At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead complex civil infrastructure projects from planning to delivery in a collaborative environment.
- Company: Join a dynamic team at Eden Ritchie Recruitment on the Sunshine Coast or Gold Coast.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary and the chance to influence major infrastructure outcomes.
- Other info: This role offers excellent career growth opportunities in a supportive, collaborative setting.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on significant civil projects while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in leading infrastructure work packages and strong stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 94500 - 115500 $ per year.
- Sunshine Coast / Gold Coast locations
- 2 year contract
- Various level Engineering roles
- Eden Ritchie Recruitment are seeking an experienced
Principal Engineer to lead complex civil infrastructure work packages from client-side development and procurement through to Alliance award, mobilisation and delivery.
Working within a major civil infrastructure program operating under a Progressive Alliance Agreement (PAA), you will provide a critical integrating function across technical, operational, commercial, property, stakeholder and assurance requirements.
You will act as a key interface between Technical Advisors, engineering and technology requirements and Alliance Partners, facilitating evidence-based decisions and resolving competing priorities while protecting safety, operability, maintainability and technical integrity.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead work packages through planning, investigations, requirements definition, procurement support and transition to delivery.
- Develop package strategies aligned with program objectives, procurement milestones and Alliance readiness.
- Integrate operational, technical, commercial, environmental, property, stakeholder and assurance requirements.
- Establish clear scope boundaries, interfaces, assumptions, dependencies and decision rights.
- Drive resolution of interfaces across utilities, property, precincts, stakeholders and third parties.
- Facilitate timely, evidence-based decisions across multidisciplinary teams.
- Maintain package governance across risks, issues, changes, dependencies and key decisions.
- Support PAA procurement, interactive tendering, evaluation and clarification activities.
- Lead transition planning to ensure package knowledge, relationships, risks and decisions transfer effectively into Alliance mobilisation.
- Maintain clear and auditable documentation of key requirements, commitments and decisions.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate
- Experience leading complex infrastructure work packages within multidisciplinary project environments.
- Strong understanding of engineering governance, operational integration, procurement and delivery assurance.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders across organisational boundaries and competing accountabilities.
- Highly developed facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution and communication skills.
- Commercial awareness and ideally experience within Alliance, collaborative or relational contracting environments.
- Strong judgement and the ability to provide clear, evidence-based recommendations.
- A collaborative, Best-for-Project approach to infrastructure delivery.
- Commitment to safety, technical integrity, customer outcomes and whole-of-life value.
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key leadership role within a significant long-term civil infrastructure program, influencing complex work packages from development and procurement through to Alliance delivery.
For more information or to discuss the role, please contact Bree Woods on ****@edenritchie. com. au or 07 3230 0***.
- Additional information
- Lead major, complex civil infrastructure work packages
- Influence technical and commercial outcomes
- Work within a collaborative Progressive Alliance environment
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Principal Engineer employer: Eden Ritchie Recruitment
As a Project Director with our Queensland Government client on the Sunshine Coast, you will be part of a dynamic and supportive work culture that prioritises collaboration and innovation. The role offers substantial opportunities for professional growth within a high-value infrastructure environment, where your leadership will directly impact community outcomes. Enjoy the unique advantage of working in a region known for its stunning natural beauty, while contributing to meaningful projects that enhance public value and sustainability.
