Project Engineer

Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia

We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join our Energy & Utilities Water team and support the successful delivery of construction projects.

Working closely with Project Managers, Supervisors, subcontractors and clients, you will provide technical and project delivery expertise across the project lifecycle. You will play an important role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with commercial, quality, environmental and client requirements. 

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical advice to project delivery and wider program teams

• Supporting project planning, design reviews and constructability assessments

• Monitoring project performance, schedules, budgets, costs and forecasts

• Supporting the development of project budgets and financial reporting

• Managing subcontractors, suppliers, procurement packages and scopes of work

• Reviewing subcontractor progress claims, variations and extensions of time

• Developing head contract variations and extensions of time

• Identifying project risks and hazardous site activities and ensuring appropriate controls are implemented

• Supporting design development to achieve practical, fit for purpose and value for money outcomes

• Maintaining strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and delivery partners

• Driving quality outcomes and capturing lessons learnt across project delivery

• Demonstrating strong safety leadership and supporting a proactive Zero Harm culture 

 

What we’re looking for

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• An Engineering qualification – Civil preferred

• 3 -5 years of post-graduate project engineering experience within the water or wastewater industry in South East Queensland

• Experience managing subcontractors

• Experience developing scopes of work and subcontract agreements

• Demonstrated financial management and reporting capability, including budgeting and forecasting

• Demonstrated experience developing and managing project schedules

• Experience driving quality outcomes across project delivery

• Strong communication, organisation and time management skills

• The ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to perform effectively in a changing environment

• A strong commitment to safety and Zero Harm 

 

What we offer

• The opportunity to work on meaningful water infrastructure projects

• A collaborative environment working alongside experienced project delivery professionals

• Exposure across the full project lifecycle, including planning, design, procurement, construction and commercial management

• The opportunity to build strong technical, commercial and stakeholder management capability

• A workplace focused on safety, collaboration and high performance

 

About Energy & Utilities

Downer’s Energy & Utilities business provides essential services and infrastructure solutions across Australia. Within our Water business, our teams work collaboratively with clients and delivery partners to achieve safe, sustainable and value for money outcomes.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where our people can contribute, develop and succeed.

 

How to apply

If you are an experienced Project Engineer with water or wastewater industry experience and are looking to contribute to the delivery of essential infrastructure, we encourage you to apply.

Please submit your application through the advertised application process.

Downer does not accept any unsolicited resume referrals from Recruitment Agencies. Downer will not pay any placement fees relating to unsolicited resume referrals.

About Us

At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities. 

About the Organization

Downer's Energy & Utilities business unit is an integrated trans-Tasman team, providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure.
We design, build, operate and maintain today's critical assets and networks, delivering complete services across the water, electricity, telecommunications, industrial and power generation sectors.
Our expertise spans in-house technical smarts, specialist engineering, integrated OEM partners, and dedicated crews of qualified tradespeople.Join Downer’s Energy and Utilities team as a Project Engineer and play a key role in delivering critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects across South East Queensland. Bring your technical expertise, commercial capability and collaborative approach to a high performing team focused on safe, quality project delivery.