Lead Project Engineer

Zeal Engineering; Perth; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great working environment

Career progression

Flexible management style

World-class mining projects

Client-side project exposure

Private Australian business

Work-life balance

Excellent commuting access

Job summary

Zeal Engineering—Perth-based engineering firm—seeks a Lead Project Engineer to drive multi-disciplinary mining projects from study through commissioning. You will support the Project Manager, ensuring delivery on budget and schedule, while maintaining high quality and coordination across vendors, contractors, and stakeholders.

The role involves on-site support, risk management, and potential future site presence during construction and commissioning, with opportunities on both local and

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required with relevant discipline.
• Mining industry experience essential.
• Estimating & tendering experience highly regarded.
• Cost and schedule responsibility for projects.
• OH&S knowledge and practice expected.
• SMP background preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager to deliver multi-disciplinary mining projects on budget and schedule.
• Plan and report on project progress and performance.
• Interpret drawings, documents, specifications and scopes.
• Prepare, adjudicate and award tender and contractor packages.
• Coordinate interfaces with vendors, contractors and sub-contractors.
• Provide on-site construction support and resolve technical issues.
• Liaise with stakeholders on technical and delivery aspects; future site presence during construction and commissioning.

Skills

Risk management

Cost & schedule management

Estimating & tendering

Stakeholder liaison

Mining industry experience

OH&S knowledge

Site coordination

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Working for a dynamic Engineering firm based in Perth CBD, we are seeking a motivated and experienced Lead Project Engineer to work on various projects, working on behalf of the owner's team on Gold Projects from study through to commissioning.

About The Role

Based in Perth, with the opportunity for future site work, you will support the Project Manager to successfully deliver a number of multi-disciplinary mining projects, by ensuring they are delivered on budget, within schedule and to a high level of quality.

• Assisting the Project Manager.
• Project planning and reporting.
• Interpreting engineering drawings, documents, specifications, and scopes.
• Preparing, adjudicating and awarding tender and contractor packages.
• Managing interfaces with vendors, contractors and sub-contractors.
• Monitoring performance of vendors, contractors and sub-contractors.
• Providing on-site construction support.
• Resolving technical and design issues.
• Liaising with key stakeholders on technical and project delivery aspects of projects.
• Perth-based role but will eventually require a site presence through construction and commissioning.
• Work on local and international projects.

About You

• Able to identify project risks and adopt mitigative strategies.
• Package Engineering experience highly regarded.
• Cost and Schedule responsibility.
• Estimating & tendering experience, highly regarded.
• Previous experience in mining projects.
• A recognised engineering degree
• Experience in the mining industry (essential).
• Ideally SMP background, but not essential.
• Significant understanding and practice of Occupational Health and Safety.

Whats In It For You

• Great working environment and culture.
• Opportunity to grow with the company, that genuinely cares about your career progression.
• Available, approachable, responsive, and decisive management.
• Experience working on world class mining assets.
• Exposure to client-side project teams.
• Privately owned Australian business.
• Professional and flexible working environment.
• Good work - life balance.
• Great Head Office location, close to public transport and cafes.