Project Engineer

Company Description

About the Company:

We launch rockets! It’s a pretty cool industry and we are at the heart of it.

Equatorial Launch Australia’s (ELA) mission is and aspires to be the pre-eminent multi-user commercial Space Launch company, providing world-class Launch services supporting testing, launch and recovery of space vehicles and payloads flown to and from all space orbits.

The Executive Chairman and Group CEO leads a seriously professional and highly qualified leadership team who are trusted leaders in the development of the space industry in Australia and globally. Our team’s experience and capability spans across aerospace, commercial enterprise, regulation, asset development, and complex project management along with space strategy and systems engineering.

ELA owns and operates the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC), a multi-user commercial spaceport in East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Australia at 12° S. ELA were contracted by NASA to launch Australia’s first commercial rockets to space from our site in June and July 2022. We are heading into the next phase of our development and we have some bold plans for the future where we will be conducting around 50 orbital space launches every year.

What type of company is ELA:

We are a world and Australian industry leader in our field, but we are still relatively small and in scale up mode.

We pride ourselves on being relaxed professionals and want the industry and all who deal with us to say, “wow these guys are really good!”.

We don’t care about your background, or personal situation, but we care about you, and it is compulsory for you to be good at what you do and to have fun while you’re doing it.

Two of the things we don’t want are: precious people who say “that’s not my job”, or people who say “that’s my responsibility, get out of it”. We value teamwork, respect and a ‘can do’ attitude couple with a desire for excellence.

Job Description

Role Summary

ELA is a true scale-up business on our way to being the world’s premier multi-user Commercial Space Launch company. ELA is owner of the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC) a space port south of Nhulunbuy where customers can conduct orbital, sub-orbital launch and testing campaigns for rockets.

As Project Engineer you will be required to:

• Work with Construction Manager, Estimator, Site Manager
• Liaising with design and construction teams daily and facilitate meeting weekly with key stakeholders.
• Support construction Site Manager to manage and coordinate the construction works and subcontractors.
• Coordinate and manage subcontractor progress and support resolution of any commercial matters.
• Manage costs associated with scope of work including managing budgets and forecasts including assessment and recommendation of variations.
• Program management, including maintaining and tracking a 6 month look ahead and provide monthly input into program updates.
• Provide general technical assistance to supervisory personnel, including working in concert with consultant Engineers.
• Interpret engineering documents and drawings for field personnel.
• Control fabrication and field construction engineering and schedules for overall programs.
• Prepare reports on progress, manpower and costs and coordinate the work scheduling and procurement.

Qualifications

About You

Ideally, the successful applicant will be a civil engineer or other construction tertiary qualified, with sufficient industry experience to prove capacity of fulfilling this role.

You will possess:

• Tertiary qualification in construction, or civil engineering.
• Working knowledge of construction project management.
• Previous experience in project coordination or construction management
• Competent in planning and organising work schedules and a demonstrated ability to deliver to timelines.
• Sound working knowledge of HSEQ requirements and implementation of same.
• Experience with managing work programs and performance of teams and subcontractors.
• Proven verbal, written, interpersonal communication skills and ability to develop and maintain diverse stakeholder relationships.
• Experience with MS Project and Procore or similar.
• Ability to work a hybrid role primarily based on site in Arnhem land.
• Experience in civil and concrete structures highly regarded.
• You don’t know the phrase “that’s not my job” and are a real “can do“ person. You’re fun and casual but very good at what you do.
• You will be hardworking and a team player, looking to become part of a vibrant and supportive team.
• You are comfortable engaging with people both internally and externally and will have a strong technical grounding to support hitting the ground running as well as the opportunity for further growth in your career.
• Fundamentally, you will have a great attitude, strong aptitude and want to fit in with ELA

Additional information

Next Steps:

To apply, submit your Cover Letter, detailing why you want to work for ELA and how you meet the requirements of this position and your CV outlining your work history.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.

Equatorial Launch Australia is passionate about creating a culture that values inclusion and diversity, where all our people are treated fairly and respectfully.

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