Senior Civil Engineer – Buildings and Urban Development | Melbourne CBD
You've been doing this long enough to know the difference between a consulting firm that gives you work and one that gives you agency.
This is the latter.
A well-regarded engineering consultancy in the Melbourne CBD is growing its civil team and needs a Senior Civil Engineer with a buildings background - someone who knows their way around stormwater, earthworks, pavements and civil infrastructure for built form, and who wants to run their own race,designing and managing projects in the buildings sector.
What makes this one worth applying for?
Civil3D environment - no surprises, no workarounds
Surprise - also a 12D setting!
Run your own projects end to end
Build your own client relationships - and yes, go win your own work if you want to
Manage your own time - results matter more than desk hours
Strong structures team alongside you - multidisciplinary projects, serious project portfolio
Healthcare, education, commercial builds, urban regeneration, street scapes - the kind of built environment work that leaves a mark
CBD office,



five minutes from Flinders St station and the same from Southern Cross (if you walk fast)
Take home salary is likely between $115k - $155k p/a package
The role
You'll design and deliver your own projects (with your own team), co-ordinate with multidisciplinary colleagues, and build the client relationships that make a career.
This position will suit someone who can make decisions and back themselves.
Project load is broad.
You could be running 5 to 15 concurrently across various scales and sectors.
6 to 15 years' experience in building civils.
Melbourne-based design background.
Degree qualified.
Civil3D / 12D proficient.
The culture
Work hard, enjoy it, go home.
This is a team that takes the work seriously and the atmosphere seriously - in the right direction.
Agency, trust, and fun along the way.
Confidential enquiries welcome.
If it's not quite right for you, you might know someone.
Feel free to pass it on.
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