Principal Civil Engineer

Pivotal Principal Civil Engineering role for a civil engineer who wants more than just project work.  This is a chance to lead, shape client relationships, win work and build a practice. Based in Sydney and working across NSW, you will plan, lead and deliver multidisciplinary civil infrastructure projects across a diverse range of markets.

You will bring strong all-round civil engineering capability to complex projects with real-world consequences, backed by one of the strongest civil engineering networks in the country. While the role will support our growing Aviation & Pavements business, including landside airport infrastructure opportunities, it will also provide the opportunity to work across AECOM’s broader civil infrastructure portfolio.

If you have been delivering strong technical work and are ready for the next step, this is it. You will have genuine autonomy to lead projects end-to-end, develop client relationships across a portfolio of markets, and actively contribute to winning work. You will also play a meaningful role in developing the people around you, with real scope to help shape the direction and continued growth of AECOM’s civil engineering practice in NSW.

How you’ll make a difference:

• Lead and deliver multidisciplinary civil infrastructure projects across aviation, transport and defence, taking responsibility for technical quality, design management, budget, programme and project risk.
• Complete and lead primary civil design elements across roads and pavements, bulk earthworks and grading, stormwater and drainage, water and wastewater infrastructure, utility coordination, construction staging and associated civil works.
• Support the delivery of landside airport infrastructure projects, including airport access roads, pavements, drainage, utilities, precinct infrastructure and operational-interface coordination.
• Lead and review civil design outputs using Civil 3D and associated design tools, ensuring designs, models and documentation are coordinated, practical, buildable and of a high technical standard.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across a range of sectors — from aviation, defence and government through to transport agencies, energy developers and land developers — acting as a trusted advisor from early engagement through delivery.
• Support project delivery excellence through technical verification, design governance, risk management and compliance with project commercial requirements.
• Coordinate across disciplines and stakeholders to resolve interfaces, manage risks and apply a strong quality focus to documentation, checking and design verification.
• Lead and support business-development activities, including opportunity identification, client engagement, capture planning, fee estimation, proposal preparation and presentations.
• Mentor and develop junior civil engineers within the team, supporting a positive, collaborative and high-performing team environment.

To be successful in this role we're looking for an experienced Principal Civil Engineer with a track record of designing and delivering a range of civil engineering and infrastructure-related projects across industries.

You know how to get things built. You can navigate the gap between a rigorous design and a practical site outcome and understand that great engineering is as much about relationships, communication, and sound judgement as it is about technical execution. You are looking for a role that rewards that breadth.