Civil Engineer

Civil Engineer Northrop Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd Newcastle

This full-time, hybrid role is based at our Newcastle offices.

As a Civil Engineer, you will join a professional and collaborative team comprising engineers, designers, drafters, graduates, and undergraduates. You will contribute to a varied scope of projects within the built environment. With a strong pipeline of upcoming built form projects from new and existing clients, you will lead projects while being supported by a close-knit management team. You will engage directly with clients, leading projects from concept to construction and technical delivery with the support necessary for success. You will also serve as a mentor to emerging engineers, contributing to technical development across the civil section. You will be part of a growing office that fosters a positive culture, including regular team catch-ups, office events, and social activities.

The ideal candidate will possess the following traits:

• Grounded: You remain calm under pressure, making decisions guided by a clear internal compass. You maintain composure when projects face difficulties.
• Vocal: You offer alternative perspectives at the design table, even when challenging, doing so constructively and without ego, prioritising team credit. You will speak up when something is not right.
• Relationship Builder: You cultivate genuine, sustained professional relationships where clients trust your judgment and colleagues across disciplines enjoy working with you. You value humour and genuinely care about people.
• Self-Directed: Your quality of work stems from professional pride, not external oversight. You consistently seek improvement and are deeply engaged by complex problems.
• Autonomy-Driven: You perform best when trusted to find the right approach, rather than being bound by rigid processes.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading technical delivery of civil projects across built form, road infrastructure, high-density precinct development, and public domain works.
• Managing multiple tasks concurrently while working autonomously.
• Preparing detailed design and documentation for roads, intersections, pavements, earthworks, and stormwater drainage.
• Acting as a mentor to junior engineers.
• Client-facing engagement and project leadership from concept to construction.

Essential requirements:

• Ideally 3-5 years of local experience as a civil engineering consultant on built form projects.
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering.
• Experience preparing detailed design and documentation of roads, intersections, pavements, earthworks, and stormwater drainage.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while working autonomously.
• Working knowledge of civil design software such as 12D Model and/or Civil 3D.
• Competent and independent use of other civil modelling software such as DRAINS, MUSIC, HECRAS, Autoturn, and AutoCAD.

What's on offer:

• Industry-benchmarked salary with annual reviews.
• Genuine flexibility, including hybrid working, flexible hours, and alternative public holidays.
• Paid parental leave for primary carers, maternity, and partners.
• Salary income protection insurance.
• Monthly one-on-one career development conversations, mentoring programs, and investment in training.
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support.

Northrop is an employee-owned company with over 500 engineers and consultants across NSW, ACT, QLD, and VIC, operating without external shareholders or private equity. Decisions are made by those who perform the work, with an open and accessible management structure. The company undertakes projects of varying sizes across sectors including aged care, health, education, land development, commercial, industrial, and residential.

To apply for this role, please submit a comprehensive resume and a brief covering letter via the “Apply” tab.

If this role is not precisely what you are seeking but you are interested in future opportunities with Northrop, please visit our Expression of Interest link: https://v2.forms.jobadder.com/f/WzDLJEnGePglWrqXoxNZ7A32Y

Northrop is an equal opportunity employer and actively welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all genders, and people with disabilities.