Project Engineer & Senior Project Engineer | Mt Holland

Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd; Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Annual incentives

Discounts and rewards

Flexible work arrangements

Wellbeing program & discounted health

Paid parental leave

Superannuation salary sacrifice

Novated leasing

FIFO parking near Perth Airport

Job summary

Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd is seeking a Project Engineer or Senior Project Engineer to join our Mt Holland project team. The role covers design, execution and improvement across mine, concentrator, refinery and non-process infrastructure, with FIFO from Perth on a 4:3 roster.

You will drive asset upgrades and capital projects from concept through to handover, ensuring safety, cost discipline and schedule adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical or Electrical required.
• 10+ years’ engineering and project management experience in resources industry, 15+ years for Senior level.
• Experience delivering brownfield, asset improvement and capital projects.
• Strong cost, schedule, risk and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver asset improvement and capital projects from concept through execution and close-out.
• Develop and manage project scopes, specs, deliverables and tender docs.
• Ensure designs and deliverables comply with company standards and statutory requirements.
• Coordinate operations, maintenance, engineering and contractor teams during shutdowns and windows.
• Manage contractors, technical queries, design reviews, variations and changes.
• Control project budgets, schedules, risks and reporting to align with requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned for better outcomes.
• Senior roles provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Project coordination

Contractor management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

Tools

Project management systems

MS Office

Job description

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At Covalent Lithium, we are genuinely passionate about creating a clean energy future and supporting our teams who enable this vision.

Following the commissioning of our mine and concentrator at Mt Holland in 2024, we recently celebrated our first production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide at our Kwinana Refinery. We are now a fully integrated mine-to-refinery operation, supplying high quality lithium hydroxide to global markets and enabling approximately 1 million electric vehicles to go on the road, every year for the next 50 years.

We are proud to foster a culture where people with different skills, experiences and backgrounds are welcomed and set-up for success.

We support, empower and reward our people with a range of benefits:

• Competitive remuneration, and annual incentives for eligible employees
• Access to discounts, recognition and rewards
• Access to flexible work arrangements
• Dedicated wellbeing program support and discounted health insurance
• Equal access to paid parental leave, financial support, return to work and parenting room
• Salary sacrifice options for superannuation and novated leasing
• Discounted FIFO parking with Perth Airport

The Role

As a Project Engineer or Senior Project Engineer, you will be a key member of project engineering team, managing various design and process improvement projects across mine, concentrator, refinery and non-process infrastructure.

You will be responsible from concept design to implementation and execution phase of project ensuring that engineering scopes are executed in accordance with shutdown schedule and within allocated budget.

These are Permanent full-time FIFO positions, ex Perth to our Mt Holland site on 4:3 rosters.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver asset improvement and capital projects from concept and design through to execution, commissioning and close-out.
• Develop and manage project scopes, technical specifications, engineering deliverables and tender documentation.
• Ensure project designs and engineering deliverables comply with Company standards, statutory requirements and industry standards.
• Coordinate operations, maintenance, engineering and contractor teams to ensure safe and efficient project delivery, particularly during shutdowns and operational windows.
• Manage contractors, technical queries, design reviews, variations and engineering changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, risks and reporting, ensuring projects are delivered in line with approved requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned to enhance project delivery and operational outcomes.
• Senior Project Engineers: provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers and take greater ownership of project delivery and stakeholder management.

About you

• Bachelor of Engineering qualification, Mechanical or Electrical.
• 10+ years' engineering and project management experience in the resources industry, with 15+ years required for Senior Project Engineer level.
• Demonstrated experience delivering brownfield, asset improvement and capital projects.
• Strong capability across project scope, cost, schedule, risk and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working across multidisciplinary teams and contractor organisations.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience with contractor management, engineering governance, technical reporting, business cases and project controls.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and project management systems.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence.

A competitive remuneration package commensurate with the role, candidate experience, skills and qualifications will be offered.

Our team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Candidates from all backgrounds and ages are encouraged to apply, including First Nations People, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, people with disabilities and those with neurodiverse, intersectional, or multiple diverse characteristics.

Covalent Lithium is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, with a focus on our employees. We recognise skills, expertise, commitment and living our values of Purpose, Care, Accountability and Collaboration. Our goal is to attract, develop, motivate, reward, and retain the best people in the industry.