Principal Engineer, Water Infrastructure

Overview

In this Principal Engineer role, you lead technical delivery across large-scale water and wastewater projects in WA, shaping design standards and delivering innovative, future-ready solutions. You’ll mentor multi-disciplinary teams, influence clients, and play a key part in pursuing major opportunities with national backing. This is a rare chance to build capability from the ground up and advance WSP’s water infrastructure strategy. You will work in a thriving, growth-focused environment that values curiosity and collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• salary continuance insurance
• retail discounts
• hybrid working
• purchased leave
• parenteral leave
• mentoring and leadership development

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of major water infrastructure projects across WA
• Set design excellence, design management and project delivery standards
• Deliver innovative, practical engineering solutions
• Provide civil/structural leadership across pipelines, pump stations, networks and water-retaining structures
• Champion Safety in Design, quality, commercial and WHS outcomes
• Contribute to major pursuits, bids and proposals in WA water market
• Support business development alongside the Section Executive
• Mentor and grow a high-performing, multi-disciplinary national team
• Collaborate nationally to deliver integrated, high-value outcomes
• Drive digital engineering and BIM-enabled delivery

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• 15+ years’ experience (Associate level considered with 10+ years)
• Chartered status (CPEng / RPEQ / RPV or equivalent)
• Strong background in water and wastewater infrastructure, including treatment, conveyance and water-retaining structures (structural)
• Proven leadership on major projects, programs or panels
• Strong client relationships—ideally including Water Corporation
• Experience across D&C projects and contractor engagement
• Track record in proposals, pursuits and strategic business development
• Experience leading geographically dispersed and hybrid teams
• Passion for mentoring and building technical capability

• leadership
• mentoring
• client relationship management
• water and wastewater infrastructure
• treatment and conveyance
• water-retaining structures

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