Senior Manager, Project Engineering

Metso; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Competitive compensation

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Metso is seeking a Senior Project Engineer, Capital & Aftermarket Pumps, APA, to join the team in the Services business area. You will provide project engineering, technical coordination, and execution support for capital and aftermarket pump projects across the APA region, reporting to the Director, Capital and Aftermarket Pumps.

The role is based in West Perth with a hybrid working model and regional travel required.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in mechanical, process, chemical, mining, materials, or related engineering discipline, or equivalent industry experience in minerals processing technical environments.
• Strong experience in project engineering within slurry handling, mineral processing, aftermarket services, project delivery, service, or original equipment manufacturer environments.
• Practical understanding of heavy-duty slurry pumps, mill discharge systems, hydrocyclones, abrasive duties, wear and sealing applications, materials, liners, drive arrangements, and maintainability.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project documentation, contracts, technical queries, non-conformance reports, vendor follow-up activities, inspections, logistics coordination, and customer communications.
• Commercial awareness with an understanding of project margins, costs, variations, risks, warranties, inventory, delivery performance, and lifecycle value.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical, operational, commercial, and customer-facing teams.
• Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Office applications, reporting tools, and structured project reporting practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide project engineering and technical support for capital and aftermarket pump projects, upgrades, rebuilds, and retrofit scopes across the APA region.
• Translate customer, contract, and application requirements into technical deliverables, including pump selections, materials, configurations, drawings, bills of materials, and project documentation.
• Coordinate engineering, design, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, service, and supplier inputs to support project execution and technical resolution.
• Prepare, review, and control project documentation, schedules, technical queries, inspection notifications, material documentation records, final handover packages, and commercial documentation.
• Support slurry pump application reviews covering operating conditions, wear strategies, hydraulics, sealing systems, drive arrangements, liners, maintainability, and installation considerations.
• Manage technical aspects of customer contracts, including compliance, scope interpretation, change impacts, risk management, claims support, variations, and customer communication.
• Monitor supplier and manufacturing progress, support inspections and dispatch readiness, and follow up on critical technical and delivery items.
• Capture lessons learned, support continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to successful capital-to-aftermarket project handovers.

Skills

Project engineering experience

Slurry handling

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Materials & wear strategies

Education

Degree in mechanical or related engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Power BI

CAD drawing review tools

MS Project

Job description

Our world depends on rocks, minerals, metals and other raw materials – the building blocks of modern society. As an industry leader, Metso helps transform these essential materials to enable sustainable modern life.

Our solutions and services support everything from renewable energy and electrification to the infrastructure and digital economy shaping our future. Together, we help our customers meet growing demand while driving the industry toward a more sustainable use of the earth’s natural resources.

Join nearly 18,000 Metsonites worldwide, each bringing unique expertise and experience to positive change. At Metso, you’re supported by a growth culture built on safety, wellbeing, inclusion and collaboration.

This is your opportunity to make an impact and rise above the possible.

Job posting end date: 10/19/2026

Introduction

We are looking for a Senior Project Engineer, Capital & Aftermarket Pumps, APA to join our Capital & Aftermarket Pumps team in the Services business area. In this role, you will provide project engineering, technical coordination, and execution support for capital and aftermarket pump projects across the APA region, helping ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and ready for lifecycle support. You will report to Director, Capital and Aftermarket Pumps, and the role location is West Perth, with a hybrid working model available. Regional travel is required.

Team you will belong to

You will join the Capital & Aftermarket Pumps team supporting pump projects, upgrades, rebuilds, and retrofit scopes across the APA region. The team works across project delivery, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, service, and customer interfaces to ensure technically sound and commercially controlled project execution. The team collaborates closely with Project Managers, product lines, market area sales and service teams, engineering, procurement, quality, finance, suppliers, and customers. Team members support projects throughout the project lifecycle, from scope definition and documentation through delivery readiness and aftermarket handover.

What You'll Do

• Provide project engineering and technical support for capital and aftermarket pump projects, upgrades, rebuilds, and retrofit scopes across the APA region.
• Translate customer, contract, and application requirements into technical deliverables, including pump selections, materials, configurations, drawings, bills of materials, and project documentation.
• Coordinate engineering, design, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, service, and supplier inputs to support project execution and technical resolution.
• Prepare, review, and control project documentation, schedules, technical queries, inspection notifications, material documentation records, final handover packages, and commercial documentation.
• Support slurry pump application reviews covering operating conditions, wear strategies, hydraulics, sealing systems, drive arrangements, liners, maintainability, and installation considerations.
• Manage technical aspects of customer contracts, including compliance, scope interpretation, change impacts, risk management, claims support, variations, and customer communication.
• Monitor supplier and manufacturing progress, support inspections and dispatch readiness, and follow up on critical technical and delivery items.
• Capture lessons learned, support continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to successful capital-to-aftermarket project handovers.

What You'll Bring

• Degree qualification in mechanical, process, chemical, mining, materials, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent industry experience in minerals processing technical environments.
• Strong experience in project engineering within slurry handling, mineral processing, aftermarket services, project delivery, service, or original equipment manufacturer environments.
• Practical understanding of heavy-duty slurry pumps, mill discharge systems, hydrocyclones, abrasive duties, wear and sealing applications, materials, liners, drive arrangements, and maintainability.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project documentation, contracts, technical queries, non-conformance reports, vendor follow-up activities, inspections, logistics coordination, and customer communications.
• Commercial awareness with an understanding of project margins, costs, variations, risks, warranties, inventory, delivery performance, and lifecycle value.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical, operational, commercial, and customer-facing teams.
• Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Office applications, reporting tools, and structured project reporting practices.

Nice to have

• Experience with MD, X, S Series, Orion, VASA, or equivalent slurry pump product ranges.
• Experience using Microsoft Project, Power BI, CAD drawing review tools.
• Lean methodologies, or Six Sigma practices. Site commissioning experience.

What’s In It For You

At Metso, you will combine meaningful work with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact in a supportive and inclusive environment. You’ll be part of a global team where collaboration, wellbeing, and continuous learning are part of everyday work.

We support your growth and wellbeing by offering:

• Purpose-led work: Contribute to enabling sustainable modern life and transforming the industry.
• Wellbeing: Access to wellbeing programs, occupational healthcare, and supportive services.
• Rewards: Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives.
• Flexibility: Hybrid working options to support balance and productivity.
• Growth: Learning pathways, mentoring, internal mobility, and global collaboration opportunities.
• Culture: A caring, collaborative, and inclusive workplace committed to helping you thrive.

Metso is committed to pay equity and transparent reward practices globally. Compensation information is shared in line with local legislation and applicable recruitment practices.

Metso is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.

Metso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2025 Metso had close to 18,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2025 were about EUR 5.3 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

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