Project Engineering Manager

Bechtel Corporation; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement

Time to recharge

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation is seeking a Project Engineering Manager in Brisbane, QLD. In this role, you will lead engineering teams and manage complex project aspects to ensure compliance with scope and budget.

You will participate in planning and proposals, providing technical guidance and managing engineering assignments while ensuring alignment with project requirements. Ideal candidates will have a strong track record in design and industrial construction.

Qualifications

• 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in managing design consultants including scoping and technical specifications.
• Extensive background in industrial construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering technical aspects for complex projects.
• Provide engineering support for major proposals.
• Participate in project planning and proposal review.

Skills

Design development

Feasibility studies

Detailed design

Proposal development

Client relationship management

Cost management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Job description

Requisition ID: 295464

Relocation Authorized: None

Telework Type: Part-Time Telework

Work Location: Brisbane, QLD

Project Overview

Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the mining sector across multiple commodities including Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Gold, Coal, Lithium and Rare Earths markets. The M&M global business unit also has offices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in Australia along with execution units in the United States, Chile, Peru, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and other project locations around the world.

Job Summary

As a Project Engineering Manager you will be responsible for leading a team and for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating the engineering technical aspects for complex projects. You will participate in project planning, proposal review, and will own the engineering elements of capital estimates. Your technical guidance and recommendations will ensure engineering aspects meet project requirements and remain within scope and budget.

Major Responsibilities

• Providing engineering support for major proposals.
• Developing proposals for minor studies and projects.
• Carrying out due‑diligence reviews and audits of engineering on studies and projects.
• Responsible for multiple small projects or designated medium to large sized complex engineering assignments within a global business unit.
• Possessing full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments.
• Participating in project planning prior to proposals to provide technical guidance in the engineering and construction review of proposals.
• Providing input to and owning the engineering elements of a project capital estimate (proposals and execution) quantities and budgets.
• Reviewing major changes or deviations in project scope, project material quantities, budget or schedule, and assisting particularly with defining the change, obtaining accurate estimates of the hours involved, and recommending budget adjustment.
• Ensuring engineering efforts with Project Manager, Procurement, Construction, Startup, Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) and Project Controls.
• Directing the preparation of project studies, reports, forecasts, special engineering reports and plant data book.

Education and Experience Requirements

Requires bachelor’s or master’s degree (or international equivalent) and 13‑15 years of relevant experience or 17‑19 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Experience in design development, feasibility studies, detailed design, proposal development, and in managing design consultants, including scoping, technical specifications, tender evaluations, design review, and construction supervision.
• Extensive background in industrial construction projects, managing staff, providing leadership, maintaining good client relationships and developing talent within the project; computer‑literate in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
• Familiar with current industry quality standards.
• Advanced knowledge of cost management including estimating and forecast development.

Benefits

Bechtel offers robust benefits to ensure employees thrive, including career advancement, program delivery to enhance culture, and time to recharge. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e‑mail their request to [e-mail].