Senior Project Engineer (Building)

PageUp Results; City of Hume; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing program

Discount portal

Salary continuance insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Promotion from within

Job summary

CPB Contractors is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead the delivery of a major data centre project in Melbourne, driving planning, procurement and on-site execution. You will own key work packages, coordinate subcontractors and site teams, and ensure delivery aligns with program, budget and safety standards.

As a senior team member, you will mentor Project Engineers and Graduates, shape project culture and drive commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large-scale construction projects.
• Ability to lead work packages and coordinate multiple teams.
• Strong cost control, forecasting and reporting.
• Procurement and subcontractor performance management.
• Sound technical knowledge and decisive problem solving.
• Qualifications in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• Ability to mentor engineers and graduates.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of key project work packages from planning through to completion.
• Lead subcontractors, suppliers and site teams to keep works on program.
• Drive construction planning, staging and sequencing.
• Manage cost, quality, safety and schedule across your scope.
• Forecast, budget, report and support commercial decisions.
• Build relationships with clients and project stakeholders.
• Mentor Project Engineers and Graduates.

Skills

Large-scale projects

Stakeholder management

Cost control

Procurement management

Technical knowledge

Mentoring / Leadership

Civil Engineering background

Education

Civil Engineering / Construction Management

Job description

Senior Project Engineer (Building) Job ID Job Type Permanent Full-time Location Aus - Melbourne Categories Project Management, Supervisory / Management, General Construction Applications close

CPB Contractors is part of the ACS Group, the world's leading data centre builder, with more than 9GW delivered globally across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Together with our global peers, Leighton Asia and Turner, we deliver mission critical facilities for major technology clients, supporting the infrastructure backbone of the AI economy.

We are seeking a Senior Project Engineer to support the successful delivery of a major data centre project, driving the next wave of digital and AI-enabled growth. This is a career-defining opportunity to contribute to a complex, high-value project and play a key role in its successful delivery through construction, commissioning and handover.

This isn't a role where you'll be managing spreadsheets from the sidelines.

You'll take ownership of major work packages on a significant project, leading everything from planning and procurement through to delivery on site. You'll have the backing of an experienced project team, but the autonomy to make decisions, solve problems and drive outcomes.

Whether it's coordinating critical interfaces, navigating delivery challenges or finding smarter ways to get the job done, you'll be trusted to lead your scope and make an impact.

As a senior member of the team, you'll also help shape the next generation of engineers, providing guidance, sharing lessons learned and helping build a high-performing project culture.

What you'll be doing

• Owning the delivery of key project work packages from planning through to completion
• Leading subcontractors, suppliers and site teams to keep works moving safely, efficiently and to program
• Driving construction planning, staging and sequencing to optimise delivery outcomes
• Managing cost, quality, safety and schedule performance across your scope of works
• Working through complex challenges, mitigating risks and finding practical solutions in a live project environment
• Contributing to forecasting, budgeting, reporting and commercial decision-making
• Building strong relationships with clients, delivery partners and key project stakeholders
• Supporting and mentoring Project Engineers, Site Engineers and Graduates as they develop their careers

What You'll Bring

You've built your career delivering complex construction projects and know what it takes to keep work moving when conditions aren't always straightforward.

• Experience delivering large-scale construction or infrastructure projects valued at $150M+
• A proven ability to lead complex work packages and coordinate multiple stakeholders, disciplines and contractors
• Strong commercial understanding, including cost control, forecasting, contract administration and project reporting
• Experience managing procurement and subcontractor performance throughout the project lifecycle
• Sound technical knowledge and the confidence to make decisions in a fast-paced construction environment
• Building project experience will be highly regarded
• The ability to earn trust quickly and build strong working relationships at every level
• A genuine interest in developing people and leading from the front
• Qualifications in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, Veterans and Active Defence Reserve members, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. CPB Contractors is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

We're always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.