About Mackay & Bowen Basin Located in tropical Central Queensland, Mackay and Bowen Basin is a hub for great lifestyle and industry (mines and ports). It boasts: Affordable Housing Tropical islands, exceptional outdoor and water-based facilities Superb facilities for growing families The Opportunity Here you’ll be intricately involved with mines and ports projects and managing a team with a pipeline of “blue chip” work. Take ownership and put your stamp on the technical side of the business. Grow your career with a “ready to go” team. Involved in ports, mines & heavy industry, you’ll provide management support whilst managing the day to day needs of teams undertaking structural engineering designs, inspections, investigations and repair designs for a range of clients and client sites. This will be ideally suited to: A very experienced Senior or Lead Structural Engineer ($200k-$250k) with demonstrated business unit, team management and engineering design skills, or A Principal Structural Engineer ($250k-$300k) with design, technical and people management skills. Demonstrated exp in mines and/or ports. Future equity may be available for the right person. Key Responsibilities Coordinate resources to execute work on time, budget & quality Manage and mentor engineers and drafters Provide technical support and guidance to the business Coordinate and manage higher level projects Manage clients including some business development functions Key Skills & Attributes Impeccable verbal, interpersonal & written communication skills High level technical ability in structural design in materials handling Design exp in materials handling machines (shiploaders, stacker reclaimers to AS4324) FEA modeling exp eg Strand7 and SpaceGass Ability to lead engineering teams & foster client relationships Hold RPEQ and/or CPEng The Company This is a growing and well established engineering consultancy servicing mines, ports and heavy industry. They provide high quality engineering solutions to blue chip & ASX listed clients in the Central Queensland region. With a reputation for technical excellence, their specialist engineering support for major operations includes maintenance and upgrade projects, delivering a consistent and growing workload. They continue to grow through a strategic plan, with many long-standing employees and high staff retention. What’s on Offer This is a rare opportunity to forge a clear career path in a well managed and profitable growth business. A salary package $200k-$300k plus paid overtime (on all hours) Employee assistance program Wellbeing initiatives & staff social events Relocation assistance How to Apply Please attach your resume and cover letter. Enquiries welcome in the strictest of confidence to Neil on 0410313840. Applications close Friday 22nd May, 2026