Structural Engineer - Sydney

Build a future you believe in, with us…

At the core of Team Tonkin, is our strong, people centric culture which is founded on one of our key values of care. At Tonkin, our staff are not just a number - we care about each and every employee and their family. We focus on employing exceptional people and work with them to understand what they love to do. Together we then tailor roles and career development opportunities to match.

We offer all staff truly flexible work arrangements, access to a broad range of technical and non-technical development opportunities, a wellness allowance, monthly wellness challenges aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle, fresh fruit in our office and access to an EAP which provides an extensive range of resources including access to counselling, legal and financial advice.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a Structural Engineer to join our Sydney team of approximately 40 based in our CBD office located very close to multiple transport modes. This role provides an opportunity to join our high performing team and work with other Engineers including Senior and Principal Engineers who are leaders in their areas of expertise.

Our ideal candidate would have 5 to 10 years’ local experience in consulting structural engineering, be comfortable in both technical and external design team facing project roles, with motivation to support a growing team.

We may also consider alternative arrangements including more years of experience and a part time or casual role.

We have a very good, growing and varied pipeline of work including multi-storey residential, commercial, education, health and industrial projects.

About the role:

You will be responsible for:

• Undertaking building structural engineering design from concept to detailed
• Undertaking site visits during the design and construction phases
• Completing condition assessment and reporting on building structures
• Maintaining client relationships on the projects you work on
• Mentoring and reviewing designs undertaken by our junior engineers

You will be working towards (or have already commenced):

• Leading projects and preparing fee proposals
• Developing client relationships
• Maintaining an awareness of innovations and changes to regulations in the industry
• Identifying and assessing project risks and communicating these to the team
• Chartered status
• D&BPAct registration

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will ideally possess:

• Approximately 5-10 years of relevant local consulting industry experience
• Experience working and coordinating with external design team members and clients
• High proficiency with design software including Spacegass, RAPT, RAM Concept, RCB, ETABS and WALLAP
• Experience and high proficiency undertaking the detailed design of post-tensioned floor slabs using RAM Concept
• The ability to mentor more junior engineers especially in the use of RAM Concept

This is the ideal position for someone who is committed and passionate about furthering their career and would like to join a high performing team who are recognised for technical excellence, finding creative and progressive ways to deliver value for our clients, and putting a values based human touch into crafting solutions that have wide reaching impact.

The Tonkin difference:

We know people perform at their best when they enjoy coming to work.

At Tonkin we offer you the opportunity to work with leading industry experts in a genuinely supportive and caring environment. We provide flexibility because we know work-life balance is key. Our dynamic teams are underpinned by trust; empowering you to build your skills, progress your career quickly and work the way that is best for you.

Good people. Challenging projects. Caring environment. That’s Tonkin.

If you would like to join a versatile team who are nationally recognised for technical excellence, finding creative and progressive ways to deliver value for our clients, and putting a human touch into crafting engineering solutions, we look forward to hearing from you.

Take your career to the next level and click ‘Apply to this Job’ to join Tonkin!

For this role, you must have the right to live and work permanently in this location.

Tonkin will only consider applications submitted directly by candidates. We will not accept or consider any applications from recruiters or recruitment agencies for this position unless requested.