Intermediate-Senior Vertical Transportation Engineer (Lifts)

Sydney | Flexible hybrid | $120k- $160k + super

You'll join a small, specialist VT team inside a global engineering group.

Three senior engineers.

Over 100 years of combined experience between them.

Projects across Australia, London, Recent Zealand, APAC and Europe.

The team runs as its own global specialist group, separate from the local office structure.

It’s flat and small by design.

No office politics. You get on with the work.

Whoever wins a project, the whole team gets behind it.

What you'll work on

A live fee proposal for the Sydney Opera House

Tier 1 projects across Australia and overseas

Olympic venue work on the Sunshine Coast, including a new arena

A six-tower precinct with a new casino

Major tower projects in Sydney and on the Gold Coast

Support on projects for the London, Auckland and Wellington teams

The role

Lift and escalator design, typically taken through to 80%

Traffic analysis using Elevate

Peer reviews, construction reviews and submission reviews

Full ownership of your projects from start to finish

Dedicated VT drafting support, so you're not drawing your own packages

Some admin and building documentation, but you won't be buried in it





Introductions to existing clients, with room to grow into BD over time

Why this team

Autonomous, but well supported

Learn from engineers with 20+ years who have worked both consultancy and contractor side

One team member previously spent 11 years with a major lift manufacturer and holds a master's in lift engineering

A team member contributes to industry standards

Sustainable workload. Busy at times, but manageable

Very little interstate travel

Flexibility and benefits

Work from home or the North Sydney office. Your call.

The security of a global business, with the feel of a small team

5 weeks annual leave

Paid parental leave, purchased leave and study leave

Subsidised health and fitness

Annual bonus and employee share purchase plan

Professional membership reimbursement

About you

3 to 7 years in vertical transportation

Consultancy background preferred. Lift contractor experience also considered.

Degree in mechatronics, mechanical or electrical engineering

Experience with Elevate or similar traffic analysis software

Comfortable running your own work

Keen to build client relationships over time

📌 Vertical Transportation Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 Connexus
📍 Sydney