Field Engineer - Mechanical

North West Queensland; Cloncurry Shire; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmony's Eva Copper Mine Project in Queensland's Cloncurry region seeks a senior field engineer to provide project engineering specialization, work planning, material management and technical inspection expertise for EPC delivery by Bechtel.

You will lead safety and quality controls, coordinate subcontract activities, review test plans, and contribute to as-built documentation while ensuring compliance with project requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) required; CPEng preferred.
• Strong knowledge of project engineering processes and cross‑discipline interaction.
• Experience managing mechanical engineering packages and construction practices.
• Effective communication and supervision skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide field engineering specialization with work planning and packaging.
• Manage material management, quantity takeoffs and validation.
• Ensure safety, quality control, and compliance with project requirements.
• Coordinate subcontract activities and inspections.
• Review and approve inspection test plans.

Skills

Project engineering processes

Mechanical engineering packages

Mechanical construction practices

Communication skills

Supervision skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPEng preferred

Job description

Job Description

In this role, you will provide project field engineering specialization and expertise with work planning and packaging, material management, quantity verification and validation, safety and quality control, technical inspection and testing knowledge, and subcontract coordination. Your recommendations will ensure field engineering activities operate safely, are complete, and conform to quality standards and project requirements.

Major Responsibilities

Specialization & Expertise

Provides knowledge and expertise in a particular discipline, subject matter, or specialized process required for construction (e.g., tunnel boring, site de‑watering, glove boxes, special coatings systems, HVAC systems, Fire Detection and Suppression, reactor tender gallery coordinator, etc.). Provides technical consultation support to projects.

Work Planning & Packaging

Prepares construction drawings and sketches. Leads preparation of construction drawings and schedules and the design of temporary construction facilities and ensures preparation of "as built" drawings and other job plans.

Material Management

Initiates requisitions for field purchases. Prepares quantity takeoffs of field purchased material and equipment.

Quantities

Leads the verification of commodities on quantity tracking systems or other computer database systems as required.

Safety / Quality Control

Ensures zero accident philosophy and requirements are implemented and adhered to by craft and others when in the operational area, and tools and equipment are in safe condition and operated safely.

Technical

Proactively considers continuous learning or shows interest to pursue appropriate learning activities.

STR / Subcontract Coordinator

Reviews and approves inspection test plans.

Project Overview

Eva Copper Mine Project is a greenfield resource poised to become the largest new mine in Queensland, Australia. It is located in Cloncurry on the traditional lands of the Kalkadoon people. The Project is owned by Harmony, a world‑class gold and copper mining and development company with assets in South Africa, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. Bechtel is delivering the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) scope for the Eva Copper Process Plant and Non‑Process Infrastructure, providing EPC services across all disciplines and functions for this exciting capital project.

About the Candidate

Requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience (CPEng preferred). Experience in engineering of process plants or materials handling plants in Australia.

Required Knowledge And Skills

Strong knowledge of project engineering processes and procedures and the interaction with the other disciplines; experience and proven ability to manage mechanical engineering packages; experience in mechanical construction practices and current knowledge of new methods of design and construction; effective communication skills along with demonstrated supervision skills.