Adelaide | Civil & Water Infrastructure | Leadership Opportunity

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Civil Engineer to take ownership of a growing stormwater and civil capability in a mid tier firm in Adelaide. This role is suited to someone with strong technical credentials, an established South Australian network and the ambition to build and lead a team around them.
Your recent roleYou will initially take a hands-on role across stormwater, drainage and civil infrastructure projects, while progressively building the team and broader capability.A key part of the position will be leveraging your reputation and relationships within the South Australian market to develop opportunities, strengthen client relationships and recruit and mentor engineers as the project pipeline grows.
Responsibilities will include:

- Lead the delivery of stormwater, drainage and civil infrastructure projects
- Provide senior technical oversight across design, modelling and documentation
- Develop and maintain relationships with clients, councils, developers and infrastructure stakeholders
- Identify and convert new project opportunities across the South Australian market
- Build a high-performing civil and stormwater team around you
- Recruit, mentor and develop engineers and designers
- Establish strong technical and delivery standards across the team
- Work closely with senior leadership to shape the growth strategy for the Adelaide business
- Develop the capability into a sustainable,



commercially successful service offering

What you'll need to succeedYou will be an experienced Civil Engineer who combines strong stormwater expertise with the commercial and leadership capability to grow a team.
Ideally, you will bring:

- Degree-qualified Civil Engineering background
- Strong experience across stormwater, drainage and civil infrastructure
- Mid-senior, Associate or Principal-level consulting experience
- Established relationships and credibility within the South Australian market
- Experience winning work or contributing to business development
- Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills
- An ability to mentor and develop engineers
- A genuine desire to build a team rather than simply inherit one
- Chartered status or equivalent professional accreditation would be highly regarded

What you'll get in returnThis represents an opportunity to move beyond a traditional senior engineering position and take genuine ownership of a growing capability. You will have the autonomy to shape the team, build on your existing market relationships and establish a strong stormwater and civil offering in Adelaide.
For the right person, there is a clear opportunity to develop into a broader leadership position as the team and project portfolio grow.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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📌 Civil Engineer (Adelaide)
🏢 Hays
📍 Adelaide