptimoorRhinoceros 3DBIMNavisworksGIS

Certifications & Qualifications

Australian Defence Security ClearanceChartered Status

Industry Keywords

PortsMarine TerminalsCoastal InfrastructureProject DeliveryMultidisciplinary Coordination

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own or lead significant project components and major workstreams across ports, harbours, jetties, wharves, marine terminals, coastal infrastructure.
Plan and coordinate multidisciplinary delivery, aligning scope, sequencing, interfaces, resources, responsibilities and dependencies across the project team.
Develop, perform and review technical analyses, calculations, models, drawings, specifications and reports, ensuring compliance with project requirements, relevant standards and Aurecon’s quality expectations.
Resolve complex technical and delivery issues by balancing safety, constructability, operability, cost, programme, quality and risk to achieve practical outcomes.
Manage workstream and project performance, including budgets, schedules, resourcing, forecasting, change and risk, while supporting client engagement, proposals and follow-on opportunities.
Provide technical guidance and mentoring, support investigations and construction-phase services, and apply digital tools and knowledge sharing to improve quality, efficiency and team capability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Australian citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence Security Clearance are mandatory.
A bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related discipline, with relevant structural, geotechnical, coastal, maritime or port expertise; postgraduate qualifications and Chartered status, or a clear pathway to Chartered status, are preferred.
Typically 8+ years of relevant experience in ports, marine, and coastal infrastructure, with appointment at Senior or Lead Engineer level depending on experience, technical capability and leadership track record.
A proven record delivering port and maritime projects, with strong capability in areas such as marine structures, jetties and wharves, berthing and mooring, terminals, coastal infrastructure, dredging, reclamation, condition assessment or remediation.
Demonstrated project, commercial and client leadership, including managing scope, budgets, schedules, resources, forecasts, risk and change; Lead-level candidates should also be able to lead major workstreams and multidisciplinary teams.
A consistent record of producing and reviewing high-quality technical outputs, mentoring others and applying relevant engineering and digital tools such as SpaceGass, STAAD.Pro, Optimoor, Rhinoceros 3D, BIM, Navisworks or GIS.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working arrangements
Professional development opportunities