Project Engineer

Rokon; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and career development

Family oriented workplace

Attractive salary plus benefits

Job summary

Rokon in Victoria, Melbourne, is seeking a skilled Civil Project Engineer to join our team delivering residential and subdivision projects across Melbourne. Reporting to the Project Manager, you will manage documentation, budgets, schedules and stakeholder engagement on site.

You bring a Civil Engineering degree, 4+ years of civil construction experience, ability to read drawings, estimate from first principles, and proficiency with MS Office, MS Project and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil Engineering (implied)
• Minimum 4 years' civil construction experience, including residential/subdivision exposure
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
• Ability to estimate from first principles
• Proficiency with MS Office (including MS Project) and Excel
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Valid White Card (OH&S Induction) and Victorian driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Ensure documentation, ITPs and procedures are available for reference on each site/stage.
• Communicate quality and HSE requirements to Site Supervisors.
• Manage contracts and technical engineering specifications.
• Coordinate with subcontractors, councils and authorities.
• Liaise with business functions to ensure material flow.
• Forecast costs and timelines and address variances.
• Organise project meetings and distribute status minutes.
• Investigate cost overruns and claims, and implement improvements.
• Provide regular reports on engineering and project activities.

Skills

Civil engineering

Project management

Reading drawings

First principles estimation

Communication

Leadership

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

Excel

Job description

• Strong Pipeline of New and Existing Projects
• Supportive and Inclusive Work Culture
• Career Development and Training Opportunities

Civil Project Engineer

With over 25 years' experience, Rokon has become one of Victoria’s most prominent civil contractors. Partnering with some of the largest developers and Infrastructure owners in the state, we pride ourselves on being able to deliver projects on time and on budget.

We are proud to have a dedicated workforce that is progressive and diverse, and we are always looking for great people to join our team. We have opportunities for a skilled and driven Project Engineer to join our team working on projects across all ofMelbourne.

Our Engineering team is responsible for providing engineering and project management expertise in the planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting of our projects.

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Project Manager, your key duties include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure documentation requirements, internal procedures, ITP's and other requirements applicable to allocated projects, are available for reference and implementation on each site/stage.
• Ensure that quality and HSE requirements for each project are documented and are clearly communicated to the responsible Site Supervisor.
• Manage contracts and technical engineering specifications for each project.
• Manage all stakeholders’ groups including subcontractors, councils and relevant authorities.
• Liaise with other business functions, administration and site management to ensure the flow of materials, as required.
• Manage project costs and timelines and escape issues in a timely manner.
• Arrange project meetings and ensure project status minutes are completed and distributed.
• Investigate any cost, claim and overrun anomalies and address accordingly.
• Forecast final costs and provide regular analysis and updates of these forecasts as each job progresses.
• Provide regular and ad hoc reports on all engineering and project activities as required by Management.

About you

To be considered, you need to demonstrate the following:

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 4 years' engineering experience within the civil construction industry, with residential and subdivision exposure.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Estimate from first principles.
• Skilled in all MS Office applications including MS Project and Excel.
• Advanced analytical skills and ability to challenge existing practices to identify justifiable improvement opportunities.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written with a demonstrated ability to discuss a wide range of issues to people across all levels of the organisation.
• Excellent relationship building, problem solving, negotiation and leadership skills.
• A positive, proactive, can-do attitude, combined with strong time management and organisation skills.
• Self-motivated and can demonstrate initiative.
• High personal and professional work standards with sound planning and organisational skills.
• OH&S Induction White Card and current Victorian driver’s licence are essential.

Shortlisted candidates will need to complete a pre-employment medical assessment.

On Offer

• Rokon provides a family oriented and supportive workplace environment with training and career development.
• An attractive annual salary plus other benefits are on offer for the right person.