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

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

Job summary

Amida Recruit AU is seeking a Project Engineer / Contracts Administrator to join our professional team on large-scale commercial fit-out and refurb projects in Sydney. You will contribute to delivery from conversion through to handover, maintaining high standards of quality, safety and client satisfaction.

You will manage subcontract packages, procurement scheduling, progress reporting and cost control while coordinating with clients and subcontractors to meet program milestones.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or similar field required.
• Experience in commercial fit-out or refurbishment projects.
• Strong financial and contractual understanding.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality, and profitable commercial fit-out projects.
• Prepare and check subcontract packages and tenders.
• Manage procurement schedules to align with program.
• Issue progress reports and monitor budgets.
• Oversee project risk, variations and cost control.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants and subcontractors.
• Ensure site safety, QA, and compliance throughout delivery.

Skills

Project engineering

Contract administration

Subcontract management

Procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Primavera P6

Job description

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

• 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+

• 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.