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Senior Structural EngineerHybrid

LocationCanberra ACT, Australia
Work TypeFull time
Positions1 Position
Published At:15 hours ago
  • Structural Engineer
  • Structural Engineering
  • Engineer

Opportunity for relocation to Canberra

Job no: 3MMM8

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.


This role will see you enhance your capabilities and the reputation of WSP’s Structures & Civil team. You will collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

Our WSP Building Structures group are a specialist team renowned for their innovation in structural engineering and cutting-edge BIM project execution across high-rise and complex building structures and infrastructure projects, with offices in every major city across Australia.

We operate as a highly autonomous and genuinely national team. The ability to grow and develop your career at WSP are unparalleled in the market. We offer the opportunity to contribute to local and national buildings projects, plus the ability to expand your design skills across other market sectors.

Property & Buildings

Our Property and Buildings team is a community of built environment experts, driven by a passion to create sustainable, accessible, and resilient communities. Through powerful partnerships and multidisciplinary collaboration, we design places to deliver social, environmental and financial value for clients around our changing world.

Our recent projects span across a range of different sectors including but not limited to high-rise developments, schools, infrastructure, the list goes on.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

What you’ll do:

 • Project lead work across the design, delivery and tender phases for multi-year/packaged work for turnkey projects;

• Ensure timely and quality of delivery for project and structural engineering work in support of relevant technical, commercial and regulatory standards – and in alignment with schedules and budgets;

• Handle ongoing communication and highly effective professional relationships with local clients;

• Manage effective stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally;

• Provide sound technical/delivery guidance for the team;

• Mentor, train and develop the careers of junior engineers;

• Partner with internal stakeholders and a collaborative, national team in a multidisciplinary engineering setting.


About You

You’re likely to have [describe likely or preferred profile].

• 5-7 years industry experience on building projects in the commercial, retail, defence, health or education sectors.

• Solid proficiency in all-round structural engineering design including post-tensioned concrete;

• Track record of effective cross-discipline project delivery.

• The ability to lead, train and mentor junior engineers across technical and project delivery aspects.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 73,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

With us, you can. Apply today.

  • Published on 12 Dec 2025, 1:39 AM