Senior Civil Engineer - Gold Coast

Job Description

Overview

Discover ADG. As a proud part of the AtkinsRéalis group, ADG is an Australian consulting engineering firm specialising in structural, civil and construction engineering supported by digital and software engineers. We design with purpose creating meaningful solutions that positively impact our clients and communities.  

ADG’s track record includes internationally award-winning projects across Australia: Sydney's Quay Quarter Tower, Brisbane's Howard Smith Wharves, transport infrastructure with MELConnx in Perth, renewable energy projects across NSW, Hobart International Airport, defence and health infrastructure in Darwin, alongside vital works supporting regional and remote communities across the country and Torres Strait.    
 

At ADG, you'll find the collaborative, close-knit culture of a respected Australian consultancy, backed by the global strength and expertise of the wider group, and a clear mission to design with purpose for a more sustainable future.
 

If you're a Civil leader looking to grow your career and build a life in one of the world's most livable countries, ADG could be your next move.

Your role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Civil Engineer to join our team in Gold Coast. Reporting to the Associate Director, this is a pivotal role focused on planning, managing, and delivering a diverse range of complex civil engineering projects.
 

You will be responsible for ensuring successful project outcomes by managing quality, costs, and schedules to consistently exceed client expectations. This includes overseeing and reviewing project planning and detailed design, delivering work to a high standard, and ensuring solutions are both innovative and commercially sound.

The Gold Coast is where ADG began. With more than 25 years on the coast, the team has played a key role in shaping the skyline, delivering some of the region’s most significant towers and large‑scale projects, including the Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village. Long‑standing relationships with major developers and a unique partnership with theme park operators have also established the team as a national specialist in this space.

Supported by AtkinsRéalis’ global systems, tools and specialist teams, you can focus on complex civil engineering, innovation and delivery. If you want challenging work with visible, real‑world outcomes, this team delivers.
 

About you
 

• Strong background in land development / built environment projects

• Experience with industry-standard stormwater and flood modelling software used in SEQ, such as; DRAINS, TUFLOW / HEC-RAS and XP-RAFTS / XP-STORM (desirable)

• Working knowledge of SEQ WS&S Code and local authority requirements (CoGC, BCC etc)

• Proficient in 12d, AutoCAD, PC Drains / Drains

• RPEQ desirable (or working towards)

• Strong understanding of approval pathways and authority requirements

• Experience responding to authority RFIs (e.g. CoGC, Urban Utilities etc)

• Ability to coordinate with other disciplines (hydraulics, planners, enviro, survey)

• Able to manage workstreams and take ownership of design packages with a good level of independence

• Experience supporting or mentoring junior engineers/designers

Experience in:

• Subdivision / land development design / documentation

• Flooding and hydraulic assessments

• Water and sewer design / modelling (desirable)

• Stormwater quality modelling using MUSIC

Rewards & benefits

ADG values your professional development and will offer you exposure across all facets of design and project delivery to continue to expand your skillset. We are committed to attracting, retaining and working together to develop our talent. We reward our staff and at every level, we work together to deliver the highest standards in engineering and services delivery alike.

In return for your dedication to this role, you will be rewarded with

• Competitive salary package

• Flexible work environment

• Active social calendar

• Birthday Leave after 12 months of service

• Paid Parental Leave scheme

• Five weeks annual leave after 5 years of service

• Employee assistance program

• ADG promotes an Equal Employment Opportunity workplace

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognised for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.