Senior Project Engineer

Fulton Hogan; Bunbury; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tailored training programs

Health insurance discounts

Parental leave up to 18 weeks

Purchase Leave Policy

Community engagement

Job summary

Fulton Hogan in Bunbury seeks an experienced Senior Project Engineer to oversee civil construction projects from conception to completion. You will lead a well-established team, manage key stakeholders in government and private sectors, and deliver projects to high safety and quality standards.

You will build on strong relationships with clients and provide mentorship to Project Engineers to ensure successful delivery and continuous improvement in a safety-first culture.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent with a track record in infrastructure projects.
• Experience in managing infrastructure projects and contracts.
• MRWA specifications desirable and beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project engineering activities and ensure System of Work compliance (SWMS, Corrective Actions).
• Ensure adequate resourcing aligned with project complexity, client requirements and budget.
• Oversee subcontractor scoping, commercial conditions and award decisions.
• Prepare and manage project budgets, forecasts, reports, variations and procurement packages.
• Maintain health, safety, environmental and quality standards in civil construction.
• Lead and mentor engineers; coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop and review project programmes; monitor performance against contract schedules.
• Ensure site compliance with EBAs and contractual obligations.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Cost control

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MRWA specifications

Job description

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples' courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don't stand still - there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

• Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.
• Looking to enhance your wellbeing?
  • corporate health and fitness programs
  • health insurance discounts
  • personal banking support
  • a range of retailer discounts
  • up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave
  • up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave
  • access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family)
  • option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy
• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us - it's a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You'll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, Black Dog Institute, and Soldier On, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.
• Do we offer a 'competitive' salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What's on offer: We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer to oversee civil construction projects from conception through to completion in our Infrastructure Services business.

Based in Bunbury, and reporting to the Construction Manager, you will be instrumental in working within a well-established team to coordinate project activities whilst ensuring projects are delivered to a high standard and quality.

As the Senior Project Engineer, you will build on our strong key stakeholder relationships within both the government and private sectors, and you will be empowered to lead and develop a team of Project Engineers to ensure successful project delivery within a safety-first culture.

What you'll do:

• Coordinate project engineering activities, and ensure Systems of Work are implemented through SWMS, Special Processes and Corrective Actions.
• Ensure projects are adequately resourced taking into consideration project complexity, client requirements, and budget constraints.
• Recommend/approve award of subcontract packages, ensuring best value through appropriate scoping, commercial conditions, and subcontractor selection.
• Ability to prepare, review, and manage project documentation, including budgets, forecasts, reports, claims, variations, and procurement packages.
• Sound understanding of health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements within civil construction.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to mentor engineers, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop, review and analyse project programs, to assess performance against the contract program, and ensure mitigation measures are implemented as required.
• Understand the application of the EBAs, and ensure site compliance.

How you'll connect to the role: You will have previous experience in managing projects to the value of $20m, and ensure contractual obligations are met, whilst maintaining positive client relationships. Your ability to show initiative to identify, and address issues before they arise, with the aptitude and flexibility for taking on new challenges will set you up for success. Your analytical ability in cost control, reviewing monthly project forecasts, and interrogating forecasting costs to complete as required, will be crucial to your delivery. You will possess a Degree in Engineering, coupled with proven experience in managing infrastructure projects. Knowledge, and experience with MRWA specifications desirable.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

For 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia and New Zealand.

Desired Skills and Experience