Project Engineer

Canstaff; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Canstaff presents a Project Engineer role focused on construction supervision and project engineering services during water, wastewater infrastructure delivery. The role requires hands-on site presence, subcontractor management, and compliance with NZS 3910 contracts and claims.

You will manage budgets, invoicing, and stakeholder relations with clients, councils and subcontractors while ensuring safety, quality and environmental standards across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience in utilities construction.
• Experience in NZS 3910, Contracts and Claims.
• Desire to be part of a business not just work in it.
• Ambitious, drive and dynamic personality.

Responsibilities

• Full supervision and organisation of all subcontractors, labour, plant and materials required to construct the project.
• Experience with contractual documentation, NZS 3910, and required documentation, communications and reporting.
• Financial responsibility for cost controls and project budgets; monitor costs vs budgets.
• Price contracts up to $100,000 and variations on a first principles basis.
• On-site supervision to drive productivity, ensure H&S, quality and environment standards.

Skills

Utilities construction experience

NZS 3910 knowledge

Contract & claims experience

People management

Cultural adaptability

Tools

Excel

Job description

Project Engineer, a pivotal role in providing construction supervision and project engineering services during the delivery of infrastructure projects with a focus on water, and wastewater networks. Must be familiar with Watercare contracts, systems, process, and materials

This role has end-to-end responsibility for the successful delivery of multiple construction projects, including supervision of subcontractors, labour, plant and materials. The Project Engineer manages contractual compliance (NZS 3910), budgets, cost control, claims and invoicing, while maintaining strong client, council and subcontractor relationships. The position is hands-on, requiring regular site presence to drive productivity, ensure H&S, quality and environmental standards, and deliver projects on time and to budget.

Type of work: Watermain and firemain installation and connections

Requirements

• At least 5 years experience in utilities construction
• Experience in NZS 3910, Contracts and Claims
• Desire to be part of a business not just work in it.
• Ambitious, drive and dynamic personality
• Good personnel management skills
• Ability to work with and get along with multiple races and cultures

Overall contract responsibility

• Full supervision and organisation of all subcontractors, labour, plant and materials required to construct the project. All staff and subcontractors will report directly to the Project Manager.
• You should be experienced with contractual documentation, NZS 3910, and should keep up with all required documentation, communications and reporting as specified by each contract.
• Financial responsibility for cost controls and project budgets. Project costs are required to be monitored and compared against cost estimates or budgets. The use of experience in contracting is expected to analyse, measure and value items, schedules or lump sums to achieve the highest possible project profit whilst taking into account the clients expectations and required outcomes
• Claims and ensuring sales invoices are produced every month
• A full understanding is required of claim procedures, payment certificates, retentions, types of contracts. The Project Engineer is expected to have a good knowledge of Excel spreadsheets, formula and the preparation of claims.
• Each month youwill be required to check all suppliers invoices and certify quantities and rates are correct and authorise them for payment, taking into account the budgets and estimates prepared at the time of tender.
• It is imperative that the Project Engineer maintain good quality relationships with all our clients and treats them with respect to maintain repeat business. A well as these relationships with our clients, all council representatives should be shown respect in all dealing and a good relationship maintained with them.
• The Project Engineer is jointly responsible for all H&S, Environmental and Quality on each of his projects. Theyareexpected to maintain the companies standards and achieve the required outcomes for each project he manages, depending on the clients expectations.
• Set up of subcontractors for rates and expectations
• Our client operates with a mix of their ownresources and subcontractors at any given time. The Project Engineer is responsible for maintaining a good relationship with subcontractors, agreeing rates and requirements and managing these subcontractors at all times.
• It is essential that the Project Engineer spends a good proportion of his time on site, observing, monitoring, managing and checking on the works being carried out. The role is a hands on management role and cannot be carried out form the office solely. The Project Engineer needs to interact with staff on site, assess production rates and troubleshoot any issues before they arise.
• Major contracts are priced by the estimator, but all Project Engineers are expected to be able to price contracts up to $100,000 in value with assistance form the estimator. He should also be able to price any variations on a first principles basis, taking into account all project requirements and required outcomes.
• Pre-ordering of special materials required for contracts
• Monitoring programmes and ensuring projects are completed on time.The Project Engineer should be aware of project specific requirements with respect to contract period, liquidated damages, extensions of time etc. and complete contract documentation accordingly.
• On going training and up skilling of all staff under his control
• Management of numerous projects and staff at any one time. At any one time the Project Engineer will be responsible for up the 5 projects depending on size and complexity.