Job Description

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

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

This role will see you enhance your capabilities and the reputation of WSP’s Mining Sustaining Capital team. You will collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

What you’ll do:

WSP is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join our Mining team, supporting sustaining capital and brownfields mining projects across our East Coast region. This role offers the opportunity to work with a collaborative group of engineers and designers delivering practical, fit-for-purpose civil solutions that keep Australia’s major mining operations running safely and efficiently.

• Lead and deliver civil engineering design packages for sustaining capital and brownfields projects within operating mine sites.
• Undertake detailed design, calculations, and documentation for earthworks, drainage, haul roads, pavements, access roads, pads, culverts, and other site infrastructure.
• Coordinate design interfaces with structural, mechanical, electrical, and environmental disciplines.
• Oversee and review work produced by junior engineers and designers, ensuring compliance with WSP standards and client specifications.
• Prepare scopes of work, design reports, cost estimates, and technical documentation.
• Engage directly with clients and stakeholders to define project requirements, provide technical advice, and ensure designs meet operational needs.
• Contribute to project scheduling, progress tracking, and quality assurance processes.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent).
• 7+ years of civil engineering experience, ideally within mining or heavy industrial brownfields environments.
• Proven experience delivering sustaining capital or small-to-medium-sized brownfields projects from concept through to detailed design and construction support.
• Proficient in design software and related drainage and earthworks modelling tools.
• Strong understanding of Australian standards, mine site safety requirements, and constructability principles.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced project environment.

Why WSP?

• Join a collaborative, high-performing Engineering team with deep technical capability.
• Work on diverse projects across commodities and mining methods.
• Flexible working arrangements and supportive leadership.
• Access to global expertise through WSP’s international mining network.
• Career development pathways, mentoring, and professional growth opportunities.
• Be part of a business committed to sustainability, innovation, and shaping the mining industry of the future.

To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing 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.