Engineer - Project

WeBuild; Cooma; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WeBuild is seeking a Site Engineer to support planning, scheduling and supervision of blasting activities on-site at the Cooma project. You will coordinate resources, monitor progress and ensure safety and compliance across all blasting operations.

The role requires strong collaboration with Supervisors, graduate engineers and external parties, with a focus on improving methods, developing people and delivering on programme milestones.

Responsibilities

• Develop a detailed programme for day-to-day activities, look ahead programme and daily changes with required resources and material deliveries.
• Improve construction methodologies and select alternative designs or materials to enhance project delivery.
• Review shift data, identify improvements to methods and address recurrent delays.
• Monitor progress and regularly review delay allowance status.
• Coordinate resources to advance project works with other sections.
• Track off-site procurement items against the programme.
• Generate a target program using methods with suitable delay allowances prior to contracted completion.
• Communicate the program to all relevant internal parties.
• Oversee the tracking of off-site procurement items against the program.
• Foster a One Team culture and ensure Graduate and Site Engineers understand expectations and receive regular feedback.
• Develop Graduate and Site Engineers to build capability by addressing development needs.
• Maintain relationships with clients and external parties within project ethics guidelines.
• Seek, test and evaluate latest blasting technologies and make recommendations before implementation.
• Advise stakeholders on surface blasting practices to ensure compliance and avoid issues.
• Scrutinize blast block designs for safety and conformance to standards and drill patterns.
• Monitor blasting activities, analyze results and provide recommendations for fragmentation targets.
• Generate effective drill pattern, tie-in and charge designs.
• Review drilling, explosive loading and blasting data to produce daily reports.
• Produce Dip, Charge and Backfill sheets.
• Refine drill and blast patterns based on short/medium term plans.
• Ensure compliance with client policies, procedures and systems and maintain a positive working culture.

Job description

Core Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the development, in collaboration with the Supervisors, of a detailed programme for day to day activities, look ahead programme and daily program changes, including resources required and material deliveries;


• Develop better ways to deliver the Project works, including improved construction methodologies, alternative designs and alternative materials selection;


• Ensure data for shift reports is reviewed and opportunities identified, for improvement to methods and reoccurring issues/delays.


• Monitor progress of the planned works and regularly review the delay allowance status;


• Coordinate resources to ensure the Project works progress in conjunction with other Section works;


• Ensure the tracking of off-site procurement items against programme;


• Actively participate in the application of resources to generate a target program based on the method, with a target completion that precedes the contracted completion by a suitable delay allowance;


• Communicate the program to all relevant internal parties;

Oversee the tracking of off-site procurement items against program

• Develop “One Team” culture so that the site teams cooperate well with each other and integrate effectively with the wider project teams;


• Coordinate and ensure that Graduate and Site Engineers are clear what is expected of them and provide regular feedback to ensure effective performance;


• Lead development of Graduate and Site Engineers to ensure development of their capability by identifying and addressing development needs of direct team members;


• Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients and external parties, which are managed within the guidelines of the project code of ethics.


• Seek, test, analyze and evaluate the latest blasting technologies and make the necessary recommendations prior to implementation to ensure viability.


• Provide advice to relevant stakeholders on surface blasting practices to proactively alleviate or avoid any unnecessary problems and to always ensure statutory compliance.


• Scrutinize, inspect and approve blast block designs to ensure safe blasting practices and conformance to set standards and design Drill Patterns


• Monitor blasting activities, analyze results and submit recommendations to achieve the desired fragmentation.


• Generate effective drill pattern, tie-in and charge designs.


• Monitor and review data from drilling, explosive loading, and blasting to generate daily reports.


• Produce Dip, Charge and Backfill sheets.


• Refinement of drill and blast pattern designs based on short/medium term plans.


• Ensure compliance with client policies, procedures and systems.


• Maintain a positive and productive working culture.

The above listed authorities & responsibilities are only a guide and may change as directed by your Manager/Supervisor or as per the requirements of FGJV Management.