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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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AECOM is seeking a talented and motivated Principal Structural Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will bring 15 plus years of experience in civil engineering, with a focus on mining and industrial projects.

How you’ll make a difference:

• Provide senior-level technical leadership, guidance and support to the structural design team and wider multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring the consistent application of engineering best practice and project standards.  Use your delivery experience with different construction materials to advise and liaise with clients throughout both the design and construction phases of major projects
• Lead the delivery of structural design solutions from concept development through detailed design and construction, leveraging extensive experience across a range of construction materials and structural systems to achieve safe, practical and efficient outcomes.  Use your technical expertise to perform quality control review of design calculations or drawings and prepare technical specification sections
• Mentor and support engineers and designers through design development, technical problem-solving and review processes, fostering technical excellence and professional growth within the team
• Oversee drawings and specifications, ensuring compliance with relevant standards, project requirements, and quality management processes
• Collaborate as a key member of multidisciplinary project teams, participating inter-disciplinary design reviews, resolving technical interfaces and ensuring the effective integration of structural solutions with other engineering disciplines.

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

The qualities that help you thrive

• Bachelor of Engineering, with ideally 15+ years' experience delivering complex structural engineering projects across mining, industrial, and related sectors
• Current Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) accreditation and Membership of Engineers Australia (MIEAust) are required. Registration as a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ)
• Proven experience leading mining and industrial projects, coordinating multi-disciplinary interfaces and delivering projects through all phases of design and construction
• Strong commercial awareness and project delivery experience, with a proven track record of leading engineering teams to deliver high-quality design solutions on time and within budget
• Advanced proficiency in industry-standard structural engineering software, including SpaceGass and Strand7, with experience using IDEA StatiCa highly regarded
• Experience in the design and assessment of concrete and steel structures
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and providing technical guidance to graduate and developing structural engineers
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.