Senior Civil Engineer

Want to bring ideas to life

Youre in the right place. Aurecon is a leading design engineering and advisory consultancy shaping cities infrastructure and communities across Australia New Zealand and Asia. Our people collaborate across disciplines to deliver integrated sustainable outcomes on some of the most complex projects in the built environment.We are seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our growing Buildings Civil team in Adelaide supporting a diverse portfolio of major projects across health education defence civic cultural and commercial sectors.

How will your ideas contribute to shaping whats next

As a Senior Civil Engineer youll play a key role in the planning design and delivery of complex civil engineering solutions within multidisciplinary building projects. Youll work closely with architects structural engineers and other specialists to translate project requirements into safe sustainable and buildable outcomes across design and deliveryphases. Thisrole suits an experienced civil engineer who enjoys technical leadership mentoring others and seeing projects through from concept to construction.Here are the key things youll do to bring ideas to life:

• Lead and deliver civil engineering design across complex builtenvironment projects including site development drainage pavements and access
• Prepare and review civil design outputs drawings and specifications ensuring quality compliance and constructability
• Resolve design gaps and coordinate interfaces across disciplines within multidisciplinary project teams
• Apply engineering judgement to address complex technical challenges on constrained sites
• Support and mentor junior engineers providing guidance and constructive feedback
• Contribute to planning and resourcing of design packages or workstreams within larger projects
• Engage with internal stakeholders and project teams to support positive client outcomes
• Promote safe sustainable and compliant engineering design in line with industry standards

What were looking for:

• Strong experience as a civil engineer within the built environment ideally in a consultancy environment
• Proven capability delivering civil design on buildingled or precinct projects rather than councilfocused planning works
• Experience supporting or leading components of large complex projects
• Defence or defenceadjacent project experience is desirable but not essential
• Proficiencywith standard civil engineering design software (e.g. 12D Civil 3D or similar)
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly
• Confidence working across multiple stakeholders and managing priorities

Qualifications

• BachelorsDegree in Civil Engineering(or equivalent)
• Working toward or eligibility for professional engineering accreditation isadvantageous

How will your future be shaped by us

At Aurecon we design work not just for performance but for people. Our culture is built on trust optimism and flexibility-giving our teams autonomy to balance work and life while doing meaningful highimpact work.Youll benefit from:

• Exposure to a portfolio of highprofile technically interesting projects
• Technical leadership opportunities within a large multidisciplinary team
• Genuine flexible working arrangements including parttime options (4 days per week considered)
• A supportive and inclusive culture where learning mentoring and collaboration are encouraged
• A workplace recognised by the AFR as a 2026 Best Place to Work for elevating the human experience at work

Who is Aurecon