Project Engineer

Verbrec; New Plymouth; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Benefits

Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

Verbrec is seeking a Project Engineer to join our New Plymouth-based team, contributing to renewable energy transitions, water and waste infrastructure projects in New Zealand. You will work on brownfield and greenfield assignments across oil & gas, water and renewables, coordinating multi-discipline teams and managing project controls.

You will engage stakeholders, draft progress reports, and support tender processes while leveraging scheduling and document management tools to deliver safe,

Qualifications

• 5-10 years' experience in engineering projects.
• Experience coordinating multi-discipline teams to achieve project goals.
• Proven planning, scheduling and monitoring of projects.
• Experience preparing tender documents and managing tender processes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Draft fortnightly reporting for key stakeholders.
• Assist in management of variations, TQ, RFI and risk registers.
• Monitor and report project progress against timelines and KPIs.
• Identify risks and develop control strategies.
• Interface between engineers, sub-contractors and stakeholders for delivery.
• Use scheduling and document management tools to track performance.
• Identify value engineering opportunities.
• Assist with project control duties including evaluating scope changes.

Skills

Project coordination

Scheduling & planning

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Tender management

Multi-discipline collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Scheduling software

Document management

Job description

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AtVerbrec, you will get to directly influence the transition to renewable energy systems and decarbonisation while also supporting critical infrastructure that underpins thriving communities. We are growing our presence across both the energy and three waters sectors, helping clients deliver sustainable outcomes through innovative engineering solutions in areas including wastewater treatment, water management and essential infrastructure projects.

With over 600 dedicated team members operating out of locations across Australia and New Zealand, Verbrec is an ASX listed company (ASX: VBC) providing industry leading asset management, engineering and operations services across the entire asset lifecycle, with a significant focus on growth into new and existing industries.

We take pride in our focus on safety, while driving a strong people-focused culture to make transformations toward a sustainable and smart future.

We are problem solvers

It’s rewarding to be part of Verbrec, a place for creative thinkers with innovative technical solutions, who are active in enabling a sustainable future for our clients.

As aProject Engineer,you will beworking on a range of challenging and industry leading projects. Ideally,you will have experience in oil & gas, water or wastewater treatment, although experience across manufacturing, infrastructure, utilities orrenewablesis also highly valued.Candidates with experience in wastewater treatment plants, water infrastructure, treatment process systems, pumping stations, pipelines or related three waters projects are encouraged to apply

The role offers an opportunity to be part of a collaborative multidisciplinary engineering team, working with a diverse range of clients on brownfields projects and new builds. We are values driven team, looking for passionate and innovative people who continually deliver for each other and our clients.In this roleyou will:

• Draft fortnightly reporting for key stakeholders.
• Assist in the management of all Variation/TQ/RFI and action registers, control and update the risk matrix.
• Monitor, control and report project progress against multiple project timelines, milestones and key performance indicators.
• Identify and document potential risks and develop effective control strategies to minimise these.
• Assist with the interface between engineering team members, sub-contractors and key stakeholders to provide solutions and support successful delivery of projects.
• Use scheduling and document management tools to update, track and record project performance.
• Identify value engineering opportunities.
• Assist with general project control duties including the management of variations by analysing the implications of scope change on issues such as cost, safety, quality and schedule.

About You

You will be focused on developing a successful career alongside a passionate team with a good work and life balance, which is reflected in our team and outdoor lifestyle that New Plymouth offers. Your experiences will display:

• Engineering degree (with mechanical, process or pipingor related discipline) with 5-10 years’ experience
• Experience in operating across a range of multi-discipline teams to achieve the project goals and objectives.
• Experience in planning, scheduling and monitoring projects.
• Experience in engaging and supervising multi-discipline teams.
• Experience in preparing tender documents and managing the tender process.
• Experience in engaging and supervising multi-discipline teams.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with project team and other key stakeholders.

We are a passionate team, working in an enviable location, close enough to the beach for a lunch time walk. We embrace a positive work/life balance, ensuring we enjoy the Taranaki region, with fitness groups and regular BBQ’s. You will have the opportunity to travel and work on industrial sites across Taranaki and, work on projects with our Australian teammates.

The new Verbrecbrand represents our evolution and continued growth by leveraging emerging techniques and technologies for the benefit of our clients.Evolution, engineered.

Our Vision- Meeting the future by engineering transformative solutions through full project and asset lifecycles.

Our Promise to You- We believe in passionate and innovative people delivering our success. We take pride in seeing our people continually develop their career opportunities and access wonderful employee benefits. We offer our people engaging and challenging work, the opportunity for personal success and, a fun and friendly culture.

We are an inclusive workplace, and we believe in diversity and opportunity for all.

Visit us at https://verbrec.com/join-our-team/ to learn aboutEmployee Benefits, Learning & Development opportunities, our projects and other perkswe offer to our employees at Verbrec.