Senior Associate Engineer - Waste & Resource Recovery

·Rare opportunity to join our Waste team based in Melbourne or Geelong

· Environmentally sensitive and sustainability-focused organisation

· Flexible working conditions

About SMEC

Delivering exceptional outcomes starts with having exceptional people.

SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams. We support and empower employees to drive innovation initiatives within a well-established and growing organisation. We offer a culture of support, collaboration and professional growth, where your ideas are heard and your technical leadership genuinely shapes the future of our waste practice.

Infrastructure

At SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long-term client relationships. We listen and understand the specific needs of our clients and deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide.

The role

We are seeking a Senior Associate Environmental or Civil Engineer to strengthen and grow our Waste & Resource Recovery team.

This role is ideal for a landfill design specialist or construction‑focused engineer who enjoys technical delivery and wants the opportunity to lead projects, develop client relationships and expand service offerings across VIC/TAS.

With 15+ years’ experience, you will assist in delivering waste, resource recovery and recycling infrastructure design; construction management projects; managing client relationships and business development activities. Experience in landfill design would be highly regarded.

As a member of a diverse infrastructure design team, there is opportunity to work across multidisciplinary projects. You’ll work on a broad range of waste and resource recovery projects including landfill containment and capping, cell development, leachate and gas management systems, resource recovery centres, materials recycling facilities, and major upgrades.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Be To

· Lead and deliver landfill and waste infrastructure design projects (containment cells, capping, lining systems, leachate and gas infrastructure)

· Oversee GITA/construction phase services including contract administration, superintendent roles, quality assurance and site supervision

· Project management of waste infrastructure and other waste related projects

· Engineering input into waste infrastructure designs including landfills, materials recycling facilities, resource recovery centres and other design projects

· Building and maintaining relationships with clients and key stakeholders

· Drive business development activities

· Mentoring and supporting junior team members

Ideal Applicants Will Have/be

· Environmental/Civil Engineering qualifications, or similar

· 15+ years' experience, ideally within the landfill and waste industry

· Proven project management and client relationship management capability

· Excellent communication skills, verbally and written

What We Offer

· Flexible work arrangement to support work/life balance

· Ethical client base

· Opportunity to work alongside and be mentored by industry leaders

· Professional Development Programs from graduates to leaders through mixture of inhouse programs and external courses as well as tertiary education financial assistance

· Dynamic career pathways and opportunities to work on projects nationally and internationally

· Purchased additional annual leave

· Generous paid parental leave (primary and secondary)

· Wellbeing benefits

SMEC is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender‑equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines. We provide a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their career.

As a family‑friendly employer, we offer flexible working arrangements and benefits including 18 weeks of universal paid parental leave. We are proud to foster an inclusive culture that supports gender equity, LGBTI+ inclusion and First Nations representation, with access to strong professional networks, role models, and mentoring and sponsorship programs.

How to Apply
To apply, click on the "Apply Now" link and follow the prompts. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Helen Kruimel: Helen.Kruimel@sjgroup.com

All recruitment activities go through our Resourcing function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.

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