Principal Structural Engineer

About us
Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

The role
You will bring Structural engineering expertise to Worley and its customers, contributing to, and managing, a portfolio of projects across multiple major customers in the resources (mining and minerals) and energy sectors. Your skills will include strong technical design experience, as well as team leadership across high complexity multi discipline projects.

This position is based in our Perth office with flexible working from home options available.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of Structural engineers and designers to deliver discipline specific engineering services that satisfy Worley, its clients and meet applicable statutory and regulatory requirements on time and within budget.
• Ensure the production of high-quality technical deliverables produced by both you and the team
• Provide technical support, supervision and advice to the discipline team and the wider project teams who may be situated both locally and remotely in our global offices
• Manage resource allocation of the Structural team across multiple portfolios, to ensure effective utilisation and delivery by proactively liaising with the portfolio and contract leadership to anticipate resource requirements
• Cross-disciplinary coordination to support successful delivery of customer requirements
• Promotion of workshare between global Worley offices
• Proactively resolve any discrepancies between Worley and its customers' requirements.
• Support effective communication within the Structural engineering team and project stakeholders, including customers.
• Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions, and ask for assistance when required.
• Technical supervision, mentorship and development of junior engineers

Perform tasks such as:

1. Participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports and follow Worley management system processes and procedures
2. Clarify and effectively manage project scope and raise changes in line with project change management processes;
3. Gather data from multiple sources and prepare engineering studies, analyses and calculations. Support the technical development of solutions and recommendations, and create final documentation for project deliverables.
4. Perform review/detailed checking on work completed by both local and workshare offices.
5. Provide assistance and advice during procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
6. Provide input to proposals in preparing hours estimates, clarifications and bid documentation
7. Participate in and champion technical stewardship and assurance activities within the Structural team, including technical peer reviews, investigations and compliance checks.

What you will bring

• Bachelor of Structural Engineering or relevant degree
• 15+ years' experience in Structural engineering design in the mining, energy and/or infrastructure sector
• Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to Worley and its customers.
• Strong understanding of how Structural designers perform their duties using 3D modelling and drafting packages.
• Proven experience in successfully leading teams delivering projects under tight schedules is essential
• Lean delivery mindset
• Sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards, as well as statutory and regulatory requirements
• Exposure to developing Structural design across a range of project cycles using Australian Standards
• Agility and flexibility across both your own, and the teams work, across multiple concurrent scopes for different customers
• Experience working with and managing diverse teams across multiple geographic locations
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively
• Chartered Professional Engineer status, registration on an appropriate national engineering register, and any relevant state-based professional engineering registration, such as RPEQ or RPEV, are highly regarded.

Moving forward together
We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.