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Head of Design Engineering

Cimic 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Full-time Senior

Lead the Design Engineering team to provide specialist in-house engineering capability and drive innovation across CIMIC Group projects. Collaborate with senior leaders to optimize engineering delivery, manage external partnerships, and ensure profitable, safe, and constructable project outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Design Engineering team to provide specialist in-house engineering capability and drive innovation across CIMIC Group projects. Collaborate with senior leaders to optimize engineering delivery, manage external partnerships, and ensure profitable, safe, and constructable project outcomes.

Requirements

  • Requires a tertiary qualification in an engineering discipline and current Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status. Candidates must have at least 15 years of experience in engineering design or construction environments with a proven track record in multidisciplinary leadership and commercial management.

Benefits

  • Health and wellbeing programs
  • Company-funded salary continuance insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements

Key Skills

Design Engineering Leadership Multidisciplinary Team Management Commercial Management Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) Engineering Design Construction Engineering Innovation Management Stakeholder Management Partnership Management Project Delivery Optimization Safety Compliance Profitability Analysis Technical Strategy Mentoring Cross‑functional Collaboration Risk Management Process Improvement Strategic Planning Change Management

About Cimic

CIMIC Group is an engineering-led construction, mining, services and infrastructure development leader working across the lifecycle of assets, infrastructure and resources projects. CIMIC Group comprises our construction businesses CPB Contractors, Leighton Asia and Broad, our mining and mineral processing companies Thiess (joint control) and Sedgman, our services specialist UGL, and our development and investment arm Pacific Partnerships – all supported by our in-house engineering consultancy EIC Activities. Our mission is to generate sustainable returns by delivering innovative and competitive solutions for clients and safe, fulfilling careers for our people. With a history since 1899, and around 30,000 people in around 20 countries, we strive to be known for our principles of Integrity, Accountability, Innovation and Delivery, underpinned by Safety. CIMIC is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Australia Index and FTSE4Good. The principles of Integrity, Accountability, Inno

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