Project Engineer - Transmission Lines | Flexible Work & Impact

Zinfra Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly workplace

Flexible work arrangements

Career development pathways

Wellbeing program

Job summary

A major infrastructure company in Melbourne is seeking skilled Project Engineers to support the tendering and delivery phases of projects. The role involves managing the delivery of projects, contributing to technical management, and requires strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Candidates must have relevant engineering qualifications, familiarity with project management processes, and proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite. The company champions diversity and offers flexible work arrangements, career development pathways, and a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in engineering project delivery.
• Experience in managing scope, time, cost, quality, and risk.
• Ability to collaborate and maintain professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support health, safety, and environmental management.
• Contribute to scope management by documenting scope.
• Manage contracts and prepare subcontract packages.
• Assist with time management and schedule development.
• Maintain quality management processes.
• Identify and assess project risks and opportunities.
• Support procurement management.
• Contribute to cost management.
• Assist with project integration and maintain records.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Effective planning

Problem-solving

Technical qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

High work standards

Education

Relevant engineering or trade qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Job description

About Zinfra:

Zinfra is a leading partner in the design, build, operation and maintenance of Australia’s energy and utilities infrastructure. Deliveringover$1B portfolio annually,the work we do is essential to bringing energy to our communities safely and reliably, while powering the nation’s energy transition. With a diverse workforce of more than 2,300, we expertly deliver our services across Australia.

About the role:

We’re seeking skilled Project Engineers to play a key role in supporting both the tendering and delivery phases of projects, contributing to technical management across the full project management framework. This role requires an understanding of end‑to‑end project processes, the ability to complete assigned tasks, and the capability to help define and develop work scopes in alignment with broader project objectives. The Project Engineer will manage the delivery of discrete elements within large, complex projects, or take full responsibility for small, low‑risk projects from planning through to completion.

Success in this role relies on strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, effective planning experience, and proficiency across the Microsoft Office suite. A relevant engineering or trade qualification is essential, along with knowledge of project management processes within Zinfra. Core competencies include building customer loyalty, collaborating effectively with stakeholders, maintaining high work standards, making informed decisions, monitoring information accurately, and fostering continuous improvement throughout all project activities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting health, safety and environmental management by adhering to plans, contributing to meetings, escalating issues, and inducting personnel into project safety systems.
• Contributing to scope management by documenting scope, identifying discrepancies or gaps, reviewing designs, and providing technical support.
• Managing contracts by compiling claims, preparing subcontract packages, overseeing subcontractor activities, and assessing downstream claims.
• Assisting with time management by assessing progress impacts, contributing to schedule development, and supporting recovery planning and programme updates.
• Maintaining quality management processes by keeping site quality records and contributing to QMP, ITPs, check sheets, MDRs and NCR registers.
• Identifying and assessing project risks and opportunities, implementing controls, and escalating realised risks when required.
• Supporting procurement management by preparing subcontract packages, attending vendor discussions, contributing to assessments, and submitting procurement approvals.
• Contributing to cost management by completing daily records, maintaining progress tracking, updating MCR inputs, and preparing estimates to complete.
• Assisting with project integration by preparing client reports, participating in meetings, maintaining records, and supporting development of project plans and matrices.

About you:

To be selected for interview, your résumé should demonstrate a strong grounding in engineering project delivery, supported by analytical thinking, effective planning, and sound decision‑making. You should show capability in managing scope, time, cost, quality and risk across multiple project stages, while applying HSEQ processes and Zinfra’s project management framework. Evidence of collaboration with stakeholders, maintaining professional relationships, and contributing to continuous improvement is essential. Your experience should reflect proficiency with the MS Office suite, technical qualifications, and the ability to monitor information, uphold high work standards, and communicate clearly within a team‑focused environment.

Why you should work for us

What we do matters. Delivering safe and reliable energy makes a difference to people’s lives across our country every single day. We are proud to keep Australia connected while preparing the nation for a renewable future.Our people are our energy source. We offer meaningful benefits and rewards, including being a certified family-friendlyworkplace, flexiblework arrangements, various leave benefits, career developmentpathways, awellbeing program, and more.

WeknowZinfra isa great placeto belong—butdon’tjust take our word for it;hear our team members share what working atZinfra means to them.

We champion and value diversity in life and work experiences, as we know everyonebenefitsfrom broader diversity of thoughts in our problem solving, decision making and ability to innovate.We encourage applications from everyone, including First Nations people, veterans,people living with a disabilityand members of the LGBTIQA+ community.If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Recruitment Process

During our recruitment process, youmaybe requiredto undertakepre-employment checks including pre-employment medical, reference checks and a national police check.