Company Description

STA Consulting Engineers is a highly trusted engineering firm in the Australian building industry, with over 30 years of experience across residential and commercial projects. The company delivers smart, practical, and client-focused solutions in soil testing, foundation design, structural engineering, building hydraulics, and compliance inspections. Founded in 1991, STA has grown to become the largest specialist residential engineering company in Queensland.

STA Consulting Engineers is seeking an experienced Senior Structural Engineer (Supervising RPEQ) to join our Foundations Engineering team. This is an opportunity to take a senior technical role within an established residential engineering consultancy, providing RPEQ oversight, practical engineering solutions and capability development across the team.

About the role

You’ll support the consistent and timely delivery of foundations engineering services through technical review and certification, complex design, project oversight, client support and supervision of engineers and inspectors.

This is not a narrow design-only role. You’ll take accountability for engineering decisions and service outcomes, applying sound professional judgement to deliver protected, compliant and buildable solutions without unnecessary complexity.

Key responsibilities

- Provide RPEQ review, supervision, approval and certification for foundations engineering work
- Undertake and review foundation designs, calculations and performance verification
- Oversee projects to support safe, accurate, compliant and timely delivery
- Assess technical and project risks and determine practical, proportionate controls
- Provide explicit and responsive technical advice to clients,



builders and internal teams
- Support complex queries, inspections and construction-stage issues
- Supervise and mentor engineers, designers, draftspersons and inspectors
- Contribute to technical standards, quality systems and process improvements
- Help reduce repeat rework, avoidable delays, at-fault amendments and customer complaints

What we’re looking for

- Current RPEQ registration and Chartered status
- At least five years’ demonstrated RPEQ signing or supervising experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline
- Strong residential foundations experience, including footing and slab systems, reactive or difficult soil conditions and screw piling
- Sound knowledge of relevant Australian Standards, the NCC and legislative requirements
- Strong engineering judgement and the ability to develop practical, proportionate and buildable solutions
- Confidence dealing with builders, designers, architects, certifiers, developers and clients
- Demonstrated experience mentoring or training technical staff
- An accountable, responsive and collaborative approach, with a willingness to work within established quality systems and workflows

Why STA?

- Work on challenging, high-end residential engineering projects
- Genuine autonomy and project ownership
- Open-door, collaborative culture where your ideas are valued
- Ongoing professional development and career growth
- Well-established systems and quality processes
- Free on-site parking
- A supportive workplace focused on wellbeing, flexibility and continuous development
- If you're looking for a role where you can combine technical excellence with meaningful project ownership, we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Senior Structural Engineer (Supervising RPEQ) (Brisbane City)
🏢 STA Consulting Engineers
📍 Brisbane City