Careers

Westera is constantly seeking exceptional talent to join our expanding teams.

Benefits / Core Values

Westera Partners is a business owned and operated by the Partners where our people have influence. When you join Westera Partners you will immediately feel like this was your best career decision. Mentoring and collaboration are particularly important, and each person will form an integral part of a specialised team. Training and development opportunities are frequent, and your contributions are recognised and rewarded.

At Westera we adopt the following core values with each value impacting the way we operate and the projects we complete:

  • Client Focus – know and care about our Clients, ensure a positive experience.
  • Achieve Together – work inclusively as one team, value contribution, encourage others.
  • Embrace Progress – stay informed, remain agile, actively coach, and accept improvement opportunities.
  • Act with Integrity – do the right thing, give and expect your best.
  • Pursue Excellence – deliver high quality, value-add engineering, always with Client project success in mind.

Westera offers both professional and personal employee benefit programs with the list of offers constantly increasing. At a snapshot, we have an Associate Program, a Mentoring structure with succession pathways, an Employee Referral Reward Program, Milestone Work Anniversary awards, and a range of social events throughout the year including the favourites such as inter-office golf days and a number of optional charity fundraisers (Kokoda Challenge, Movember, Push-Up Challenge for Mental Health Awareness, Bike Rides, Hope in a Suitcase clothing book and toy drives, Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea for Cancer Council, and others as requested and supported by staff). Each of our five offices holds their own regular events including morning teas, ping pong tournaments, personal training sessions, team lunches and so forth that work for their teams. But most people enjoy the satisfaction of growing their careers and the environment they work in more than anything, with the most common feedback being “I’ve learned so much with Westera!”

If you want to be challenged and recognised as you build a rewarding career, consider the roles we have available and reach out if you have the experience and willingness to succeed. We welcome diversity and inclusion, united by our core values and our overarching principal of People First.

JOIN THE TEAM

We’d love to welcome even more talented people on board to deliver our exciting projects to our valued Clients.

SUBMIT RESUME

Current Positions

Senior Civil Designer - 12D
Full Time

Location : Prime location in Newstead, Brisbane.
Start Date: Available now.
Salary: Market rates, negotiable depending on skill and experience, 10+ years experience required.

We are seeking an experienced Civil Designer to join our friendly team in our modern Newstead office in Brisbane.

Our new colleague will be joining a highly awarded and dynamic engineering consultancy firm with acclaimed expertise across varied fields of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.

If you possess a strong internal and external customer focus, have a keen interest in honing and imparting your technical aptitude through application of 12D civil design software against Australian Standards, and a desire to work with a talented and relaxed team – then please read on!


Experienced Civil Design Engineer, Gold Coast
Full Time

Location : Southport, Gold Coast
Start Date: Available Now
Salary: Negotiable depending on skill and experience (preferably certified or approaching RPEQ, and a minimum of 5 years of experience which includes stormwater management and flood modelling and ideally LGA experience)).

We are looking for an experienced Civil Engineer with stormwater management and flood modelling experience. You must have a minimum of 5 years of experience and a strong technical design focus. You will ideally be certified, though we will also consider those who are actively working towards certification (e.g. RPEQ). We value a willingness to share knowledge to assist more junior members of the team with the technical application of engineering solutions, as well as a willingness to be mentored by senior colleagues and to offer assistance with ongoing business improvements.

Based in Southport, you will be joining a highly awarded and dynamic engineering consultancy firm with a wealth of experience across varied fields of Civil and Structural Engineering.

If you possess a keen interest in Civil Engineering, driving you to develop and apply this gift to complex solutions and assist others where required, please reach out to us!

Senior Civil Designer, Northern NSW
Full Time

Location : Kingscliff, Northern NSW
Start Date: Available now.
Salary: Market rates, negotiable depending on skill and experience - ideally seeking 8yrs+ 12D design experience in relevant projects.

Experienced Civil Designer

We are looking to welcome an experienced Civil Designer to our relaxed and high-performing team in the idyllic beachside location of Kingscliff, Northern NSW. We are part of a relaxed but driven team in a company boasting a wealth of expertise to deliver complex and effective solutions to interesting engineering challenges. If you have a gift for complex design and experience in 12D, please consider Westera for your next career move!

You must have a valid Australian work rights and a current Australian driver’s license to apply for this role.

Graduate Civil Engineer
Full Time

Location : Sippy Downs, Sunshine Coast
Start Date: Available now
Salary: Negotiable based on knowledge and experience

Calling graduate engineers seeking an outstanding career development pathway in Civil Design Engineering on the Sunshine Coast.

Structural Engineer (Gold Coast)
Full Time

Location : Southport, Gold Coast
Start Date: Available Now
Salary: Market rates, negotiable depending on skill and experience - 1-4 years' of post-graduate structural engineering experience

Westera Partners is seeking a talented and motivated Structural Engineer to join their Gold Coast team and embark upon a long and rewarding career among highly talented experts in their field.

  • Dive into diverse projects; from multi-level buildings to luxury homes, from large commercial developments to industrial warehouses, from school structures to bridges, the potential for professional development is unrivalled.
  • Learn from the best, alongside outstanding engineers providing extensive mentoring and support.
  • Make a real impact, by contributing to detailed designs and client-focused solutions we are renowned for.

 

Graduate Program

Contributing to our community and the future skill set of the Engineering Industry are principal elements at Westera Partners. Whether you have graduated from university, or you are looking for work experience as an undergraduate, we are looking for candidates with motivation and passion to join our industry.

When you are new to the workforce your best teacher will be your colleagues. Our succession pathways ensure our Graduate Engineers join teams and are mentored by our Senior Engineers. Westera employees are exposed to an endless variety of projects and techniques, using the latest technology and gaining real world experience from some of the brightest mid-level and senior engineers, designers and drafters in their fields.

Our 4-year Graduate Engineering Program produces confident mid-level engineers with an opportunity to achieve their professional accreditation status and build their own teams with increasing autonomy over the project lifecycle. Staff are supported through their professional accreditations and continue to receive guidance and support from senior mentors, as they in turn mentor their own graduate engineers.

If you would like to apply for a graduate position, or even explore work experience or paid work opportunities as an undergraduate engineer, please email your resume, academic transcript, application letter (including your preferred office and discipline of engineering) and resume to HR.

Staff Testimonials

Nathan Pearson, Senior Civil Engineer

You work out the culture pretty quickly – do a high quality job and provide high-level customer service. We all work as a team to meet these goals.

It’s a great environment for your career development – you can learn as much as you want.

Jarrod Gullis, Structural Engineer

It is important to be surrounded by as much experience as possible. At Westera Partners I am lucky to have just that, with some of the most well-informed mentors at my disposal allowing my development to be accelerated.

Kieran Swan, Civil Engineer

I work closely with our designers and drafters to produce a design that is not only compliant, but considers cost and constructability. It is rewarding to be part of a team that works hard and strives to service our clients’ needs and deadlines.

Jared Hill, Senior Civil Engineer, Partner

When I first started as a young engineer I found the approach the engineers at Westera Partners took refreshing and admired the attention to detail and pride in the quality of work that left the office. I experienced fantastic mentoring and achieved my chartered status within five years of starting with Westera Partners and have since moved into a senior role where I now have the ability to return the favour and work with younger civil engineers at the firm.