Principal Engineer - Transport Planning & Advisory
SMEC
Brisbane, Australia
Expert technical leadership
Advanced project management
Work-winning activities
This is a pivotal leadership role for an experienced professional ready to drive technical excellence, mentor high-performing teams, and play a key role in winning and delivering complex, large-scale projects
Job Summary
This is a pivotal leadership role for an experienced professional ready to drive technical excellence, mentor high-performing teams, and play a key role in winning and delivering complex, large-scale projects.
As a Principal Engineer, you will provide expert technical leadership and advanced project management capability across a diverse portfolio of transport planning and advisory projects.
Work on diverse and challenging infrastructure projects, be part of a collaborative, high-performing team, and contribute to meaningful projects with social, environmental, and economic impact.
Matching Summary
This is a pivotal leadership role for an experienced professional ready to drive technical excellence, mentor high-performing teams, and play a key role in winning and delivering complex, large-scale projects.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
expert technical leadership
advanced project management
work-winning activities
mentoring and coaching
strategic direction of discipline
client management skills
Nice-to-have
building identity into infrastructure
shaping spaces for future generations
unlocking potential of people
positive impact on people and environment
collaborative, high-performing team
flexible, collaborative, proactive style
Key Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering) or equivalent
Member of Engineers Australia CPEng, RPEQ
20+ years’ relevant professional experience
Well-established industry profile
High level consulting and client management skills
Strong business planning, budgeting and commercial acumen