Site Engineer - Earthworks and Drainage

6Points; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation packages

Job summary

Indigenous Business Growth (IBG) on behalf of a major South East Queensland project is seeking a Site Engineer to provide field engineering control for earthworks and drainage around assets and services. You will prepare work packs and coordinate surveys across rail and drainage works.

Relocation packages are on offer. Australian experience is required, with 2–5 years of site engineering experience in earthworks, drainage, utilities or transport civils.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, geotechnical or construction engineering.
• 2-5 years' site engineering experience in earthworks, drainage, utilities or transport civils.
• Current construction induction card and valid driver's licence.
• Ability to obtain project-specific rail, site and medical competencies.
• Contractor-side experience with work packs, RFIs, ITPs, subcontractor coordination and progress measurement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare work packs for excavation, embankment, capping, trenching, pipes, pits, culverts and subsoil drainage
• Coordinate survey, service proving, geotechnical inspections, dewatering and environmental hold points
• Verify material approvals, compaction testing, line and level, bedding and backfill
• Track quantities, haulage, spoil classification, production and delays
• Coordinate as-built survey, CCTV or testing and release to follow-on works

Skills

Site engineering

Earthworks

Drainage

Survey coordination

RFI/ITP management

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil, geotechnical or construction engineering

Job description

A major transport infrastructure project (valued at more than $1 billion) is underway across South East Queensland, delivering complex rail, station and civil works. Having won numerous major projects in Queensland in the past 12 months, the head contractor is seeking a Site Engineer - Earthworks and Drainage to provide field engineering control for earthworks and drainage delivered around existing assets and services.

Indigenous Business Growth (IBG) is a majority Indigenous owned recruitment business registered with Supply Nation, specialising in civil engineering, infrastructure, construction and major project recruitment. We partner closely with contractors, engineering consultancies and delivery organisations to place high quality technical professionals. Our approach is relationship led and commercially grounded, built on practical industry experience and a clear understanding of how complex projects are delivered.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare work packs for excavation, embankment, capping, trenching, pipes, pits, culverts and subsoil drainage
• Coordinate survey, service proving, geotechnical inspections, dewatering and environmental hold points
• Verify material approvals, compaction testing, line and level, bedding and backfill
• Track quantities, haulage, spoil classification, production and delays
• Coordinate as-built survey, CCTV or testing and release to follow-on works

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in civil, geotechnical or construction engineering
• 2-5 years' site engineering in earthworks, drainage, utilities or transport civils
• Current construction induction card and valid driver's licence
• Ability to obtain project-specific rail, site and medical competencies
• Contractor-side experience with work packs, RFIs, ITPs, subcontractor coordination and progress measurement

Relocation packages on offer.

Australian experience is required.