Senior Mechanical Project Manager

7 days ago


Darwin city centre, Northern Territory, Australia McConnell Dowell Full time
About the Role

McConnell Dowell is seeking a highly skilled Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our project team on a critical infrastructure project in the Northern Territory. This role plays a crucial part in the successful delivery of the project, working closely with our clients and stakeholders to ensure timely and within-budget completion.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage on-site mechanical engineering functions through subordinates, including Project Engineers and Cost/Planning Engineers.
  • Obtain relevant design parameter information for incorporation into detailed designs and construction specifications.
  • Monitor quality and quantities of incoming equipment and material, checking work drawings, construction, and specifications against site plans and conditions, and arranging corrections or modifications as necessary.
  • Coordinate the activities of an engineering team, program workloads, and provide technical and administrative guidance to the engineering staff to ensure aims and objectives are effectively and economically achieved.
  • Ensure project engineering completion is on time and within budget, recording completed work, costs incurred, materials used, and retaining progress drawings.
  • Assign work and assist with reviews for accuracy and adherence to required standards of supplier/subcontractor quotations/purchase orders, as well as subcontractor arrangements.
  • Participate in planning future requirements, including machine tools, ancillary equipment, major plant, and labor, directing site surveys and preparatory work prior to construction.
  • Liaise with clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and planning authorities to ensure satisfactory completion of structures and construction work.
About You
  • Tertiary qualification in mechanical or civil engineering.
  • Specialist experience in project engineering and a working knowledge of project management.
  • Balanced knowledge in mechanical engineering with hands-on experience in a similar environment.
  • Sound working knowledge of HS&E requirements and implementation of same.
  • Strong and empathetic communication skills with proven ability to engage others.
  • Personal values aligned to McConnell Dowell's values of safety and care, honesty and integrity, customer focus, teamwork, and performance excellence.
About Us

McConnell Dowell is a leading construction company with a purpose of Providing a Better Life. We deliver projects that connect, support, and sustain communities, and provide career opportunities that challenge, reward, and grow our people. Our diverse portfolio includes major resources and energy projects, city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, and remote projects in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia.

We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals, and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that. We actively seek and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and individuality, and we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but small enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.



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