Senior Structural Engineer
Lead, Mentor, and Deliver High‑Impact Projects
Wollongong, New South Wales
Full-time
Description
At Wollongong City Council, we continuously strive to create an Extraordinary Wollongong. We focus on the delivery of exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community.
Wollongong is a great place to work, live and play! Together, our responsibility is to create an inclusive community where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. Our strength is the diversity of our people.
We lead with courage, openness and curiosity and believe our employees are the key to our success. Learn more about us here.
The opportunity
Step into a role where your technical strengths and leadership truly make an impact. As our Senior Structural Engineer, you'll lead a diverse team of eight engineers and designers. Working together, you'll deliver high‑quality structural design solutions for bridges, culverts, buildings and other key community assets.
You will deliver advanced technical work, coordinate and support a team of engineers and designers, contribute to consistent team standards, and further develop your strong leadership capability alongside experienced colleagues.
This is a permanent full-time position. Salary from: $121,561 up to $141,077 per annum, plus superannuation and market forces allowance in lieu of motor vehicle ($207.30/week). A 3.5% Civil Liability allowance may also apply. (Salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications)
What You Will Be Doing
You'll play a key role in progressing structural upgrade programs, refining design processes, and mentoring early‑career engineers and other design staff—helping build capability across the team while delivering work the community relies on. You will also:
* Deliver structural designs, reports, drawings and specifications for a wide range of civil and structural projects.
* Review and guide the work of others, ensuring technical accuracy, compliance with standards and quality outcomes.
* Lead and support a team delivering multiple projects, helping coordinate workloads, priorities and deadlines.
* Work closely with designers, engineers, consultants and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless project planning and delivery.
* Contribute to project management tasks, including project reporting, estimates, design briefs, investigations and on‑site reviews.
* Apply Safety in Design principles and support the ongoing improvement of engineering systems, processes and standards.
About You
You bring a strong foundation in structural engineering, supported by a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and experience delivering high‑quality design work across civil or structural assets. You're confident operating independently on complex technical tasks, conducting site inspections as required, and making informed engineering decisions.
You have demonstrated leadership skills and have experience managing small teams and guiding junior engineers or assisting with coordination of project or design activities, and you value sharing knowledge and contributing to a positive team culture.
You hold a valid Class C driver licence and are comfortable travelling to sites across the LGA to support design investigations and project delivery. You're organised, proactive and collaborative, with the ability to manage shifting priorities while maintaining high standards.
Why you'll love working at Wollongong City Council!
* True work‑life balance. We know you work hard, and we make sure that effort is rewarded with real flexibility. Our hybrid work options, flex‑time, and rostered days off mean you can maintain balance while delivering great outcomes.
* Great working conditions. Enjoy a 35‑hour work week or a 9‑day fortnight with a regular rostered day off (RDO).
* Career growth and recognition. We are committed to supporting your personal and professional development. Our initiatives include a reward and recognition program, corporate learning opportunities, study assistance, and leadership development programs to help you grow and succeed.
* Generous leave provisions. Benefit from five weeks of annual leave per year (pro rata) and access long service leave after just five years.
* Health, safety, and wellbeing. We prioritise a safe workplace for everyone, every day, everywhere. Our wellbeing programs support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our people to be at their best and include an Employee Assistance Program, skin and hearing checks, vaccinations, and discounted gym memberships.
* A vibrant social culture. Join our Social Club for monthly activities, an annual trivia night, and fantastic Christmas events.
Participate and engage in meaningful work, and contribute to our extraordinary community, where together we make a difference.
For more information, click on 'Apply' to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's job vacancy page.
Applications close 11:59pm, Monday 2 March 2026.
We invite everyone to apply no matter your identity, you'll be welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), people with disability and veterans.
Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.
Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.
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