Exciting Opportunity – PO5 Principal Engineer (Civil)

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? A temporary position is now available with the Transport and Main Roads team in Queensland’s beautiful Northern district.

What’s on offer:
* A perfect balance between work and lifestyle
* A relaxed, laid-back environment
* Proximity to iconic destinations, including the world-famous Great Barrier Reef

Don’t wait – this is your chance to combine professional growth with an incredible lifestyle. Apply today!

Job details

About Us
The North Queensland Region spans 589,240km²—38.2% of Queensland—and includes the Far North, North West, and Northern districts, with offices in Cairns, Cloncurry, and Townsville. It stretches from the tip of Australia to Camooweal on the NT border and south to Home Hill, with over 546,000 residents across 35 local government areas.

Supported by agriculture, tourism, fishing, mining, and retail, the region manages 1,756km of National Highways, 6,335km of state-controlled roads, and 35,483km of local roads.

With destinations like the Daintree, Mission Beach, Magnetic Island, and the Great Barrier Reef, North Queensland offers a unique lifestyle of beaches, rainforests, outback, and reefs.

Benefits
* Annual Registered Professional Engineers Queensland (RPEQ) compensation payment of $8,200
* Annual reimbursement of professional fees
* 5 weeks annual leave + 14% annual leave loading
* Locality allowance of up to $43.40 per fortnight
* Relocation assistance

The Role
In the role of Principal Engineer (Civil), you will manage the operational aspects of the delivery of individual projects from local road infrastructure programs and provide specialist technical expertise to project activities through effective leadership to project managers on design, construction, maintenance projects and operation of road networks.

Some of your responsibilities will include:
* Manage the development and delivery of routine and programmed maintenance programs, and the road rehabilitation programs within the district.
* Manage and co-ordinate contract performance and construction practices by ensuring that efficient procedures are implemented, and best practice is achieved.
* Manage the operational aspects of project delivery to ensure the effective and efficient use of systems and processes involved with all phases of the project management model.
* Maintain and apply all relevant standards, policies, guidelines and legislative requirements necessary to support responsible decisions and courses of action for the design and construction of road infrastructure projects.
* Ensure all quality and environmental aspects of the project are identified and addressed to maintain effective operation and project delivery.
* Provide support and advice on planning and design suitability and options, the use of materials, resources, components or systems within the project, and construction practices and problems to ensure project success, value for money and best practice are achieved.
* Supervise and coordinate resource allocation with the expectation that you would encourage effective teamwork and foster a positive attitude toward the achievement of organisational objectives.
* Identify and manage networks and alliances of all stakeholders and manage the expectations and issues of all parties, including identifying possible political and high risk matters to ensure they are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.

Mandatory qualifications and conditions
* A four-year, Washington Accord accredited, Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) or equivalent which is assessed/accepted by Engineers Australia.
* Registration as a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) is mandatory for appointment.
* Pre-employment checks, including a criminal history screening and declaration of serious discipline history will be required to be completed.
* Must be eligible to work in Australia.

Submit your application online via the Smart Jobs and Careers website at www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au. For more information about the role, please contact Yogish on (07) 4421 8832.

Applications to remain current for 12 months

Job Ad Reference: QLD/664101/25

Closing Date: Monday, 20 October 2025

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 20250930 Applicant Guide - PO5 Principal Engineer (Civil) (PDF, 322KB)
  
  
  664101 25 - Role Description (Word, 576KB)