Design Engineer, Structural

Acciona

The Role

Overview

Design and deliver structural solutions for large infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • multidisciplinary collaboration
  • structural design
  • design documentation
  • site inspections
  • asset assessment
  • compliance reporting

Tasks

-Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams, including civil, geotechnical, and environmental engineers, to deliver integrated and innovative project solutions. -Ensure technical excellence across all aspects of your work, including structural calculations, design documentation, specifications, and reporting, maintaining high standards of quality and compliance -Develop concept, preliminary, and detailed designs for reinforced concrete and structural steel elements, with a focus on constructability, durability, and lifecycle performance. -Conduct comprehensive site inspections, including work in confined spaces and at heights, to assess structural conditions, verify design implementation, and support construction teams. -Contribute to asset condition assessments, structural integrity reviews, and maintenance planning to support long-term infrastructure resilience and operational safety. -Lead structural design and analysis for a diverse range of civil infrastructure and Defence-related projects, ensuring solutions are robust, efficient, and aligned with client and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

  • infrastructure
  • australian standards
  • civil engineering
  • communication
  • travel

What You Bring

-Proven experience in large infrastructure projects -Strong knowledge of Australian Standards and construction methodologies -Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering -Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills -Willingness to travel and work in diverse environments

Benefits

-Great team environment -Career development opportunities locally and internationally

The Company

About Acciona

-Born from early 20th‑century engineering firms, it reinvented itself in 1997 as a champion of green infrastructure and renewable energy. -Headquartered near Madrid, it went public on Spain’s IBEX‑35 and now spans over 40 countries. -In infrastructure, it engineers and builds major transport corridors, bridges, tunnels, desalination plants, and urban light‑rail systems. -Its water division tackles everything from drinking‑water treatment to large‑scale desalination and wastewater reuse projects. -It also designs sustainable urban real‑estate and provides financial, mobility, and social‑infrastructure services. -Flagship projects range from the Eurus wind farm in Mexico and Sydney light‑rail to Australia’s pioneering waste‑to‑energy plants. -Unusually, it spun off its turbine unit into Nordex yet remains a top shareholder—spanning full clean‑energy value chains. -It even crafted the world’s first prefabricated lighthouse, blending innovation and practical construction expertise.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Water Resources

Transport

Utilities

Government

Heavy Civil

Marine

Solar

Wind

Buildings

Residential

Commercial

Nuclear