About the Company

Downs Roadside Engineering is a regional consulting Engineering firm based in the beautiful Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley, providing professional services and solutions in the areas of highways, bulk earthworks, stormwater management and traffic engineering.

As a company, we are trusted technical advisers who value strong relationships delivering quality outcomes for our clients across QLD, NSW and VIC. We are driven by our passion to improve and develop the environment around us into sustainable, safe and usable infrastructure that adds to the already great place that Australia is.

The Role – Senior Civil Engineer / Senior Civil Designer

Do you want to work on big projects in a small, high performing team and have the choice to choose the type of work you do, enabling you to either work from home or in the office?

As a Senior Civil Engineer / Civil Designer, you will have the ability to work remotely 25% of the time, 75% in the office and based in Roma, QLD. You will form part of a wider design team and you will work under the direction of a Team Project Manager. As a Senior Engineer / Civil Designer it is expected you will have some options to work remotely part of the time, but a minimum in the office of at least 60%, building and sharing your knowledge with the wider team, allowing you to both mentor others while developing and extending your ownskills.

Within this role you can expect to be involved in projects across infrastructure, roads, traffic, built workplace and surface water. The below is what you can expect to do in this role:

- Comfort and autonomy in reporting, with the ability to document and justify your decision-making with the ability to negotiate outcomes with clients. The ability to provide specialist technical and design advice for projects is important;
- Detailed design, review and verification of outputs, including ability to effectively operate 12d and AutoCAD. The ability to mentor and train others in the use of design software is important.



Preparation of AutoCAD based plans, layouts, cross sections and long sections as part of a sheet set;
- Senior Road Safety Auditor qualification necessary and the holding of RPEQ is desirable;
- Experience designing civil infrastructure (Austroads Guide to Road Design, Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology, Road Planning Design Manual);
- Attendance at regular project meetings and liaison with the wider team;
- Ability to prepare and review Tender Schedules, Bills of Quantities, Estimates as well as prepare and review suitability and accuracy of contract documents (Specifications, Annexures) in accordance with the TIPDS;
- Ability to review RFIs and assess impacts of RFIs on construction related claims and variations; and
- It is desirable to have some capacity to undertake basic site inspections for the purposes of proof rolls, pre-seal inspections and pre-pour inspections.

About You

If you are tertiary qualified Engineer with an ability to manage projects in a client facing capacity and you are looking for a workplace that offers something different – this is the role for you!

To be considered for this role, you will have significant experience in a similar position and be comfortable with the above listed tasks. Your background will include recording technical data, preparing reports, and enjoying working both individually and collaboratively. Experience with (or a reasonable understanding of) relevant GIS, Hydrology or Hydraulic software is desirable but not essential. Experience to navigate 12d and AutoCAD is mandatory

Hybrid work from home, site and client offices available at a 75% Site/Office and 25% Remote arrangement.

Working autonomously and collaboratively in a large organisation that offers work life balance and celebrates success.

Have your input valued and participate in an exciting workload that is aligned with your strengths and interests

Promotion, professional development and other opportunities to increase your remuneration package

Work phone, vehicle, site allowance and technology support provided.

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📌 Senior Civil Engineer (Roma)
🏢 Downs Roadside Engineering
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