Project Engineer - Commercial Fit-Out/Refurb to $15m

Amida Recruit; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Recruitment is seeking an experienced Contracts Administrator/Project Engineer to join a progressive national construction company with a portfolio of large-scale, high-spec commercial fit-out projects in Sydney. You will deliver safe, high-quality, profitable projects from inception through to handover, coordinating subcontract packages and procurement against program timelines.

Ideal candidates will have 4–7+ years in construction, tertiary qualification in Engineering or similar, and

Qualifications

• Negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong financial analysis and administrative focus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and check subcontract packages.
• Negotiate and review subcontract tenders.
• Produce and maintain a procurement schedule that matches the program.
• Preparation of accurate payment schedules.
• Process progress / delay claims and external variations according to contractual obligations and timelines.
• Prepare and issue draft progress reports for clients on a monthly basis.
• Set up and maintain job files, drawing and contract registers, sample boards and shop drawing registers.
• Assist in management and tracking of project expenditure against budget.
• Oversee financial management, planning and programming.
• Conduct regular programme and internal project audits.
• Manage dispute resolution between both the client and subcontractors.
• Review and improve construction methodologies.
• Supervise the induction and development of project based staff, ensuring regular performance feedback occurs.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Administrative focus

Education

Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Construction or similar

Job description

Established progressive upper mid-tier national construction company Large prestigious blue chip project portfolio with excellent pipeline Brilliant company culture and career opportunities, projects to $15m+ Great opportunity to work on blue chip large scale high specification commercial office fit out projects with a market leading construction company. A market leader with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex projects, they are now seeking an experienced Project Engineer / Contracts Administrator to join their professional team. Or a Contracts Administrator that is progressing into a Project Engineer role Offering a range of services to their high-end clients, the company specialises in fit-out and heavy refurb of Commercial/Office, Health, Education, Government, Hotels, Hospitality and Leisure sector projects. Incorporating a wide range of skillsets, their refurbishment work can have a large element of structural trades, heavy demolition, facades, steel and concrete (adding or removing levels etc). You will be responsible for delivering safe, high quality and profitable construction projects from conversion, through to hand over, finalization and review providing a high quality service that will ensure client expectations are met and exceeded. Great opportunity to progress with an employer of choice with projects in the CBD.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Prepare and check subcontract packages
• Negotiate and review subcontract tenders
• Produce and maintain a procurement schedule that matches the program
• Preparation of accurate payment schedules
• Process progress / delay claims and external variations according to contractual obligations and timelines
• Prepare and issue draft progress reports for clients on a monthly basis
• Set up and maintain job files, drawing and contract registers, sample boards and shop drawing registers
• Assist in management and tracking of project expenditure against budget
• Oversee financial management, planning and programming
• Conduct regular programme and internal project audits
• Manage dispute resolution between both the client and subcontractors
• Review and improve construction methodologies
• Supervise the induction and development of project based staff, ensuring regular performance feedback occurs
• Ensure industrial relations issues are resolved and industrial arrangements are up to date
• Management of subcontractors to delivery project within time, quality, safety and budget

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Construction or similar
• Minimum 4 – 7+ years’ experience within the construction industry – a tier 1, 2 or 3 background would be ideal
• Construction Safety Induction (White) card
• Strong financial analysis and administrative focus
• Good negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

This is a permanent full-time position providing a great opportunity to work with a successful and growing organisation who offer challenging work.