Job Title

Principal Consultant - Mechanical Engineering BMT is a leading global consultancy in design, engineering, science, and risk management in the maritime sector, known for excellence and innovation. With 1,300+ experts across the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, we help clients make informed decisions by delivering practical solutions, with the environment and sustainability at their core. As an employeeowned company, we reinvest profits into technology, strategic growth, and profit sharing, driving a safer, more efficient future. We are currently seeking Principal Consultantlevel Mechanical Engineers to join our Critical Infrastructure (CI) team in Melbourne and lead our expansion into new and developing markets. The CI Team works and consults on a variety of projects, including onsite inspection of heavy machinery, design reviews of mining & ports machinery and engineering design for heavy industry and maritime partners. The Principal Engineer will act as a workwinning consultant, Project Manager and a leader of project teams to deliver successful projects while maintaining our brand reputation for superior quality technical work with a high customer focus. The Principal Mechanical Engineer will also undertake technical tasks of advanced scope and complexity, working with other business leaders to share knowledge and advance the business. Key Responsibilities In this role you will: Lead workwinning and business development, proactively identify new opportunities, shape early conversations, drive prepositioning activities and lead bids, proposals and commercial strategies that convert pipeline into secured work. Manage and grow key client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor who maintains regular engagement, anticipates client needs and ensures high client satisfaction and repeat business. Act as a visible representative of the business in the market, nurture networks across industry and government, attend events, contribute to partnerships and increase the organisations presence in target sectors. Collaborate with Program Managers and technical colleagues to position the right capability for opportunities, develop winning strategies and ensure proposals are competitive, accurate and compelling. Provide seniorlevel technical oversight where needed, ensuring projects are scoped appropriately, technical risks are considered early and work is delivered to a high standard. Support and mentor others in technical and commercial areas, technically guide engineers and designers/drafters and share commercial awareness and strengthen workwinning literacy across the team. About You Are energised by workwinning. You enjoy identifying opportunities early, shaping proposals, and actively contributing to pipelines, bids, tenders and strategic pursuits. Build strong, enduring relationships. Youre comfortable managing key accounts, nurturing repeat business and staying connected with clients through regular touchpoints. Are highly visible in the infrastructure, mining, industrial or heavy machinery sectors with a welldeveloped network. Have a solid technical foundation in mechanical, structural or related engineering disciplines that enables you to understand client problems, scope work confidently and engage credibly with both clients and internal teams, without needing to be the technical specialist. Hold a relevant engineering degree and professional registration (or eligibility), with approximately 15+ years experience in consulting, engineering or assetintensive industries. Have unrestricted working rights in Australia. Why Work with Us? We offer remote, hybrid and parttime work options, with offices across Australia. Our industry competitive benefits include a competitive salary, performance bonuses and companywide bonuses as part of being an employee benefits trust. Defence Reserve Leave enabling defence reservist employees to undertake ADF obligations without financial disadvantage. 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We invest in learning and development to help you grow. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at our core. We foster a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported, promoting innovation, collaboration, and respect. Our valuesTrust, Innovation, Passion, Respect, and Collaborationdefine who we are and how we work. Notice to Recruitment Agency & Related Services: BMT receives job applications exclusively via our ATS system only. BMT does not warrant or agree to any unsolicited CVs submitted via any contact method including physical hard copies left with any employee at BMT or within our operational teams. We will not progress CVs shared on a speculative basis by email, and you accept our right to pursue such candidates with no obligation to thirdparty terms and conditions or liability to a fee. #J-18808-Ljbffr