Total 18 structural engineer job vacancies in Brisbane

Our Ground Engineering and Tunnelling team is looking for a Senior or Principal level Geotechnical Engineer to join our team based in either our Brisbane, Sunshine Coast or Gold Coast office.

This role will give you the opportunity to work on a variety of projects and alongside industry leaders collaboratively delivering strong technical solutions for our clients.

How you’ll make a difference

• Manage and deliver complex ground engineering and investigation programs, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary and site teams to achieve high-quality project outcomes.
• Lead geotechnical design teams and projects, guiding delivery from options analysis through to detailed design across Queensland and the broader ANZ region.
• Support team growth and development, mentoring junior engineers and contributing to a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
• Collaborate within a global network, engaging with AECOM’s international technical practice group, ensuring quality, efficiency, and strong client relationships across all project stages.

AECOM is delivering some of Australia’s most critical water infrastructure projects. With major investment in dam infrastructure and long-term partnerships with dam owners nationwide, we offer an unparalleled opportunity to work on complex and high-impact projects across the country.

As part of our industry leading Dams team, you’ll contribute to feasibility studies, design, construction and asset management, collaborating with specialists nationally and internationally to develop sustainable water solutions.

How you’ll make a difference

• Geotechnical analysis and conceptual to detailed design of water dams, retarding basins, service basin
• Inspection, investigation and condition assessment of existing dams
• Scoping and undertaking geotechnical investigations, including interpretation of foundation conditions and characterising the engineering properties of foundation and construction materials
• Construction support services including inspection of works, evaluation of quality control and quality assurance data and construction reporting.
• Preparation of tenders and proposals & providing mentoring.

Our Building Services team are currently looking for a Mechanical Engineer to operate across defence projects. This will be a technically focused role, where you will be supported by Senior Engineers and multidisciplinary professionals, while engaging in diverse technical projects and establishing well-defined procedures. This role would suit a junior / recently graduated mechanical engineer with some building services exposure. 

Whilst our preference is Adelaide, this role can also be based in Brisbane or Melbourne. 

How you’ll make a difference:

As a Mechanical Engineer in our Building Services team, you will:

• Deliver design services and advice across a range of market sectors, mainly on Defence projects, with the opportunity to work on Data Centre, Aviation, Healthcare, Education and Transport Infrastructure projects too.
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement whilst supporting the team of modelers and engineers with client delivery.
• Grow your technical experience as part of an experienced team.
• Perform work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with moderate supervision.
• Preparing technical design documentation under senior guidance whilst assisting with the incorporation of sustainable mechanical design initiatives.