Principal Civil Engineer
- Lead and develop a 12-person team of Civil and Track Engineers, including coaching, mentoring and succession planning.
- Provide engineering governance, technical assurance and risk oversight while driving continuous improvement and project delivery.
- Build client relationships and support business development, resource planning, proposals and bid strategies.
Job description
Role Opportunity
Senior civil engineering leadership opportunity combining hands-on technical involvement with people management, engineering governance and project delivery. Lead a team of 12 Civil and Track Engineers from Graduate through to Principal level.
Ideally suited to a Principal-level Civil Engineer with broad consulting experience across mining, water, heavy industry and infrastructure, coupled with strong people leadership and project delivery capability.
Benefits:
- Initial 12-month contract with strong chance of extension
- Attractive hourly rate offered
- Lead established civil engineering team
- Broad technical and leadership remit
- Perth CBD based location
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- CPEng or eligibility to obtain chartership
- Broad mining, resources and infrastructure experience
- Proven engineering and people leadership capability
- Strong consulting and client engagement skills
- Demonstrated project delivery and risk management
- Engineering governance and technical assurance expertise
- Strategic and continuous improvement mindset
- Excellent communication, coaching and mentoring skills
Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of Civil and Track Engineers, supporting career development, succession planning and technical capability growth.
- Provide technical leadership and engineering governance, ensuring consistent application of engineering standards, quality processes and industry best practice.
- Drive continuous improvement across engineering systems, methodologies, technical processes and project delivery frameworks.
- Provide technical guidance, review and assurance across projects, identifying engineering, quality and delivery risks early.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients and industry stakeholders, understanding their challenges and supporting effective engineering solutions.
- Support business development activities, including proposals, strategic pursuits, engineering estimates and bid strategies.
- Coordinate resource planning and forecasting across multiple projects to support effective utilisation and project delivery.
- Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across engineering disciplines and the broader organisation.
- Drive safe, efficient and high-quality project execution while maintaining strong technical and commercial outcomes.
- Foster a positive team culture focused on accountability, collaboration, inclusion, safety, wellbeing and continuous improvement.
About our Client
A major engineering consultancy delivering multidisciplinary engineering and project solutions across mining, resources and associated infrastructure sectors. The business offers a technically focused environment with a strong emphasis on engineering excellence, collaboration and project delivery.
How to Apply
Click the APPLY button or contact Matt Saffioti on (08) 6467 0630 for a confidential discussion
About Titan Recruitment
Titan Recruitment is an Australian-owned engineering and technology recruitment consultancy with over 27 years of industry insights. We create opportunities that connect clients and candidates. View all jobs at titanrecruitment.com.au.
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