Senior Project Engineer - Utilities

CPB Contractors Pty; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing program

Discount portal

Salary continuance insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

CPB Contractors Pty is delivering major rail upgrade works in Queensland, coordinating utility protection, relocation and interface tasks to enable station works and level crossing removals. The role ensures safety, budget compliance and integration with civil works across a brownfield rail environment.

You will lead a team, liaise with clients, and drive efficient utility design and construction delivery on a high-profile Faster Rail project in Queensland.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Rail Industry Worker competencies and inductions.
• Minimum 7 years experience focused on utilities.
• Proven ability to manage self and others to deliver work valued between $10M and $50M.
• Experience developing works packs and ensuring scope compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate utility protection, relocation and interface works.
• Ensure designs and procurement align with project standards and budgets.
• Prepare SOWs and collaborate with procurement to award utilities packages.
• Manage field utility-related construction activities and safety.
• Coordinate with utility asset owners for approvals, access and shutdowns.

Skills

Utilities coordination

Project management

OHS/EHS coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

CostX

MS Project

Job description

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project

CPB Contractors is working on a Faster Rail, a large rail and infrastructure project as part of building Queensland’s future. This project will play an important role ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games while delivering improvements for everyday Queenslanders by providing more frequent and reliable services around Southeast Queensland.

The Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (LGC) Project will double the number of rail tracks and upgrade stations for a section of the Gold Coast Line from Kuraby, a suburb approximately 16km south of Brisbane’s CBD, to Beenleigh, a suburb of Logan City.

Key elements of the project scope include:

• Approximately 20km of new tracks and rail systems between Kuraby and Beenleigh stations, increasing the corridor from two to four tracks, including reconstruction of more than half the existing alignment
• Station upgrades to improve accessibility, safety and amenity, including platform straightening, and new pedestrian bridges
• Decommissioning of the existing Loganlea Station and tie-in of new track alignment to the new Loganlea station (which will be constructed as part of a separate project)
• Level crossing removals at Kuraby, Woodridge, Bethania and Holmview
• Park 'n' ride upgrades including a new carpark at Beenleigh Station
• Readiness for a European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 signalling system

The Role

To lead and coordinate all utility protection, relocation and interface works required to support major corridor upgrades, station works and level crossing removals across the rail corridor. This position ensure utility designs, procurement and construction activities are safely delivered, fully integrated with rail and civil works, and compliant with project standards, budgets and schedules within a complex rail infrastructure environment.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure the design of temporary and safe methods of work are in accordance with statutory and industrial requirements in liaison with foreman, subcontractors, the project OHS&E coordinator and the Site Manager
• Coordinate identification, protection, relocation and upgrade of utilities impacted by corridor works, such as stations, level crossing removals, and road network modifications
• Review design documentation for utilities interfaces across upgraded tracks, station precincts, and modified road networks to ensure best solution is achieved in compliance with project standards
• Prepare SOW packages and works with procurement team to award Utilities construction packages.
• Manage utility-related construction activities in the field, ensuring safe delivery in a complex brownfield rail environment
• Liaise with utility asset owners (water, sewer, electrical, comms, gas) to coordinate approvals, access, shutdowns and relocations supporting corridor upgrades
• Provide coaching and create training opportunities to foster professional growth while ensuring the team remains aligned with project objectives
• Interact with, and build strong relationships with site employees to ensure the project is delivered on time
• Actively liaise with the client to ensure they are kept up to date and their ongoing satisfaction throughout the delivery of the project

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Relevant Rail Industry Worker competencies and inductions.
• Minimum 7 years relevant experience – focused on Utilities
• A demonstrated ability to manage self and others to deliver work to between $10M and $50M
• Development methodologies and works packs to ensure compliance with scope of works and technical criteria (within discipline)
• Demonstrated commercial experience to include planning up to 3 months ahead, weekly reporting on progress against plan and cost, reporting on risk and developing and implementing risk treatment plans
• Exceptional background in the development of SHEQ process and procedures and management of others in conducting SHEQ process and procedures
• Strong experience managing the short- and long-term construction planning for works under control including submittals, start-up planning and programming
• Proficiency in cost estimation and budget management

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