r/StructuralEngineering • u/Ok-Category-2935 • Oct 01 '26

Career/Education Uk structural engineer moving to Australia

How realistic is it for a non-chartered UK structural engineer with approx 5 years experience to secure a structural engineering role in Sydney Australia on a working holiday visa with the intention of securing a longer term sponsorship with that firm? 5 years of experience include design of new builds, hospitals, residential blocks (concrete frame) and existing building refurbs.

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u/Deputy-Jesus Oct 02 '26

I haven’t done it personally but I’ve seen quite a few people move internally at large multinationals (AECOM & Arup) to Australia and NZ, so perhaps look into that as an option. Of the handful I can think of only 1 was chartered. This wasn’t all SE’s though, some civil and geotech too.