Ports & Maritime Civil Lead

Overview

In this role you will lead civil design for port developments and marine terminals, guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver practical, sustainable infrastructure. You will build trusted client relationships and mentor engineers while ensuring design solutions meet regulatory and constructability requirements. The position blends technical leadership with project delivery across complex port, marine, and heavy civil projects. You will shape transport infrastructure that keeps ports moving and contributes to sustainable growth.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Up to 6 weeks additional annual leave
• Volunteer and representation leave
• Flex public holidays
• Hybrid work options
• Robust global well-being program

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design across port developments, marine terminals, bulk export facilities, logistics areas and coastal infrastructure projects
• Provide technical oversight of pavements, hardstands, roads, drainage, earthworks, utilities, reclamation platforms and rail interfaces
• Establish design criteria, review engineering deliverables and ensure solutions meet client, regulatory and operational requirements, focusing on constructability and maintainability
• Coordinate interfaces across structural, geotechnical, coastal, mechanical, electrical, environmental and planning disciplines
• Manage civil design scope, resources, budgets and schedules, supporting design reviews, risk assessments and value engineering
• Build strong relationships with port authorities, resource companies, transport agencies and government clients, contributing to proposals, tenders and business growth
• Mentor engineers and designers, encourage knowledge sharing and help grow the team’s technical capability

Key requirements

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience leading civil engineering design packages for major port, marine, transport or heavy civil infrastructure projects
• Strong technical knowledge of civil infrastructure design, including pavements, drainage, earthworks, roads and services
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing design interfaces on complex projects
• Sound judgement in technical reviews, design quality, engineering risk and the development of practical, sustainable solutions
• Strong communication and client engagement skills, with experience supporting proposals and business development
• A collaborative leadership approach and a commitment to mentoring and developing others
• Experience working with port authorities, resource sector clients or within operational marine environments

• Strong communication
• Client engagement
• Mentoring and team development
• Civil infrastructure design
• Pavements
• Drainage

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