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GHD

Senior Civil Engineer – Civil & Transport Infrastructure

GHD

Senior Civil Engineer managing civil and transport infrastructure projects in Central or Northern Queensland. Leading project delivery from concept to construction while mentoring junior engineers.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeCairns • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Manage the design and documentation on a variety of civil and transport infrastructure projects
  • Provide leadership, guidance and assistance in the delivery of projects from concept stage through to construction.
  • Establish and maintain client relationships, identify new project opportunities and win work.
  • Project manage and be technically responsible for large, high-quality planning and design projects ($2M+ design fee), including multi-disciplinary coordination.
  • Develop local junior engineers and design personnel.
  • Ground truth designs throughout regional Queensland’s extensive remote road network.
  • Provide technical expertise to clients and support projects through other offices as required.
  • Contribute to the development of GHD's knowledge and skills in civil and transport engineering including planning, design, and construction.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
  • Experience in establishing client relationships and winning work
  • Excellent project management skills and ability and willingness to mentor junior engineers.
  • Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) & Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) (Preferred or working towards)
  • A passion for high-quality design documentation, assessment and analysis of technical data and imparting knowledge, skills, and experience through the provision of professional development in others.
  • Knowledge of flood modelling, geotechnical analysis, pavement design and an ability to integrate into civil and transport design preferred.
  • Strong communication skills both oral and written (including report writing).
  • Demonstrated professional judgement and commercial acumen, including identifying, assessing, evaluating, and solving problems to brief and budget.
  • The capability to produce concise and accurate reports, technical specifications, design calculations, drafting briefs and mark-ups.
  • Demonstrated experience in civil engineering design and the delivery of projects, from small projects to medium sized projects.
  • Experience and a sound understanding of current civil engineering technologies, including design, modelling, and construction.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools
civil engineeringtransport engineeringproject managementflood modellinggeotechnical analysispavement designdesign documentationtechnical specificationsdesign calculationsdrafting briefs
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringclient relationship managementcommunicationprofessional judgementcommercial acumenproblem solvingteam coordinationtechnical expertiseknowledge sharing
Certifications
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ)