Site Construction Engineer - Onslow

NES Fircroft; Onslow; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation support

Visa/work permit assistance

Market-leading benefits packages

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Site Construction Engineer for a contract role in Australia supporting a major LNG facility. You will drive forward-looking construction readiness, manage interfaces across civil, SMP, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation scopes, and help ensure safe, efficient delivery.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in live-operating oil & gas or LNG environments, strong leadership, and a proven ability to coordinate with contractors and asset operations to

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent with substantial site-based experience.
• Strong background in brownfield execution within oil & gas or LNG facilities.
• Proven ability to manage multi-discipline interfaces and field readiness.

Responsibilities

• Assess upcoming work fronts for constructability, access, and logistics before mobilisation.
• Lead constructability reviews and handovers across civil, mechanical, piping and E&I scopes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and resolve interface constraints early.
• Support cross-discipline planning and timely resolution of technical queries.
• Maintain readiness indicators and surface delivery risks before they materialise.

Skills

Brownfields

Construction readiness

Interface management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

We are currently recruiting a Site Construction Engineer on a contract until 30th June 2028 for a Major Global Oil & Gas Operator.

The successful candidate will support efficient construction delivery by focusing on forward-looking readiness within the operating LNG facility.

Reporting to the Site Representative, the role strengthens contractor performance and delivery predictability by improving workface preparedness, method robustness, logistics integration, and early visibility of emerging execution risk across civil, SMP, electrical and instrumentation scopes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing forward-looking execution readiness by assessing upcoming workfronts for constructability, access, sequencing, logistics, SIMOPS compatibility, and operational constraints prior to mobilisation.
• Leading constructability reviews and method evaluations for upcoming scopes, including civil-to-mechanical handover, module transportation, laydown and installation, crossover platform works, piping, tubing, and E&I activities, with emphasis on safe and efficient execution readiness.
• Identifying opportunities to improve execution efficiency and productivity through method optimisation, sequencing refinement, and early resolution of interface, access, logistics, engineering, or constructability constraints ahead of the workface.
• Supporting cross-discipline execution planning across civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation interfaces, with particular focus on installation readiness, engineering integration, and operational integration.
• Supporting timely resolution of Technical Queries (TQs), engineering clarifications, and constructability issues affecting upcoming construction execution.
• Reviewing engineering deliverables, drawings, field changes, and proposed execution methodologies to identify impacts on constructability, sequencing, workface readiness, and operational interfaces.
• Supporting implementation of approved MOC-F&O modifications and identifying field conditions that may require additional engineering review or change assessment.
• Supporting management of construction redlines and preparation of as-built documentation associated with brownfield modifications and project close-out.
• Tracking and trending contractor progress, productivity signals, and readiness indicators to surface emerging delivery risk or inefficiency before it materialises at the workface.
• Escalating developing execution, logistics, engineering, or interface issues to the Site Representative with clear facts, recommended mitigations, and timing implications.
• Supporting SIMOPS planning by identifying forward congestion points, access conflicts, and sequencing risks inherent in upcoming work scopes.
• Providing analytical and field-informed input to improve predictable delivery outcomes, without assuming authority for contractor supervision, task assignment, or crew-level execution.
• The Site Construction Engineer supports execution intervention exclusively through the Site Representative.

Key experience required:

• Brownfields Construction Readiness and execution experience
• Demonstrated experience supporting construction execution within live operating oil and gas or LNG facilities, with a strong focus on execution readiness, constructability, engineering interface management, and operational integration.
• Proven exposure to brownfield environments involving active plant interfaces, access constraints, and SIMOPS conditions.
• Experience spanning civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical or instrumentation scopes, with strength in mechanical installation, modularisation, SMP-related activities, brownfield facility modifications, or management of multi-discipline construction interfaces within operating facilities.
• Exposure to electrical and instrumentation construction activities within brownfield operating facilities will be viewed favourably.
• Engineering degree or equivalent with at least 10 years’ experience
• Previous experience in a site-based construction engineering role
• Previous experience with Technical Queries, asset management-of-change, as-building, and construction completions documentation
• Good leadership skills – including the ability to work well with both the construction contractors and asset operations
• Experience working in a construction environment, capital projects and brownfields exposure is beneficial

Full AU working rights are required to be considered.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide.

With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.