Site-Based Project Engineer SMP — Mining Construction

SIMPEC; Pinjarra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SIMPEC is seeking a Project Engineer (SMP) to join our construction team at Alcoa Pinjarra to oversee and facilitate day to day engineering support on site. The role runs Monday - Friday for approximately 8+ months with potential to roll to other projects.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 3+ years in mining construction, including structural steel erection, mechanical and piping installation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years+ experience in Mining Construction – involving structural steel erection, mechanical and piping installation.
• Experience in managing, raising, and responding to RFIs and TQs.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work autonomously within a collaborative team, be proactive and take initiative.
• Contractor side experience in SMP construction projects.
• Good understanding of construction estimating and cost controlling (First Principle estimating, Productivity Factor and Cost Code allocation).

Responsibilities

• Implementing, maintaining, coordinating, and expediting the procurement and construction elements for the designated work area.
• Identifying and resolving technical engineering issues and associated problems during the project duration.
• Provide technical support and guidance to the project team members.
• Creating work packs, test packs; estimation & site variations.
• Developing, preparing, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring specifications for all equipment required for each stage of construction.
• Integrate the engineering team’s work with all other project departments (quality, commercial, HSE, supervision, employee relations and project controls).
• Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, personnel’s performance) and report regularly on project status.

Skills

Project coordination

Autonomy

Team collaboration

Time management

RFI management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Estimating methods

Cost coding

Job description

SIMPEC is seeking a Project Engineer (SMP) to join our construction team at Alcoa Pinjarra to oversee and facilitate day to day engineering support on site. The role runs Monday - Friday for approximately 8+ months with potential to roll to other projects.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 3+ years in mining construction, including structural steel erection, mechanical and piping installation.