Project Engineer

• Clear Pathways for Career Growth and Skill Development
• Collaborative, Supportive, and Inclusive Team Culture
• Robust and Exciting Pipeline of Projects

Drive the Future of Civil Construction – Project Engineer Wanted

With over 25 years' experience, Rokon has become one of Victoria's most prominent civil contractors. Partnering with some of the largest developers and Infrastructure owners in the state, we pride ourselves on being able to deliver projects on time and on budget.

We are proud to have a dedicated workforce that is progressive and diverse, and we are always looking for great people to join our team. We have opportunities for a skilled and driven Project Engineer to join our team working on projects across all of Melbourne.

Our Engineering team is responsible for providing engineering and project management expertise in the planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting of our projects.

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Project Manager, your key duties include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure documentation requirements, internal procedures, ITP's and other requirements applicable to allocated projects, are available for reference and implementation on each site/stage.
• Ensure that quality and HSE requirements for each project are documented and are clearly communicated to the responsible Site Supervisor.
• Manage contracts and technical engineering specifications for each project.
• Manage all stakeholders' groups including subcontractors, councils and relevant authorities.
• Liaise with other business functions, administration and site management to ensure the flow of materials, as required.
• Manage project costs and timelines and escalate issues in a timely manner.
• Arrange project meetings and ensure project status minutes are completed and distributed.
• Investigate any cost, claim and overrun anomalies and address accordingly.
• Forecast final costs and provide regular analysis and updates of these forecasts as each job progresses.
• Provide regular and ad hoc reports on all engineering and project activities as required by Management.

About you

To be considered, you need to demonstrate the following:

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 4 years' engineering experience within the civil construction industry, with residential and subdivision exposure.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Estimate from first principles.
• Skilled in all MS Office applications including MS Project and Excel.
• Advanced analytical skills and ability to challenge existing practices to identify justifiable improvement opportunities.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written with a demonstrated ability to discuss a wide range of issues to people across all levels of the organisation.
• Excellent relationship building, problem solving, negotiation and leadership skills.
• A positive, proactive, can-do attitude, combined with strong time management and organisation skills.
• Self-motivated and can demonstrate initiative.
• High personal and professional work standards with sound planning and organisational skills.
• OH&S Induction White Card and current Victorian driver's licence are essential.

Shortlisted candidates will need to complete a pre-employment medical assessment.

On Offer

Rokon provides a family oriented and supportive workplace environment with training and career development. We have earned our reputation for delivering projects on time and on budget through our commitment to quality and efficiency. An attractive annual salary plus other benefits are on offer for the right person.

If you are seeking a new challenge, please apply.