Senior Project Engineer/Manager- Designs

NSW - RockdaleConnectSydney are on the hunt for an experienced Senior Project Engineer/Manager- Designs to join our Rockdale team!

ConnectSydney, a joint venture of ServiceStream, Boral, and Johnson Controls, in partnership with Transport for NSW (TfNSW), is entrusted with the management of the Harbour Zone. Our responsibilities encompass routine maintenance, strategic enhancements, and specialised projects aimed at bolstering Sydney's transport infrastructure.

Reporting into the Engineering Manager, the Senior Project Engineer / Manager - Designs will manage, plan, organise, coordinate, deliver, monitor, and report all pre-delivery project activities, ensuring that assigned projects achieve their time, cost, and quality objectives. This role is pivotal in translating design concepts into practical, client-ready solutions that support safe, sustainable, and high-performing road infrastructure outcomes.

If this sounds like yourself, apply with us today!

Key Responsibilities:

1.           Project Planning & Coordination

• Lead pre-delivery planning activities for road infrastructure projects, including bridges, culverts, slopes, and pavements.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, resource plans, and risk registers to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, including design teams, contractors, and clients, to align project objectives and deliverables.

2.           Design Oversight & Technical Management

• Review and manage design solutions to ensure compliance with engineering standards, codes, and TfNSW requirements.
• Provide technical leadership to the engineering team, ensuring designs are constructible, cost-effective, and sustainable.
• Identify design risks, resolve technical issues, and implement mitigation strategies during pre-delivery.

3.           Delivery & Reporting

• Monitor and report on all pre-delivery project activities, ensuring visibility of progress, risks, and outcomes to management and clients.
• Ensure all deliverables, including drawings, reports, and specifications, are accurate, complete, and of high quality.
• Support handover processes by providing clear documentation and guidance to delivery teams.

4.           Stakeholder Engagement & Client Liaison

• Act as a key point of contact for clients, contractors, and regulatory authorities during pre-delivery activities.
• Respond to client inquiries, manage approvals, and ensure alignment with project expectations.
• Facilitate workshops, reviews, and technical discussions to support decision-making.

5.           Risk, Quality & Compliance Management

• Implement and maintain quality assurance processes in all pre-delivery activities.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, safety, and environmental risks in design solutions.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, TfNSW standards, and relevant legislative requirements.

6.           Leadership & Mentorship

• Provide guidance, coaching, and mentoring to junior engineers and project staff.
• Promote a culture of safety, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the pre-delivery team.
• Support knowledge sharing and best practice implementation across projects.

About You:

• Engineering Degree (Civil/Electrical/Mechanical)
• Minimum 8–10 years’ experience in civil/structural engineering, with significant exposure to road infrastructure projects, including bridges, pavements, slopes, and culverts.
• Proven experience managing pre-delivery, design, or delivery phases of infrastructure projects, including planning, coordination, and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and manage technical deliverables.
• Strong understanding of design standards, codes, and specifications relevant to road infrastructure (e.g., TfNSW, Austroads, relevant AS/NZS codes).
• Experience in preparing technical reports, drawings, cost estimates, and risk assessments for pre-delivery activities.
• Proven experience liaising with clients, contractors, and regulatory authorities.
• Ability to work within or lead a team.
• Results driven, ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Familiar with all activities involved in setting up project teams and site establishment relating to multidiscipline projects.
• Experience working on public infrastructure or asset management contracts.
• Knowledge of innovative construction methods, sustainable design principles, and lifecycle asset management.
• Experience in mentoring or developing junior engineers and promoting team capability.

About Us:

ConnectSydney is an equal opportunity employer who believes diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and benefits our people, clients, and communities. We are committed to cultivate an inclusive and high-performing culture where our people thrive and are proud to bring their whole selves to work, inspiring a respectful and inclusive environment. ConnectSydney encourages and welcomes the opportunity for applicants to share their lived experiences.

Benefits of working with us include:

• Growth – We are growing and there are opportunities for your career development across our business units.
• Discounts - Access to hundreds of businesses such as Woolworths, Air BNB, The Iconic, JB HI-FI, Dan Murphys, Bupa Health Care, and Specsavers. We also offer access to novated leasing.
• Paid leave - Parental, cultural, community service, study, corporate volunteering and purchased leave available.
• Culture – We are dedicated to fostering a workplace environment that values diversity and inclusion, and we recognise and celebrate excellence throughout the year.

How To Apply

Please submit your interest with the apply button where you will be directed to create a profile on our system. We celebrate diversity at ConnectSydney and welcome applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with a disability or neurodivergence, and those from LGBTIQA+, Veteran or other diverse groups.

Feel free to email Talent.Transport@servicestream.com.au for any inquiries on how we can best support you with reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process and a designated person will contact you regarding your inquiry.

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