Project Engineer - Civil

acciona; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA seeks a dedicated Project Engineer - Civil to support the Central-West Orana REZ transmission project. You will work within Energy Hubs and Substations teams on complex, large-scale civil works from foundations to commissioning.

You will build relationships with project personnel and external stakeholders, coordinate site activities, manage lookahead schedules, and ensure safety and quality are embedded in every task across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering.
• Tier 1 Contractor experience on large-scale projects including foundations, piling, bulk earthworks.
• Preferable experience constructing outdoor air insulated substations and substations at 220kV or above.
• Experience working on mega-construction projects.
• Problem solving / analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent attitude and awareness towards safety in the workplace.
• Knowledge and understanding of all applicable project policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contractual requirements and legislation relevant to the scope.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with project personnel and external stakeholders to maintain a collaborative working environment.
• Maintain strong attention to detail, organise records, and manage documentation.
• Effectively manage time to complete tasks within required timeframes.
• Attend and contribute to pre-start meetings, toolbox talks, and construction-related meetings.
• Conduct site walks with peers and supervision to monitor progress of works.
• Report and rectify downtime and non-conformances per project quality procedures.
• Monitor progress and financial performance against budget and targets; review and address issues.
• Ensure commercial deliverables are met for monthly reporting (progress claims, variations, subcontractor claims).
• Contribute to the site three-week lookahead and construction program; support risk management.
• Interface with engineering and construction teams to communicate critical tasks, schedules and equipment needs.
• Analyse equipment requirements and assist in procuring plant and equipment.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Documentation

Time management

Meeting coordination

Site walks

Progress tracking

Commercial reporting

Risk management

Cross-team communication

Plant scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society. Our workforce consists of more than 65,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet. Are you a passionate individual who wants to make a difference, promote sustainable development, and find solutions to the biggest global challenges including climate change, overpopulation, and water scarcity? Come and join us in building the infrastructure our planet needs to achieve a sustainable future.

Job Description

An 80-year group, COBRA promotes its own efficient business model, the result of the combination of decentralization, geographical diversification and technical specialization of more than 20,000 professionals in more than 43 countries. In this way, it offers a wide range of services throughout the value chain of projects, adapted to each sector and to the scope of the contract required by our clients, both public and private. Cobra is divided into four main sectors of activity, Networks, Specialised installations, integrated projects and concession assets.

ACEREZ, a partnership of ACCIONA, COBRA and Endeavour Energy, has been appointed network operator by EnergyCo to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) transmission network. The ACCIONA COBRA Joint Venture (ACJV), the design and construct (D&C) consortium, will design and build the Central-West Orana REZ transmission project.

The Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Transmission Project will build new high-capacity transmission lines, energy hubs and supporting infrastructure to transfer power generated by solar and wind projects to electricity consumers. The new infrastructure is expected to be operational by 2028 and will initially unlock up to 4.5 gigawatts of new network capacity.

The project consists of 90km of 500kV overhead transmission lines and 150 km of 330kV transmission lines for generator connections, stretching from Elong Elong in the west through to Barigan Creek in the east, via an energy hub at Merotherie.

The Central-West Orana project is currently seeking dedicated Project Engineer - Civil to share their expertise within our growing Energy Hubs and Substations Teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to develop relationships with project personnel and external stakeholders to achieve and maintain a collaborative working environment
• Strong attention to detail, organisational skills and record management skills
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills to ensure all work is completed in the required timeframe
• Attend and contribute to pre-start meetings, toolbox talks, team meetings and construction-related meetings as required
• Conduct site walks with peers and supervision to monitor progression of works
• Ensure all downtime and non-conformances are reported and rectified in a timely manner as per the Project's quality procedures
• Regularly monitor and accurately track the progress and financial performance of the works being completed vs. the budget and targets. Review performance and rectify any foreseeable issues
• Ensure that all commercial deliverables are met in a timely manner to meet end of month financial reporting requirements, i.e. Progress Claims, variations and assessment of subcontractor claims, etc.
• Contribute to the overall site 3 week lookahead and construction program for risk and opportunity
• Implement risk controls and actions that will improve the safety, financial and engineering performance for the site. Formally communicate risks and their controls with all relevant personnel prior to works being conducted
• Ensure effective 2-way interface with the construction team (engineering team, supervision, workforce, etc.) is maintained to ensure effective communication of critical tasks, upcoming works, maintenance schedules and required machinery
• Analyse all equipment requirements and prepare a plant schedule in line with the program.
• Provide assistance to ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of all equipment required

Required Skills and Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
• Tier 1 Contractor experience on large scale projects including foundations, piling, bulk earthworks,
• Preferable experience constructing outdoor air insulated substations and substations at 220kV or above
• Experience working on a mega-construction Projects
• Problem solving / analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attitude and awareness towards safety in the workplace
• Highly developed Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Knowledge and understanding of all applicable Project policies and procedures
• Demonstrated knowledge of contractual requirements and legislation relevant to the scope

• Project Engineer positions are bus in, bus out, camp style accommodation provided for 14 days onsite