Senior Project Engineer

McConnell Dowell; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

McConnell Dowell is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join our Adelaide team for a major civil infrastructure project. You will lead engineering activities, direct engineers, and ensure safe, timely delivery across your area of works.

You will possess a tertiary engineering degree and proven experience in heavy construction, with strong project management, cost control and stakeholder engagement skills to drive quality outcomes on site.

Qualifications

• Senior Project Engineer level experience in construction or heavy engineering
• Strong project engineering and project management capability
• Ability to lead engineering teams and coordinate complex construction activities
• Strong commercial awareness across cost, program, procurement and subcontractor management
• Sound knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across engineering, construction and project teams

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and construction delivery across the allocated project area.
• Coordinate engineering, planning, quality, survey, cost and scheduling activities.
• Manage civil works delivery against project quality, program and cost requirements.
• Work with Managers and Superintendents on construction planning, temporary works and project progress.
• Monitor program, progress and costs, providing accurate reporting and coordinating procurement and subcontract tender evaluations.
• Oversee temporary works verification, engineering audits, quality inspections and continuous improvement.

Skills

Senior Project Engineer experience

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Cost & scheduling awareness

Health, Safety & Environment knowledge

Education

Tertiary qualification in construction, civil or mechanical engineering

Job description

About the role

McConnell Dowell is seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer to join our team supporting an upcoming major civil infrastructure project in metropolitan Adelaide.

Joining as the project builds towards delivery, you’ll take responsibility for engineering and construction outcomes across your area of works, with a strong focus on safety, quality, program and cost.

Working closely with Managers, Superintendents and the wider project team, you’ll lead engineering activities, provide direction to Engineers and ensure your area of works is effectively planned, coordinated and delivered.

Key responsibilities

• Lead engineering and construction delivery across the allocated project area.
• Coordinate engineering, planning, quality, survey, cost and scheduling activities.
• Manage civil works delivery against project quality, program and cost requirements.
• Work with Managers and Superintendents on construction planning, temporary works and project progress.
• Monitor program, progress and costs, providing accurate reporting and coordinating procurement and subcontract tender evaluations.
• Oversee temporary works verification, engineering audits, quality inspections and continuous improvement.

About you

You’ll be an established Senior Project Engineer with significant experience delivering complex works in construction or heavy engineering environments. You’ll be comfortable leading engineering teams, taking ownership of your area of delivery and working closely with construction leadership to achieve project outcomes.

You’ll bring:

• A tertiary qualification in construction, civil or mechanical engineering
• Demonstrated experience working at Senior Project Engineer level within construction or heavy engineering
• Strong project engineering and project management capability
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and coordinating complex construction activities
• Strong commercial awareness across cost, program, procurement and subcontractor management
• Sound working knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively across engineering, construction and project

About Us

McConnell Dowell - Creative Construction

Our purpose isProviding a Better Life.We do that through delivering projects that connect, support and sustain communities, and through providing career opportunities that challenge, reward and grow our people.

From remote major resources and energy projects to city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, we have constructed thousands of high-quality, complex projects for our customers and communities over more than 60 years, in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

Why join us

The work you’ll do will have a tangible positive impact on people’s lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that. Because when you grow, we all grow.

McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but agile enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.

So, join us, be you, and help us create better together.

We are an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities & cultures including Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for Australia and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks.

This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.