Engineering Manager

ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society. Our workforce consists of more than 65,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet. Are you a passionate individual who wants to make a difference, promote sustainable development, and find solutions to the biggest global challenges including climate change, overpopulation, and water scarcity? Come and join us in building the infrastructure our planet needs to achieve a sustainable future.

Benefits

• Contribute to sustainable water and civil infrastructure projects that deliver long‑term community value.
• Join a global organisation committed to innovation, environmental stewardship and technical excellence.
• Access mentoring, development programs and clear pathways for career progression.
• Be part of a collaborative, supportive and high‑performing engineering environment.
• Competitive remuneration and opportunities to engage in major tender and project delivery phases.

About the Project

ACCIONA Agua is seeking to appoint an experienced Engineering Manager to support upcoming tenders and future delivery of water, civil, and multidisciplinary infrastructure projects across South Australia.

These may include wastewater treatment plants, drinking water treatment facilities, desalination plants, civil structures, earthworks, mechanical and electrical installations, and integrated water infrastructure systems.

Your expertise will directly influence project strategy, bid competitiveness, and delivery outcomes across complex, large‑scale infrastructure programs.

About the Opportunity

This role is pivotal in providing technical leadership across a broad range of engineering disciplines. You will lead the review of engineering scopes, support bid preparation, and ensure high‑quality design and documentation from concept through to project completion.

This position can be based in Adelaide or Brisbane.

What are the key accountabilities for the position?

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering reviews across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and water infrastructure scopes.
• Provide technical oversight during bidding phases, evaluating proposed engineering solutions, methodologies, and constructability.
• Conduct design optimisation for treatment plants, desalination components, and related infrastructure.
• Prepare and review technical documentation, specifications, data sheets, and material/equipment tabulations.
• Oversee post‑purchase technical documentation and ensure full alignment with project requirements.
• Support standardisation initiatives to improve project‑wide engineering consistency.
• Extract, analyse, and communicate critical technical information from tender documents.
• Drive improvements in engineering methodologies to enhance bid competitiveness.
• Supervise and mentor engineering team members to ensure high‑quality and timely outputs.
• Maintain strong collaboration across cross‑functional teams, ensuring alignment with project deliverables and milestones.

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or Project Manager within civil or water infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated multidisciplinary engineering capability across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and water infrastructure.
• Strong leadership and team‑management experience, guiding engineering and design teams to meet deliverables on time and within budget.
• Highly effective communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and manage stakeholders including:
  • internal project teams
  • joint venture partners
  • external consultants
  • government authorities and regulators
• Familiarity with major project tendering processes within Australia.
• Strong technical understanding of engineering design, optimisation, equipment selection, and risk assessment.
• Ability to drive a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• High proficiency in reviewing detailed engineering documentation and ensuring full compliance with standards and specifications.

What we offer

Engineers at ACCIONA work on complex, meaningful infrastructure. You will join teams that solve technical problems and deliver projects with lasting community value. You will access development programs, supportive leaders and a culture built on safety, collaboration and innovation.