Roadway Lighting & Electrical Civil Engineer

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

WSP currently have an exciting opportunity for a roadway lighting and electrical Civil Engineer to join our growing team in Brisbane.

• Work on iconic projects as part of a collaborative and high performing team.
• Progress your career within an environment that actively encourages development.
• Enjoy supportive & flexible working through our hybrid work model.
• Domestic & international relocation allowance included.

A roadway lighting and electrical civil engineer designs, plans, and installs power systems, streetlights, traffic signals, and underground infrastructure for roads, highways, and public spaces. This role presents the opportunity to work within an established team of highly skilled engineers and contribute towards the success of our Specialist Lighting group in Brisbane. 

This exciting role will see you develop new consultancy skills, foster valued client relationships, manage project performance and promote our culture of technical and professional excellence, all within our supportive team environment.  

The Specialist Division of WSP includes other value add disciplines including Acoustics, Fire Engineering, Sustainability, Facades, Waste, Program Delivery, and Technology Systems to name a few. Our team of lighting designers come from diverse backgrounds, including, theatre stage lighting, electrical engineering, interior design, industrial design and product design. This eclectic mix brings a unique perspective and consideration to how light can affect all elements of design on a project, to yield an optimum outcome for the client and end user.

We operate as a highly autonomous and genuinely national team. The ability to grow and develop your career at WSP is unparalleled in the market. We offer the opportunity to contribute to local and national buildings projects, plus the ability to expand your design skills across other market sectors.

Key responsibilities – What you’ll do

• Lighting Design: Calculates uniform illuminance and luminance levels to remove dark spots and improve night driving safety.

• Electrical & Control Systems: Designs power distribution, feeder pillars, control cabinets with photocells/timers, and circuit layouts (such as alternating A/B circuits).

• Civil & Structural Layout: Plans pole foundations, conduit runs, pit/pull-box placements, and trenching relative to kerbs and utility lines. 

• Standards & Compliance: Ensures designs meet local road authority rules (such as Department of Transport and Main Roads [DTMR] or energy distributor specs like Ergon and Energex in Queensland).

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.

About You - Required Experience & Skills 

• Bachelor’s to Masters Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Local industry experience within Queensland working on roadway lighting and electrical Civil engineering projects is essential.
• Existing knowledge of QLD Design Standards and Codes, local and client requirements on lighting design projects.
• Prior experience in effectively delivering multiple, concurrent projects ranging in scale and sector.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including developing new and maintaining existing client relationships, and collaborating effectively with colleagues on projects.
• Naturally Curious, Passionate, Adaptable & ready to do the kind of work the world needs.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 80,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

WSP prioritises the health and wellbeing of our people, some of the many benefits we offer our employees include:

• Salary Sacrifice Benefits such as novated car lease, etc
• Multiple self-purchase leave policies to support employees including a specific scheme designed for working parents;
• Flexible family friendly and hybrid WFH policy and in office hours;
• Payment of a membership subscription to a Professional Institute;
• Payment of Professional Engineer Registration;
• Employee Share Purchase Plan;
• Salary continuance insurance;
• Employee Assistance Program that can be accessed by employees and their families;
• Multiple corporate employee discounts and offers;

We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equal opportunity workplace. We promote Indigenous voices and are actively delivering a ‘Stretch’ level Reconciliation Action Plan. Accredited by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice, we also support the LGBTQI+ community, and encourage all employees to bring their whole selves to work.