Senior Project Engineer

Downer Edi Limited; South Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night/Weekend allowance

Working away from home

Perks @Downer access

Job summary

Downer EDI Limited is seeking two Senior Project Engineers to join our Specialised Pavements and Projects team across racetracks, airports, and major roadworks. You will lead planning, coordination and delivery of civil construction activities, ensuring safety and quality.

Ideally you bring a Bachelor of Engineering and 5+ years' experience in roads, asphalt or paving, with strong project scheduling and financials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualification.
• 5+ years' engineering experience in construction or infrastructure, with project engineering focus.
• Experience planning and managing project schedules.
• Strong civil construction knowledge, especially roads, asphalt, surfacing.
• Experience with project financials, budgets, claims, variations, reporting.
• Quality assurance and construction compliance experience.
• Ability to lead and support project teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and administer construction engineering activities to achieve time, cost and quality requirements.
• Manage and monitor construction progress, work programs and project performance.
• Coordinate technical aspects of the project and support the implementation of construction designs.
• Manage quality requirements including ITPs, lot management, NCRs and RFIs.
• Support project budgets, forecasting, reporting, claims and variations.
• Coordinate subcontractors, suppliers and project resources.
• Provide leadership and technical support to engineering and project team members.
• Build strong relationships with clients, contractors and key stakeholders.
• Champion Zero Harm and ensure safety, quality and environmental requirements are embedded throughout project delivery.

Skills

Project engineering

Project scheduling

Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership

Quality assurance

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Job description

SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER

We are currently seeking Two Senior Project Engineers to join our Specialised Pavements and Projects team. This position is ideally suited to candidates with experience in asphalt, surfacing, paving or civil construction, particularly across racetracks, airports, major roadworks and specialised pavement projects.

Working closely with the Project Manager, you will play a key role in the planning, coordination and delivery of construction activities, providing engineering, technical and quality leadership across the project. You will work with project teams, subcontractors and stakeholders to ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with project requirements.

This is an opportunity to join a highly experienced project team delivering complex civil and specialised pavement works.

This position will require national travel and can be based in Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and administer construction engineering activities to achieve time, cost and quality requirements.
• Manage and monitor construction progress, work programs and project performance.
• Coordinate technical aspects of the project and support the implementation of construction designs.
• Manage quality requirements including ITPs, lot management, NCRs and RFIs.
• Support project budgets, forecasting, reporting, claims and variations.
• Coordinate subcontractors, suppliers and project resources.
• Provide leadership and technical support to engineering and project team members.
• Build strong relationships with clients, contractors and key stakeholders.
• Champion Zero Harm and ensure safety, quality and environmental requirements are embedded throughout project delivery.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualification.
• 5+ years' engineering experience within construction or infrastructure, with strong project engineering experience.
• Experience planning and managing project schedules.
• Strong civil construction knowledge, ideally within roads, asphalt, surfacing, paving or specialised pavement projects.
• Experience with project financials, budgets, claims, variations and reporting.
• Strong understanding of quality assurance and construction compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and support project teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Night, weekend and working away from home allowance.
• A suit of health and wellness benefits and initiatives, including EAP, Beyond Blue and health insurance discounts.
• Access to Perks @Downer, which offers discounts and savings on various products, including retail items, travel deals and entertainment options.

Downer Group is an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents and cultures. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone.