Senior Project Engineer

Jobtailor; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead telecommunications construction and delivery across multiple projects in Queensland. You will drive schedules, budgets, risks, and scope changes while mentoring engineers and coordinating with clients, designers, and subcontractors to achieve safe, on-time, on-budget outcomes.

The role emphasises leadership, safety, and quality with cross-disciplinary collaboration and a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering projects from planning through construction and handover.
• Experience in telecommunications, infrastructure, or construction projects.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen including budget and cost management.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills.
• Strong focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction and delivery activities across multiple telecommunications projects.
• Manage project schedules, risks, budgets, and scope changes.
• Support and mentor Project Engineers and Project Coordinators.
• Oversee site establishment, construction activities, and project reporting.
• Coordinate design interfaces and ensure constructability requirements are met.
• Manage project cost control, forecasting, and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, quality, and contractual obligations.
• Manage telecommunications project build phases from construction through completion.
• Work with internal teams, clients, designers, subcontractors, and stakeholders to deliver project outcomes safely, on time, within budget, and to quality standards.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Communication

Risk Management

Team Coordination

Job description

• Lead construction and delivery activities across multiple telecommunications projects
• Manage project schedules, risks, budgets, and scope changes
• Support and mentor Project Engineers and Project Coordinators
• Oversee site establishment, construction activities, and project reporting
• Coordinate design interfaces and ensure constructability requirements are met
• Manage project cost control, forecasting, and financial performance
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, quality, and contractual obligations
• Manage telecommunications project build phases from construction through completion
• Work with internal teams, clients, designers, subcontractors, and stakeholders to deliver project outcomes safely, on time, within budget, and to quality standards

Requirements

• Proven experience managing project delivery from planning through construction and handover
• Experience delivering telecommunications, infrastructure, or construction projects
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including budget and cost management
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills
• Strong focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Ability to identify risks, solve problems, and drive project outcomes

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing telecommunications project delivery, including planning, construction, and handover, while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and financial performance standards. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and effectively communicate with stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Telecommunications Project Delivery
• Budget Management
• Risk Identification and Mitigation
• Leadership and Mentoring

Hard Skills

• Project Scheduling
• Cost Control
• Financial Forecasting
• Construction Management
• Quality Assurance

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Organisational Skills
• Problem Solving
• Team Leadership

Industry Keywords

• Telecommunications
• Infrastructure Projects
• Safety Compliance
• Environmental Standards
• Contractual Obligations