Principal Digital Engineering Lead

Ventia is seeking a Principal Digital Engineering Lead to join our Engineering Services team in a permanent full-time capacity. This role can be based in Parramatta, Brisbane or Melbourne. Supporting a growing portfolio, this role will play a key part in establishing and evolving digital engineering capability across the business.

Why work with Ventia?

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to define best practice and shape digital engineering capability across the business
• Be part of a pivotal stage of growth, with a unique opportunity to help build capability from the ground up, influence direction, and create frameworks that will drive future success
• Strong focus on learning, development and upskilling, including emerging technologies
• Supportive, collaborative team environment with experienced leadership
• Access to a wide range of employee benefits, including health & wellbeing programs like Fitness Passport and corporate discounts

About the role

This is a strategic and technically influential role focused on building and maturing Digital Engineering and BIM capability. You will support delivery and tendering teams by establishing consistent standards, frameworks and best practice, while working closely with engineering and operational stakeholders to uplift capability and ensure high-quality, scalable digital delivery.

You will define direction, influence technology adoption, and build capability from the ground up across a large, complex organisation.

Key responsibilities:

• Act as a recognised technical authority for Digital Engineering and BIM
• Define and govern standards, frameworks and assurance requirements
• Establish expectations for model quality, data management and digital handover
• Drive capability uplift through a structured roadmap
• Provide audit, assurance and quality oversight
• Support delivery and tendering teams with technical expertise

About you

• Relevant qualifications in engineering, digital engineering, construction management or a related field are highly regarded, along with formal BIM or ISO-aligned training
• Strong knowledge of BIM frameworks, ISO 19650, information management and model governance
• Experience establishing or scaling digital engineering capability across teams
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes through structured frameworks
• Experience supporting tenders and complex projects with standardised digital methodologies
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders

About Ventia

As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.
 
Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.   

How to apply  

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Position Reference Number: 167325