About the job
Join a global consultancy delivering iconic infrastructure projects. Work alongside industry‐leading specialists in a collaborative, flexible environment. Shape 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
SMEC is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Team Leader – Bridges & Structures in Brisbane to lead and grow our Bridges & Structures capability. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the direction of a high‐performing team, develop key client relationships, win and deliver major infrastructure projects, and contribute to the continued growth of our nationally recognised Transport business. In this leadership role,



you will be responsible for managing technical excellence, commercial performance, business development, and team development while delivering outstanding outcomes for our clients. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team of engineers, designers and project managers, you will play a key role in shaping the future of bridge and structures projects across the region.
Key responsibilities
Leading and developing a high‐performing Bridges & Structures team.
Driving business growth through client relationship management, market engagement and business development activities.
Identifying, pursuing and securing opportunities across transport and infrastructure markets.
Leading the delivery of complex bridges and structures projects from planning through to completion.
Providing technical leadership, mentorship and guidance to engineers and designers.
Managing team performance, utilisation, resourcing and professional development.
Monitoring project and team financial performance to achieve business objectives.
Ensuring the delivery of high‐quality technical solutions that meet client requirements and industry standards.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, industry partners and key stakeholders.
Contributing to business planning and implementing initiatives that support the ongoing growth of the team.
About You
A degree qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering.
8+ years of experience in bridge and structures engineering within a consulting environment.
Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing technical teams.
Strong project management and commercial acumen.
Proven success in client relationship management and business development.




Experience leading multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Strong understanding of Australian design standards and transport infrastructure delivery.
Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) would be highly regarded.
A collaborative leadership style with a passion for mentoring and developing others.
Contact
For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Carl Thiedeke – ******
Brand Narrative
#LI-CT4 At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!
SMEC is a global engineering, management and development consultancy delivering cutting-edge solutions for our clients and partners. Leveraging our 70-year history of delivering nation-building infrastructure, we provide technical expertise and advanced engineering services to resolve complex challenges across major infrastructure and energy projects. SMEC has a long and proud history which dates back to Australia's iconic Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in ****, one of the largest and most complex hydroelectric schemes in the world. Headquartered in Australia, we have offices across more than 35 countries in Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa and the Americas. Together with our clients and partners, we deliver projects that directly contribute to improving health, quality of life and development outcomes for communities and neighbourhoods around the world. Driven by innovation, ingenuity and skill, our people have shaped these outcomes in some of the world's most remote and challenging environments. Since ****, SMEC has been a member of the Surbana Jurong Group, an Asia-based global powerhouse of over 16,000 employees. Through our network of global specialists and by collaborating with local partners, we connect clients with the best teams and capabilities to deliver sustainable solutions.
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📌 Team Leader, Bridges & Structures (Queensland)
🏢 Smec
📍 Queensland