Senior Civil Designers

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing. Your impact Transportation affects every aspect of daily life, no matter where you are in the world! Jacobs is made up of a team of multi-disciplinary rail experts who work on complex projects around the globe. We’re driven by the extraordinary as well as the seemingly mundane, working with our partners to make the world more connected and more sustainable for everyone.

Our Roads & Highways team is helping shape the future of transport infrastructure across Queensland, delivering projects that create more connected and sustainable communities. As our project portfolio continues to grow, we're looking for experienced Senior Civil Designers to join our teams in Cairns or Townsville. This is an opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of major transport infrastructure projects while working alongside talented professionals across Australia and New Zealand. You’ll contribute to the planning, design and delivery of transport projects for Queensland clients, developing high-quality design solutions while supporting collaborative and innovative project outcomes.

Working closely with project managers, design managers and multidisciplinary teams, you’ll help deliver projects that meet client expectations for quality, schedule and performance.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the development of civil design deliverables for transport infrastructure projects
• Produce and review detailed designs using 12d and related civil design software
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across local and global delivery environments
• Support the adoption of digital engineering and BIM workflows
• Coordinate design activities to achieve project objectives for quality, budget and schedule
• Provide guidance and technical support to developing designers and drafters
• Contribute to project pursuits, client engagement activities and continuous improvement initiatives
• Champion safe, inclusive and collaborative ways of working

Here’s what you’ll need

• Experience delivering civil infrastructure or transport infrastructure projects
• Advanced capability in 12d and civil design software
• Understanding of Queensland transport design standards, including TMR requirements
• Ability to coordinate design activities across multiple disciplines
• A collaborative approach and commitment to knowledge sharing

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation.

Cultural Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.