Advanced Project Engineer

Honeywell Technologies; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeywell Technologies in Brisbane seeks an Advanced Project Engineer to lead delivery of electronic security projects. You will coordinate input from engineering, service teams and customer site staff, driving engineering outputs and budgets while guiding subcontractors when required.

Strong technical direction, planning and compliance with Australian and international standards are essential. The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering and 5+ years in electronic security, with independence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or mechatronics.
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in electronic security.
• Expertise in electronic security systems engineering (hardware and software).
• Familiar with high-end security applications such as CCTV, Access Control and Intruder Detection.
• Registered or pursuing professional engineer in QLD is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering delivery for projects as the primary local contact.
• Coordinate input from internal and external stakeholders (Engineering, Service, customer site).
• Manage delivery of engineering outputs, including subcontractor oversight when needed.
• Provide technical direction, planning, scheduling and quality assurance.
• Ensure designs meet requirements and adhere to Australia and international standards.
• Maintain health and safety standards across the project team.

Skills

Security systems

Project leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/mechanical/mechatronics

Job description

Advanced Project Engineer (2 years fixed-term contract)

Brisbane

Job Description

Start your career by making an impact and real connections with some of the most meaningful challenges around. When you join Honeywell, you become a member of our performance culture comprised of diverse leaders, thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who are changing the future.

Make the Best You.

Working at Honeywell is not just creating incredible things. You will collaborate with top minds, grow through continuous learning, and thrive in an environment that rewards and celebrates achievements.

Join Us and Make an Impact.

As an Advanced Project Engineer, you are responsible for leading the engineering delivery of projects for the team. You will be responsible for coordinating the input of various key internal and external stakeholders ranging from Engineering, Service to customer site employees. You will be responsible for managing delivery of engineering outputs for the project, executed by yourself and other project engineers. Where appropriate, you will assist in sourcing and managing sub-contractors who can assist in delivering specialist engineering consultancy that are outside of Building Automation expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate as lead engineer for a project/s
• Electronic security systems engineering, implementation, integration, and documentation
• Delivery of project engineering requirements within budget, scope, and schedule
• Provision of technical direction and support of project team members, including planning / scheduling and quality assurance
• Work on requirements and ensure the final design is compliant of the requirement metrics
• Understanding and implementing Australia and international standards during the design process
• Ensure the team operates within the health and safety standards

Key Experience & Capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics
• Minimum of 5 years' relevant experience in electronic security
• Expertise in electronic security systems engineering (hardware and software)
• A solid understanding of high-end security applications, including CCTV, Access Control, Intruder Detection, Intercom Systems, Integration Platforms, and others
• Either registered or pursuing professional engineer in QLD ideal
• Work independently to drive project execution as the key local customer contact
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Analytical and able to work on complexity and under pressure
• Pro‑active, and self‑sufficient
• Health and safety consciousness

Who We Are

The Future Is What We Make It at Honeywell. From sustainable aviation fuel and life‑saving healthcare sensors to collaborating on every NASA space mission since the 1950’s, over 100 years of innovation has always been driven by an investment in our people. Learn more about Honeywell: youtube.com/watch?v=CG-rmG0eKLk

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Our focus at Honeywell is innovation that drives business, improves the bottom line and creates solutions for our customers and communities around the world. There’s a lot for you to discover. Our solutions, our case studies, our #Futureshapers, and so much more.

Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer, and we support a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

We are proud to be recognised as a great place to work for women by WORK180. Visit our WORK180 page to learn more about our commitment to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace for all. https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/honeywell

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About Us

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure‑play automation company with a legacy of innovating to solve the world’s most mission‑critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.