# Principal Civil Engineer - Cairns

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Cairns, Queensland
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

As a Principal Civil Engineer specialising in Bridges, Roads and Structures, you will play a key technical and leadership role in major transport infrastructure projects across North Queensland and beyond.

You will provide senior technical oversight, lead project delivery, mentor engineers, and act as a trusted advisor to clients.

Responsibilities:

- Provide senior technical leadership across complex transport infrastructure projects.

- Act as a design authority, ensuring technical excellence, compliance, and risk management.

- Lead and review high-quality technical reports, drawings, and design documentation.

- Manage and oversee small to medium projects, including scope, fees, programme, and resources.

- Build and maintain strong client relationships, providing trusted technical and commercial advice.

- Guide and mentor junior and mid-level engineers, supporting capability building within the team.

- Collaborate across disciplines and regions to deliver integrated solutions.

- Drive safety, health, environment, and quality outcomes across all project activities.

- Contribute to business development through bids, tenders, and strategic opportunities.

Requirements:

- A degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline, with RPEQ.

- At least 15 years’ experience delivering transport infrastructure projects, ideally within a consultancy environment.

- Strong expertise in bridges, roads, and structural civil engineering.

- In-depth knowledge of Queensland TMR standards and approval processes.

- Proven ability to provide technical leadership and independent engineering judgement.

- Experience managing projects, including budget, programme, and client expectations.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.

- A collaborative leadership style and a strong commitment to quality and safety.

Benefits:

- An Employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all permanent employees, offering the opportunity to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s success.

- Flexible working arrangements.

- Opportunities for professional development and growth.

## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- RPEQ
- Bridges
- Roads
- Structural Engineering
- Queensland TMR standards
- Project Management
- Technical Leadership
- Communication

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