Specialist Practice

Engineering & Infrastructure

Engineering leadership, infrastructure and major projects.

+7.1%Median engineering base movement, 2025→26
0.5×Qualified candidates per senior project role
$230bnAPAC infrastructure pipeline driving demand
Overview

Our Engineering & Infrastructure practice serves the organisations building and maintaining the systems APAC depends on — appointing engineering leaders, project directors and technical specialists across major projects and asset-intensive sectors.

Market context

Significant investment in energy, transport, utilities and industrial capacity across the region has intensified competition for proven engineering and infrastructure leadership. We map these markets in depth.

Talent market insights · Q2 2026

Where this market stands today

Engineering and infrastructure is among the tightest talent markets in the region. A sustained pipeline of energy-transition, transport, water and digital-infrastructure investment has created acute competition for project directors, engineering leaders and technical specialists — particularly those with renewables, grid and major-project delivery experience.

Demand by segment

Renewables / power-systems engineers Acute — the defining shortage of the sector.
Major-project directors
Project-controls & commercial specialists
HSE leadership

Hiring demand index

+55.0%
202120222023202420252026

Engineering & infrastructure demand index — energy transition and major-project pipeline at record levels.

Salary snapshot

What these roles pay

Base salary, AUD '000 p.a. (excl. super, allowances). For city-level and total-reward detail, download the full Engineering & Infrastructure Salary Guide.

Engineering Director
$250k $320k typical $420k
Project / Programme Director Major projects
$240k $310k typical $430k
Project Manager Infrastructure
$160k $200k typical $260k
Asset / Maintenance Manager
$150k $185k typical $240k
Design / Technical Lead
$150k $185k typical $235k
HSE Manager
$140k $175k typical $220k
Senior Engineer (Electrical / Power)
$130k $160k typical $200k
Key talent shortage

Electrical, power-systems and grid engineers for the energy transition.

View the full Engineering & Infrastructure Salary Guide

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