Site Engineer / Project Engineer – Civil Contractor

Amida Group; Singleton Council; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Group is seeking an experienced Site Engineer or Project Engineer to join our civil contracting team in New South Wales. The role focuses on tender work, planning and scheduling, and leading site teams across a range of projects from $2m to $40m+.

Ideal candidates have 5–10+ years of civil construction experience, a tertiary Civil Engineering qualification, and strong communication skills to manage client expectations and report to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead and delegate effectively.
• Hands-on approach to construction management.
• Strong problem solving and decision making under pressure.
• Highly organised with time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Tend to tenders and bid preparations.
• Plan and schedule construction activities on site.
• Manage site project teams safely and efficiently.
• Oversee QA, cost and time management.
• Prepare and present management reports.
• Resolve site issues promptly and liaise with clients.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to meet milestones.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Leadership & delegation

Problem solving

Organisation & time management

Hands-on approach

Conflict management

Education

Civil Engineering degree or similar

Job description

• Market leading and growing civil contracting business with blue chip clients
• Challenging and varied projects from smaller to $10m+, other projects are $40m+
• Excellent career progression & company culture, projects from Newcastle to Muswellbrook

Great opportunity to work with a well-established and reputable civil contractor on projects such as civil, demolition, remedial, rehabilitation, excavation, crushing, recycling etc.

Our client is a well-established and market leading civil contractor, they are looking for an experienced and dedicated Site Engineer or Project Engineer to join their growing business.

Our client provides their services across a number of industry sectors such as building construction, industrial, mining and resources, power stations, transport infrastructure, environmental etc. and you will be responsible for contributing to the successful delivery of a number of challenging projects.

Types of projects include access roads, demolition, excavation, retention, ground improvement, soft and hard landscaping, site remediation and rehabilitation, recycling, crushing, piling, foundations etc.

The project works will primarily be of a civil nature with typical values from $2.5 to $10m but can go up to $40m+. Personnel could be based from Newcastle to Muswellbrook and would look to line up projects depending on where people live. Current project pipeline is West Newcastle, to Singleton to Muswellbrook.

Years of experience:

3-10 years +

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Working on tenders
• Planning and scheduling of construction activities
• Management of site project teams safely
• Quality Assurance, Cost and Time Management
• Preparation of management reports
• Resolving site issues in a timely manner
• Liaising with key clients and stakeholders
• Coordinating internal and external resources

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering or similar
• 5 – 10+ years’ management experience on civil construction projects with a project value of $2m to $40m+
• Project management qualifications will be advantageous
• Proven understanding of construction with a hands‑on approach
• Proven ability to effectively lead and delegate
• Effective problem solving abilities
• Ability to resolve conflict and manage client expectations
• High level of organisation and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

For further information, contact Lisa Naughton via email to [e-mail] or Sam Barnes via email to [e-mail]