Senior Project Engineer

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

Job summary

Patch Personnel is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead the site engineering team across onshore gas, pipeline and renewable energy projects. The role is Brisbane-based with an 18/10 roster, reporting to the project leadership and coordinating with construction, quality, HSE and survey teams.

You will drive design reviews, procurement interfaces, and risk management while mentoring engineers and ensuring project milestones are met in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in the oil and gas sector.
• Experience leading site engineering teams.
• Background working for a contractor.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site engineering team and delivery of assigned work packages from design and procurement through construction, testing, completion and handover.
• Manage construction planning and scheduling, including MSP programmes, construction trackers, look-ahead schedules and progress monitoring against project baselines.
• Lead the review of IFC drawings, specifications, scopes of work and other technical documentation to confirm constructability, compliance and readiness for construction.
• Identify engineering, constructability and interface issues and coordinate their resolution with the Client, design consultants, construction teams and relevant project stakeholders.
• Manage technical queries, design changes and engineering interfaces throughout construction, ensuring changes are appropriately assessed, documented and communicated.
• Coordinate procurement activities for assigned packages, including preparation and review of scopes, technical evaluations, bid analysis and management of subcontractor and supplier interfaces.
• Monitor package costs, commitments and forecasts, identify potential cost and schedule impacts, and support the management of variations and commercial matters.
• Lead coordination of SIMOPS and interfaces with other contractors, stakeholders and operational activities to minimise impacts to project delivery.
• Work closely with Construction, Quality, HSE and Survey teams to resolve issues and ensure project requirements are achieved.
• Identify and manage project risks and opportunities, including safety, quality, environmental, engineering, schedule and constructability risks.
• Investigate and drive the close-out of technical, safety, quality and environmental issues arising during project execution.
• Monitor construction progress and proactively identify constraints, delays and emerging risks, developing and implementing mitigation and recovery actions where required.
• Provide technical guidance, leadership and mentoring to Project Engineers, Field Engineers and other members of the project team.

Skills

Oil and gas experience

Site engineering leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

An opportunity is available to join and energy and infrastructure services company in the role of Senior Project Engineer.

The Company has extensive operations across Australia's onshore gas, pipeline and renewable energy sectors.

This role's POH is Brisbane and offers a 18/10 roster.

Responsibilities will include;

• Lead the site engineering team and delivery of assigned work packages from design and procurement through construction, testing, completion and handover.
• Manage construction planning and scheduling, including MSP programmes, construction trackers, look-ahead schedules and progress monitoring against project baselines.
• Lead the review of IFC drawings, specifications, scopes of work and other technical documentation to confirm constructability, compliance and readiness for construction.
• Identify engineering, constructability and interface issues and coordinate their resolution with the Client, design consultants, construction teams and relevant project stakeholders.
• Manage technical queries, design changes and engineering interfaces throughout construction, ensuring changes are appropriately assessed, documented and communicated.
• Coordinate procurement activities for assigned packages, including preparation and review of scopes, technical evaluations, bid analysis and management of subcontractor and supplier interfaces.
• Monitor package costs, commitments and forecasts, identify potential cost and schedule impacts, and support the management of variations and commercial matters.
• Lead coordination of SIMOPS and interfaces with other contractors, stakeholders and operational activities to minimise impacts to project delivery.
• Work closely with Construction, Quality, HSE and Survey teams to resolve issues and ensure project requirements are achieved.
• Identify and manage project risks and opportunities, including safety, quality, environmental, engineering, schedule and constructability risks.
• Investigate and drive the close-out of technical, safety, quality and environmental issues arising during project execution.
• Monitor construction progress and proactively identify constraints, delays and emerging risks, developing and implementing mitigation and recovery actions where required.
• Provide technical guidance, leadership and mentoring to Project Engineers, Field Engineers and other members of the project team.

As a suitable candidate you will have;

• Tertiary qualification in an Engineering discipline
• Prior experience in the oil and gas sector
• Experience of leading site engineering teamsPrior experience of working for a contractor