Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer / Manager

Civil Infrastructure | Sydney, NSW | 12-Month Fixed Term Contract | Up to $180,000 + Super

IBG is working with an established infrastructure services contractor to appoint a Senior Project Engineer / Manager into its Sydney transport infrastructure team.

The role sits within a long-term road asset maintenance and performance program. Day-to-day work centres on managing pre-delivery activities for maintenance and improvement works across an existing road network — bridges, culverts, slopes and pavements — rather than greenfield construction. If your background is primarily in major D&C projects, this role requires a genuine shift in context: the focus is on maintaining and improving existing assets, managing environmental approvals, evaluating design options within maintenance constraints, and delivering to a state government client under an ongoing performance contract.

This is a 12-month fixed term position covering a parental leave absence, with potential for ongoing engagement at the conclusion of the contract.

About the role

Pre-delivery ownership across assigned road infrastructure maintenance works — planning, design oversight, stakeholder coordination and handover readiness. You'll review designs against Austroads, AS/NZS codes and state authority requirements, evaluate design options in a maintenance context, manage environmental approval processes, and keep deliverables on track for quality and completeness before works commence.

Direct client and authority liaison is a consistent part of the role. So is working within the constraints of an operational road network — approvals, community impact, traffic management and asset condition all shape how projects are scoped and delivered. Mentoring junior engineers is expected.

Key responsibilities

• Lead pre-delivery planning for road infrastructure maintenance works: schedules, resource plans, risk registers
• Evaluate design options and manage design solutions for compliance, constructability and maintenance context requirements
• Manage environmental approvals and regulatory requirements relevant to works on an operational road network
• Identify and resolve design risks and technical issues before works commence
• Monitor and report pre-delivery progress to management and state government client
• Manage client, contractor and authority relationships through pre-delivery
• Ensure drawings, reports, specifications and cost estimates meet quality and handover standards
• Mentor and develop junior engineers

Skills and experience

• 7+ years in civil or structural engineering with direct exposure to road asset maintenance or asset management programs — bridges, pavements, slopes, culverts
• Demonstrated experience managing pre-delivery or design phases within a maintenance or performance contract environment (not solely major D&C)
• Familiarity with environmental approval processes for works on operational road networks
• Sound knowledge of Austroads, AS/NZS codes and state road authority standards
• Track record leading multidisciplinary teams and managing concurrent technical deliverables
• Confident client, contractor and regulatory authority liaison
• Engineering degree (Civil or Structural)
• Experience with state government infrastructure clients well regarded
• Mentoring or team development experience well regarded

Benefits

• Up to $180,000 + super
• 12-month fixed term with potential for ongoing engagement
• Diverse road asset portfolio under a long-term government performance contract
• State government client engagement at contract level
• Novated leasing and corporate discounts across retail, health insurance and travel
• Paid parental, cultural, study, community service and purchased leave options
• Inclusive workplace with active diversity and recognition programmes

How to apply

Apply through IBG with a short note on your civil infrastructure background and specifically the road asset maintenance or performance contract experience you'd bring to this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and women in engineering are strongly encouraged to apply.