PROJECT ENGINEER

KENT WORLDWIDE; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KENT Consumer Brands in APAC is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to own capital projects from concept to commissioning. You will lead planning, delivery, and handover across manufacturing operations, coordinating stakeholders, contractors and external partners to meet safety, time and budget goals.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will drive scopes, budgets and schedules while ensuring site safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Manufacturing or related).
• Experience in project engineering and capital project delivery.
• End-to-end project management: scope, budget and schedule.
• Strong communication and cross-functional stakeholder skills.
• Food/consumer products or continuous manufacturing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects from concept through commissioning.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimates, timelines and success measures.
• Lead design activity, equipment selection and process integration.
• Coordinate vendors, contractors and engineering firms.
• Oversee construction, installation and commissioning with minimal disruption.
• Provide regular project updates including risks, milestones and mitigation.

Skills

Project management

Capital projects

Stakeholder coordination

Budget management

Contractor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Are you an experienced Project Engineer who enjoys taking ownership of capital projects from concept through to commissioning? This is an opportunity to join KENT Consumer Brands, APAC and play a key role in delivering engineering projects that improve manufacturing capability, productivity, capacity and operational performance across our network.

About The Role

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the Project Engineer will lead the planning, delivery and successful handover of capital projects across manufacturing operations. You will coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, contractors, vendors and external engineering partners to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and aligned to business objectives.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage capital projects from concept, design and procurement through to installation, commissioning and closeout.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimates, timelines, deliverables and success measures.
• Lead engineering design activity, including equipment selection, technical specifications and process integration.
• Coordinate vendors, contractors and engineering firms, including tendering, proposal review and field execution.
• Oversee construction, installation and commissioning while minimising disruption to operations.
• Partner with Operations, R&D, Quality and Finance to align projects with business priorities.
• Support capital planning, business case development and long-term site capability planning.
• Ensure safety, compliance, documentation, training and handover requirements are achieved.
• Provide regular project updates, including risks, issues, milestones and mitigation plans.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, ideally Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, Manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Experience in project engineering, capital project delivery or manufacturing engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects end-to-end, including scope, budget, schedule and contractor coordination.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems, equipment design, safety requirements and process integration.
• Ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical information for different audiences.
• Strong ownership, accountability, collaboration and problem-solving capability.
• Experience in food, consumer products or continuous manufacturing environments will be highly regarded.

What’s In It For You

• Opportunity to lead meaningful capital projects across a manufacturing network.
• Exposure to cross-functional stakeholders and business-critical improvement initiatives.
• Varied project work across design, procurement, installation, commissioning and operational handover.
• A role where your technical expertise, commercial judgment and project leadership will directly influence business outcomes.
• Supportive environment with opportunities to build technical capability and operational knowledge.

Travel and work environment

This role may require approximately 25–40% travel depending on project activity and location, including site assessments, installation support, construction oversight, commissioning activity and vendor visits. Flexibility to support critical project phases, including occasional off-hours or weekend work, may be required.