Lead Project Engineer

Zeal Engineering; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Owner’s team exposure

Career progression

Work-life balance

Australian-owned

Job summary

Zeal Engineering, Perth-based, is seeking a Lead Project Engineer to join an owner's team delivering mining projects from study through commissioning. The role is site-based, supporting the Project Manager to deliver multi-disciplinary projects on budget and schedule.

You will manage on-site construction, tender packages, interfaces across vendors, and ensure adherence to engineering standards while liaising with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong NPI background including HV/LV workshops, bore-field services, offices and changerooms.
• Experience with TSFs and Bulk Earthworks is highly favourable.
• Proven estimating, tendering, risk mitigation, and package management with cost & schedule accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site construction support and resolve technical/design issues.
• Assist Project Manager to deliver mining projects on budget and schedule.
• Prepare, evaluate, and award tender and contractor packages.
• Monitor interfaces across vendors, contractors and subcontractors.

Skills

Non-Process Infrastructure

Tendering & Estimating

Project Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Safety Leadership

Education

Engineering Degree (Civil/Mechanical)

Job description

Working with a dynamic, Perth-based engineering consultancy, we are seeking a motivated and experienced Lead Project Engineer to join an owner's team delivering gold projects from study through to commissioning.

About The Role

In this site-based position, you will support the Project Manager in successfully delivering multi-disciplinary mining projects on budget, on schedule, and to the highest quality standards.

• Project Execution: Provide on-site construction support, resolve technical/design issues, and manage project planning and reporting.
• Contracts & Packages: Prepare, evaluate, and award tender and contractor packages.
• Vendor & Interface Management: Monitor performance and manage interfaces across vendors, contractors, and subcontractors.
• Engineering Standards: Interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications, and project scopes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise directly with client-side and site stakeholders on technical and delivery aspects.

About You

• Technical Experience: Strong Non-Process Infrastructure (NPI) background is essential (HV/LV workshops, bore-field services, offices, changerooms). Experience with TSFs and Bulk Earthworks is highly favourable
• Qualifications: Recognised Engineering Degree (Civil/Mechanical or suitable equivalent)
• Industry Background: Essential experience in the WA mining/resources sector.
• Site Compliance: Schedule 26 (S26) Statutory Supervisor qualification is highly regarded
• Commercial Capability: Proven estimating, tendering, risk mitigation, and package management experience with cost and schedule accountability
• Safety Leadership: Solid understanding and active practice of workplace health and safety protocols.

What's In It For You

• Client-Side Exposure: Gain high-level owner's team experience on world-class mining assets.
• Growth & Leadership: Supportive, approachable management team with clear career progression pathways.
• Work-Life Balance: Balanced 8/6 FIFO roster within a flexible, professional team culture.
• Company Culture: Collaborative environment backed by a privately owned Australian business.

About Us

At Zeal Engineering, we deliver world-class project development, engineering, and construction management across the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors. Operating from Perth with over 70 years of combined global experience, we specialize in pragmatic greenfield and brownfield solutions driven by integrity, safety, and excellence.