AddressOur client KLM Spatial offers specialised skills and extensive expertise in Town Planning, Urban and Landscape Design, Land Surveying, Building Design, Civil Engineering and Civil Construction Management.
Currently, there is an exciting full-time opportunity to join our team in Warragul as a Principal Civil Engineer.
We are looking for a Principal Civil Engineer to support the achievement of KLM Spatial’s goals by having an active role in managing the Engineering Team’s projects and assisting the Engineering Manager.
If you thrive in a Civil Engineering Leadership Position, this job might be the one for you! The added bonus is working alongside a fantastic team of great thinkers at a fun and exciting workplace!
- Act as the design lead on projects and overseeing all aspects of the project including, resource planning and invoicing.
- Prepare high quality designs and providing technical engineering advice that meet KLM Spatial’s and our clients’ expectations.
- Establish and communicate the scope and expectations of the project from a technical, timing, and hours of effort perspective.
- Pre-planning, determination of objectives and gathering data via research.
- Consolidation of data, including consideration of options and constraints.
- Preparation and self-checking of conceptual and functional design.
- Prepare and check detailed civil designs.
- Review, evaluate and check design and documentation in accordance with KLM Spatial’s QA procedures and relevant authority standards.
- Review Preparation of Schedule of Quantities.
- Act as discipline lead (design) on projects and oversee invoicing, resource planning and project control of those work packages.
- Accountable for the project design team in projects.
- Contribute to ongoing continuous improvement in processes and systems where appropriate.
- Other duties which may extend to other departments as required.
- Quoting/Tendering/Pricing fee proposals for new projects
- Cost estimating, early concept and master planning advice.
- Manage projects and coordinate completion to satisfy customer requirements including dates of completion and budgeted hours.
- Drive collaboration of the project team to ensure the input of all team members is managed in a co-ordinated manner.
- Together with the Design Group Manager perform Pre-planning, determination of objectives and gathering data via research and asking questions both internally and externally.
- Compilation, assessment of and approving monthly accounts for projects managed, this includes personal effort expended and that by design group & construction/contract group.
- Review and evaluate designs to validate compliance with client, internal departments, Regulatory & Referral authority objectives
- Business development (Marketing of KLMS)
- Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with Company’s Guidelines, Mission and Value Statements.
What you’ll bring to the role:
- Bachelor of Engineering
- Member Institute of Engineers Australia
- 10 years min experience in engineering positions
- Strong knowledge of relevant design standards and authority expectations for subdivision engineering practices in metropolitan Melbourne and Regional Victoria
Working knowledge of the following:
- 12D
- Auto-cad
- PCdrain
- Hecras
- MS Project
The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate their ability to work confidently and constructively with key internal/external stakeholders to ensure the effective and successful delivery of our land development projects. If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you. Click now to apply!
