About The Job Join a global consultancy delivering iconic infrastructure projectsWork alongside industry-leading specialists in a collaborative, flexible environmentShape your career with genuine professional growth opportunities
About SMEC
SMEC is a global engineering consultancy renowned for delivering complex, sustainable infrastructure solutions across transport, water, energy, and urban development markets.
Our teams are empowered to innovate, solve technical challenges, and contribute to projects that positively shape communities across Australia and worldwide.
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender‐equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines.
SMEC provides a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their career.
As a family‐friendly employer, we offer flexible working arrangements and benefits including 18 weeks of universal paid parental leave.
We are proud to foster an inclusive culture that supports gender equity, LGBTI+ inclusion and First Nations representation, with access to strong professional networks, role models, and mentoring and sponsorship programs.
Infrastructure
At SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long-term client relationships.
We listen and understand the specific needs of our clients and deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide.
The Role
We are seeking a Senior Engineer – Roads & Highways, to support the delivery of Roads & Highways projects across South Australia and nationally.
In this role,



you'll work alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality roads and highways solutions across major infrastructure projects.
You'll contribute to technical delivery across road design, transport planning and traffic engineering packages, supporting project outcomes while maintaining quality, coordination, and performance throughout the project lifecycle.
This is a great chance for a motivated engineer to further develop their design capability, contribute to major projects, and build strong client and stakeholder relationships.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Deliver civil design across Roads & Highways projects, producing high-quality engineering outputsProvide technical input across road design, traffic engineering and transport planning deliverablesUndertake or contribute to traffic assessments, intersection analyses, road safety reviews and transport studies where requiredPrepare engineering reports and contribute to tender proposalsEnsure all analysis and design work meets relevant standards, Austroads guidelines and client requirementsCollaborate with project teams, road authorities and stakeholders to ensure coordinated, timely deliveryContribute to the technical success and overall performance of projects and the team
About You
You are a capable Civil Engineer with a background in engineering consultancy and a passion for delivering quality design outcomes.
You Will Bring:
6+ years' experience in civil design within infrastructure projectsA Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)Strong civil design capability within Roads & Highways projects, with exposure to traffic engineering,



transport planning, road safety or transport modelling viewed favourablyExperience using relevant software such as 12d, CIRCLY and AutoCAD.
Experience with traffic engineering and transport planning tools such as SIDRA, LinSig, Aimsun or similar will be highly regardedThe ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative teamStrong communication and stakeholder coordination skillsWillingness to undertake occasional travel as required by projects
About You
You are a capable Civil Engineer with a background in engineering consultancy and a passion for delivering quality design outcomes.
You Will Bring:
6+ years' experience in civil design within infrastructure projectsA Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)Strong civil design capability, ideally within Roads & Highways projectsExperience using relevant software such as 12d, CIRCLY, and AutoCADThe ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative teamStrong communication and stakeholder coordination skillsWillingness to undertake occasional travel as required by projects
How To Apply
All applications must be submitted online.
To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link below and follow the prompts.
For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Carl Thiedeke – ******
To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at
All recruitment activities go through our Resourcing function and currently, this role doesn't require agency input.
Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.
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📌 Senior Engineer – Roads & Highways (Adelaide)
🏢 Smec
📍 Adelaide