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

- 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 robust 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.

Core Competencies

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.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Civil Engineering Degree
- Ports and Coastal Infrastructure Experience
- Project Management
- Technical Analysis and Compliance
- Client Leadership

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

- Marine Structures
- Dredging
- Condition Assessment
- Remediation
- Berthing and Mooring
- Jetties and Wharves
- Forecasting
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Quality Assurance

Soft Skills

- Mentoring
- Client Engagement
- Team Leadership

Certifications & Qualifications

- Australian Defence Security Clearance
- Chartered Status

Industry Keywords

- Ports
- Marine Terminals
- Coastal Infrastructure
- Project Delivery
- Multidisciplinary Coordination

Tools & Technologies

- SpaceGass
- STAAD.Pro
- Optimoor
- Rhinoceros 3D
- BIM
- Navisworks
- GIS

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📌 Lead Engineer, Ports, Marine & Coastal (Perth)
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📍 Perth