Job Description

Engineer – Bridges – Perth

Deliver bridge design and assessment work in WA—while growing your capability with support.

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

WSP is growing our Bridges, Aviation and Roads team in Perth. You’ll contribute to bridge design, assessment and inspection work across WA transport infrastructure - learning from experienced local engineers and drawing on national and global specialists.

You’ll work on projects ranging from major highways and rail upgrades to airports and local bridge packages - helping connect communities and improve safety and resilience.

Role snapshot

The opportunity

Location: Perth CBD (flexible working available)

Discipline: Bridges and transport structures (roads/rail)

Level: Engineer

Focus: design, assessments/inspections and project delivery support

Development: mentoring, technical training and clear career pathways

The role

As an Engineer (Bridges), you’ll contribute to the design and assessment of bridges and transport structures across WA, supporting project teams to deliver safe, sustainable and constructible solutions. You’ll produce and check calculations and drawings, support inspections and reporting, and work with multidisciplinary teams to meet client requirements.

Success in this role means high-quality technical outputs, strong collaboration, and a proactive approach to safety in design and continuous improvement with guidance and review from senior engineers.

What you’ll do

• Contribute to the delivery of complex transport and civil bridge infrastructure projects across WA
• Provide technical input to civil bridge designs, drawings and reports
• Undertake inspections of bridges and other civil structures
• Work directly with clients to understand project needs and deliver value-driven solutions
• Deliver work to scope, programme and cost across multiple projects of varying scale
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams locally and nationally
• Contribute technical input to proposals and pursuits in support of business growth

What you’ll bring

Must have

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent)
• Consulting experience delivering structural/bridge design tasks and technical outputs
• Knowledge of Australian Standards and WA client requirements (Main Roads WA, PTA) relevant to bridge/structures work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative approach
• Experience with structural analysis/modelling and documentation tools (e.g., MIDAS, Revit) or willingness to learn
• Commitment to safety in design, quality and continuous improvement

Nice to have

• Chartered status (e.g., CPEng) or working towards it
• Bridge inspections and condition assessment experience
• Construction-phase support and design-for-constructability exposure

Why WSP

• Work on WA transport projects with real community impact
• Join a well-established, growing Perth Transport team with strong local clients
• Access national and global technical specialists to support complex challenges
• Flexible working arrangements and clear technical career pathways
• A collaborative culture that invests in mentoring, development and wellbeing

If you’re excited by bridge and transport-structure work and want to grow your career with a high-performing team, we’d like to hear from you. Please include your CV and a brief cover note outlining your bridges/structures experience and your right to work in Australia.

At WSP, we value our people and our reputation. We are locally dedicated with international scale, future‑focused, collaborative and empowering—and we’re looking for leaders individuals who share those values.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 83,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and well-being of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

With us, you can. Apply today.