Principal Mechanical Engineer

Agilitus; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilitus is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Newcastle team as the project portfolio expands across resources, energy and industrial sectors. You will lead engineering and design capability growth, mentor engineers and coordinate cross-project activities.

Located in Newcastle, the role offers an opportunity to shape delivery on diverse large and small projects, with a collaborative team, competitive remuneration and pathways to chartered status through Engineers Australia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) with full professional recognition.
• Exceptional time management and organisational skills.
• Experience maintaining long-standing client relationships across projects.

Responsibilities

• Promote an engineering innovation culture and enable team adaptability.
• Coordinate resources across projects and support lead engineers in task delegation.
• Guide and support engineers through complex technical challenges.

Skills

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Time management

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Newcastle team. As our client portfolio grows across the resources, energy and industrial sectors, this position will help support and expand our engineering and design capabilities. This a great opportunity for a talented and passionate Engineer to be part of a supportive and collaborative team.

Our mechanical team consists of talented engineers and designers who provide a full suite of engineering services including dynamic analysis and non-linear finite element analysis (FEA), on a wide range of small and large projects. Some of our Mechanical capabilities include Bulk Materials Handling Design, Crushers, Overland Conveyors, Process Plant Equipment, Tailings Dams & Pumping Design, and NPI Equipment Design & Services.

Responsibilities

• To promote an engineering innovation culture to enable your team members to respond effectively to change.
• Coordinate resources across projects and support lead engineers in the delegation of tasks and duties to other team members.
• Guide and support lead engineers throughout complex processes s and technical and non- technical problems

Here’s what you’ll need

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
• Exceptional time management and organisational skills
• Experience with maintaining long-standing relationships with clients

Why Join Us?

At Agilitus, we encompass an entrepreneurial mindset and a collaborative, supportive culture. We attract ambitious people, who are empowered and nurtured with the prospect of promotion as the business grows, with encouraged elevation into leadership roles supported by our existing leadership team – a mix of young and experienced. With no silos and a range of innovative projects, we offer a unique opportunity for like-minded people to thrive in a teamwork-inspired environment, as we work together to deliver multidisciplinary engineering solutions for clients and communities.

On a personal level, you’ll be part of an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. This will open the doors to flexible work arrangements to maintain a work-life balance, tailored learning and development plans and career pathways, access to wellbeing services and more. We provide competitive remuneration including incentives and paid overtime, a generous paid primary and secondary parental leave policy, paid professional memberships and on-the-job mentoring and coaching with our industry-leading technical experts. We are proud to promote our partnership with Engineers Australia, providing a supported pathway for our engineers to achieve chartered status.

Located in the Hunter Mall Chambers opposite Queens Wharf, our Newcastle office boasts spectacular views of the Newcastle Harbour. Supported by Matt Brown, Operations Manager – East Coast, our local multidisciplinary teams are supporting our East Coast clients through a range of local projects, showcasing our expansion into the Hunter region. Our Newcastle team also integrates and supports the broader works in the West by collaborating with our Perth and Mandurah teams.

About Us

Our vision is to be the most sought-after global multi-discipline engineering business; attracting and employing the best people with like-minded values while working on projects that make a difference to our communities.

We’re in the business of solving engineering challenges but it’s more than that; it’s the difference we make for clients, our people and community. It’s about delivering on our promises and always exploring better ways of finding solutions.

Our agility ensures we find solutions to complex problems. We design innovative, best fit solutions for challenges that many haven’t been able to solve.

We are Engineering Amplified.

Agilitus is an advocate for Equal Employment Opportunity, and we encourage applications even if your experience doesn’t align with every requirement in the job description. You still may be the right candidate for this or other available roles.

We will not be accepting unsolicited resumes from recruiters, executive search consultants or any third-party consulting agencies for this position.

We will only be accepting applicants with current Australian working rights, at this time.