Experienced Engineer - Roads & Highways

Join a global consultancy delivering iconic infrastructure projects

Work alongside industry-leading specialists in a collaborative, flexible environment

Shape your career with genuine professional growth opportunities

SMEC is a global engineering consultancy renowned for delivering complex, sustainable infrastructure solutions across transport, water, energy, and urban development markets. Our teams are empowered to innovate, solve technical challenges, and contribute to projects that positively shape communities across Australia and worldwide.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender‑equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines. SMEC provides a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their career.

As a family‑friendly employer, we offer flexible working arrangements and benefits including 18 weeks of universal paid parental leave. We are proud to foster an inclusive culture that supports gender equity, LGBTI+ inclusion and First Nations representation, with access to strong professional networks, role models, and mentoring and sponsorship programs.

Infrastructure

At SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long-term client relationships. We listen and understand the specific needs of our clients and deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide.

As an Experienced Engineer – Roads & Highways, you will contribute to the delivery of road and transport infrastructure projects across a range of clients and markets. Based in Sydney, you will work within a multidisciplinary team to develop practical, innovative and sustainable engineering solutions that support the planning, design and delivery of transport infrastructure projects across New South Wales and Australia.

In this role, you will:

Undertake road and highway design across all project phases.

Prepare design documentation, engineering calculations and technical reports.

Develop geometric road designs and support corridor modelling activities.

Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve integrated project outcomes.

Support project delivery to programme, budget and quality objectives.

Build and maintain effective relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Contribute to technical excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.

Support Graduate and developing Engineers through knowledge sharing and collaboration.