Project Engineer (Kwinana)

Covalent Lithium; Holland (MT); On-site; USD 98,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration with annual‑c

Discounts, recognition and rewards

Flexible work arrangements

Wellbeing program support and health保险

Paid parental leave and parenting room

Salary sacrifice options for superann

Job summary

Covalent Lithium currently seeks a Project Engineer to join our South region refining operations at the Kwinana Refinery, on a 5:2 roster. This permanent full-time role focuses on delivering design and process improvement projects across the refinery and related non-process infrastructure.

You will lead brownfield capital projects, manage scopes and budgets, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and contractors to ensure safe, compliant delivery and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering with 10+ years' project management experience in the resources industry.
• Experience delivering brownfield and capital projects.
• Strong scope, cost, schedule, risk and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication across multidisciplinary teams and contractor organisations.
• Experience with contractor management, governance, reporting and controls.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and project management systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver asset improvement, growth and sustenance capital projects from concept and design through to execution, commissioning and close-out.
• Develop and manage project scopes, technical specs, engineering deliverables and tender documentation.
• Ensure project designs and engineering deliverables comply with company standards, statutory requirements and industry standards.
• Coordinate operations, maintenance, engineering and contractor teams to ensure safe and efficient project delivery during shutdowns and windows.
• Manage contractors, technical queries, design reviews, variations and engineering changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, risks and reporting to align with approved requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned to enhance project delivery and outcomes.

Skills

Brownfield delivery

Project management

Budget & schedule

Stakeholder mgmt

Contractor mgmt

MS Office

Driver's licence

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical/Process/Electrical)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Engineering governance tools

Job description

About Us

At Covalent Lithium, we are genuinely passionate about creating a clean energy future and supporting our teams who enable this vision.

About Us

At Covalent Lithium, we are genuinely passionate about creating a clean energy future and supporting our teams who enable this vision. Following the commissioning of our mine and concentrator at Mt Holland in 2024, we recently celebrated our first production of battery -grade lithium hydroxide at our Kwinana Refinery. We are now a fully integrated mine-to-refinery operation, supplying high quality lithium hydroxide to global markets and enabling approximately 1 million electric vehicles to go on the road, every year for the next 50 years. We are proud to foster a culture where people with different skills, experiences and backgrounds are welcomed and set-up for success.

Employee Benefits

We support, empower and reward our people with a range of benefits:

• Competitive remuneration, and annual incentives for eligible employees
• Access to discounts, recognition and rewards
• Access to flexible work arrangements
• Dedicated wellbeing program support and discounted health insurance
• Equal access to paid parental leave, financial support, return to work and parenting room
• Salary sacrifice options for superannuation and novated leasing

The Role

As a Project Engineer you will be a key member of the project engineering team, managing various design and process improvement projects across the refinery and non-process infrastructure.

This is a Permanent Full-time position based at our Kwinana Refinery on a 5:2 roster.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver asset improvement, growth and sustenance capital projects from concept and design through to execution, commissioning and close-out.
• Develop and manage project scopes, technical specifications, engineering deliverables and tender documentation.
• Ensure project designs and engineering deliverables comply with Company standards, statutory requirements and industry standards.
• Coordinate operations, maintenance, engineering and contractor teams to ensure safe and efficient project delivery, particularly during shutdowns and operational windows.
• Manage contractors, technical queries, design reviews, variations and engineering changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, risks and reporting, ensuring projects are delivered in line with approved requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned to enhance project delivery and operational outcomes.

About You

• Bachelor of Engineering qualification (mechanical, process or electrical) with 10+ years' project management experience in the resources industry.
• Demonstrated experience delivering brownfield, asset improvement and capital projects.
• Strong capability across project scope, cost, schedule, risk and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working across multidisciplinary teams and contractor organisations.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience with contractor management, engineering governance, technical reporting, business cases and project controls.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and project management systems.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence.

A competitive remuneration package commensurate with the role, candidate experience, skills and qualifications will be offered.

Our team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Candidates from all backgrounds and ages are encouraged to apply, including First Nations People, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, people with disabilities and those with neurodiverse, intersectional, or multiple diverse characteristics.

Covalent Lithium is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, with a focus on our employees. We recognise skills, expertise, commitment and living our values of Purpose, Care, Accountability and Collaboration. Our goal is to attract, develop, motivate, reward, and retain the best people in the industry.