Project Engineer

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project

CPB Contractors and DT Infrastructure are working in a joint venture to deliver the $1.18 billion design and construction contract for the Warringah Freeway upgrade. This crucial upgrade will make the Warringah Freeway more efficient and reliable through upgrading four kilometres of the Warringah Freeway, between High Street at North Sydney and Willoughby Road at Naremburn. Works also include connections to the future Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link tunnel projects.

The Warringah Freeway is one of the nation’s busiest and most complex road corridors and as Sydney continues to grow, the upgrade will make trips more efficient and reliable for the drivers who use it every day.

Your opportunity

Reporting to the Project Manager/Area Managers the Project Engineer will manage and provide direction to the team to deliver the project in accordance with the specified requirements and client expectations.

You will also:

• Contribute to a culture of 'Safety underpins everything we do’.
• Manage the effective set-up, delivery and completion of the project including establishing relevant systems
• Manage and monitor the completion of the project to ensure program, budget, quality, environmental and contractual obligations are achieved and take prompt corrective action where required
• Review design and construction plans, schedules, temporary works designs, method statements and job safety analysis and quality
• Monitor project progress against the program and budget
• Prepare accurate project reports and provide reporting on project risks and opportunities
• Effectively assigning tasks to project team members to deliver the required outputs to agreed specifications
• Ensure the project is adequately resourced to deliver project requirements within the program and contractual agreements
• Monitor KPIs and productivity analysis against program and budget

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications
• Experience as a Project Engineer on a large-scale civil project
• Demonstrated commercial experience to include planning up to 3 months ahead, weekly reporting on progress against plan and cost, reporting on risk and developing and implementing risk treatment plans
• Exposure to procurement processes including the development of tender packages
• Strong attitude and awareness of Safety
• High level verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent planning and organising skills; and negotiation and influencing skills
• A problem solver and strategic thinker
• Completion of a relevant Institute of Applied Technology - Construction course is highly regarded

CPB Contractors is an equal-opportunity employer. We support women in construction, Indigenous advancement, and participation and encourage people of all cultural backgrounds to apply.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.