Buildings Sector Lead/Principal Structural Engineer
WGA (Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec)
Date: 1 day ago
City: Brisbane, Queensland
Contract type: Full time

About Us
WGA is an Australian and New Zealand company like no other – we are owned by our employees, loved by our long-term clients and have deep roots in our communities. With a team of over 700 people, WGA provides a rich, diverse, and empowered workplace, and offers you a chance to work alongside some of the best in the business.
WGA offers an outstanding working environment that fosters and supports mutual learning, respect, dignity, cultural openness, and an appreciation of differing perspectives and backgrounds. We strive to offer inspiring career paths and a selection of fantastic employee benefits including exceptional parental leave options, flexible hours and work from home capability and learning and development programs tailored to you.
We empower our engineers and designers to think outside the square and dare to be different in their delivery of tailored design engineering solutions across the Buildings, Transport, Water Infrastructure, Urban Development, Ports and Marine, Energy, Defence and Resources sectors.
About Our Approach
We focus upon the core philosophy of delivering excellent engineering solutions for our valued Clients which allows us to create exceptional, long-term opportunities for our personnel. Our unique style of project delivery ensures that our people don't have to choose between maintaining hands on Engineering Design and corporate career options, they can have both!
About Our Role
Our team in South Brisbane has gone from strength to strength in the last 4 and a half years growing into a truly multi-disciplined office of more than 50 personnel and at its core, the fantastic Structures design group.
With expertise in Defence, Commercial Buildings and Ports & Maritime structures and with the ability to support all other offices across a variety of sectors, this team is developing a strong reputation as a go-to partner within the industry.
To complement our outstanding reputation in delivering Tier 1 projects across multiple Regions including 43 years of history in South Australia and 26 in Melbourne, we are looking to grow with the addition of an experienced Buildings Sector Lead or Senior Structural Engineer looking to take the next step in their career within a private organisation.
In conjunction with the Group Buildings Sector Lead, technical and Regional Managers this role will set and deliver the strategic plan for developing key relationships and establishing capability across new project opportunities whilst also not having to give up the exciting delivery of such projects.
About You
At WGA we believe a diverse workplace fosters unique and progressive ideas and drives our culture of learning and sharing knowledge. We encourage all to apply because whatever your background you can progress your career and enjoy the benefits that only a privately owned organisation can offer.
WGA is a Work180 endorsed workplace for women, find out more at WGA | WORK180 Endorsed Employer
WGA is an Australian and New Zealand company like no other – we are owned by our employees, loved by our long-term clients and have deep roots in our communities. With a team of over 700 people, WGA provides a rich, diverse, and empowered workplace, and offers you a chance to work alongside some of the best in the business.
WGA offers an outstanding working environment that fosters and supports mutual learning, respect, dignity, cultural openness, and an appreciation of differing perspectives and backgrounds. We strive to offer inspiring career paths and a selection of fantastic employee benefits including exceptional parental leave options, flexible hours and work from home capability and learning and development programs tailored to you.
We empower our engineers and designers to think outside the square and dare to be different in their delivery of tailored design engineering solutions across the Buildings, Transport, Water Infrastructure, Urban Development, Ports and Marine, Energy, Defence and Resources sectors.
About Our Approach
We focus upon the core philosophy of delivering excellent engineering solutions for our valued Clients which allows us to create exceptional, long-term opportunities for our personnel. Our unique style of project delivery ensures that our people don't have to choose between maintaining hands on Engineering Design and corporate career options, they can have both!
About Our Role
Our team in South Brisbane has gone from strength to strength in the last 4 and a half years growing into a truly multi-disciplined office of more than 50 personnel and at its core, the fantastic Structures design group.
With expertise in Defence, Commercial Buildings and Ports & Maritime structures and with the ability to support all other offices across a variety of sectors, this team is developing a strong reputation as a go-to partner within the industry.
To complement our outstanding reputation in delivering Tier 1 projects across multiple Regions including 43 years of history in South Australia and 26 in Melbourne, we are looking to grow with the addition of an experienced Buildings Sector Lead or Senior Structural Engineer looking to take the next step in their career within a private organisation.
In conjunction with the Group Buildings Sector Lead, technical and Regional Managers this role will set and deliver the strategic plan for developing key relationships and establishing capability across new project opportunities whilst also not having to give up the exciting delivery of such projects.
About You
- Proven capability to deliver exceptional Building Structures projects within a Consulting Engineering environment
- Tertiary Qualifications in Structural Engineering and multiple years of experience leading projects within a Consulting environment
- A strong understanding of the Commercial, Health and Retail Buildings market
- Established relationships within the Brisbane Region
- Desire to further grow a locally owned business
- Collaborative approach to Clients, Contractors and partner Consultants
- A team-first attitude, with a passion for the development of a forward-thinking Engineering team
At WGA we believe a diverse workplace fosters unique and progressive ideas and drives our culture of learning and sharing knowledge. We encourage all to apply because whatever your background you can progress your career and enjoy the benefits that only a privately owned organisation can offer.
WGA is a Work180 endorsed workplace for women, find out more at WGA | WORK180 Endorsed Employer
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