Ausenco is a fast-growing company with big ideas. We redefine what’s possible in some of the world’s most complex projects and toughest environments. Delivering innovative, value-add consulting, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions is what we do. From 21 offices in 9 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide, we create sustainable outcomes for our people, clients and communities.

Our team is growing, we are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Engineer to join our team in our Newcastle office, an immediate start is available

 About the role 

• Work closely with Project Managers, technical leads, and client stakeholders to effectively manage office or onsite activities to ensure engineering work is delivered safely, on schedule, within scope and budget, to the required quality and in accordance with Ausenco’s objectives.
• Develop and maintain deliverable lists aligned with project scope, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Maintain project performance dashboards, including earned value management (EVM), KPIs, schedule performance, and cost tracking.
• Monitor engineering progress against baselines and identify emerging issues or risks.
• Support forecasting, change management, and reporting of cost and schedule variances.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project reports for internal and client stakeholders.
• Consolidate engineering status updates into clear, data-driven reporting packs.
• Present performance insights, trends, and recommendations to the project leadership team
• Lead coordination across engineering disciplines to ensure alignment of design deliverables, interfaces, and schedules.
• Capture and distribute accurate meeting minutes, actions, and decisions for internal and external project meetings, and ensure owners are progressing tasks to closure
• Maintain key project registers
• Manage subcontractors to ensure scope of work delivery within schedule and budget
• Proactively review existing engineering and project delivery processes and procedures, identifying opportunities to improve alignment with project needs, industry best practice, and operational efficiency.
• Define, plan, and manage engineering work packages, including scopes, deliverables, budgets, interfaces, and acceptance criteria.
• Support resource planning, task allocation, and monitoring of team performance
• Maintain a professional and functional relationship with internal stakeholders and client personnel.

About you 

• Engineering degree (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical or Civil) from a recognised tertiary institute or equivalent experience
• Minimum 12 years of experience working in mining and minerals studies and/or projects, 
• Demonstrated experience in a consultancy or major project environment
• Technically strong, organised, and collaborative professional who can lead multidisciplinary engineering activities while driving effective project performance
• EPCM/EPC experience including supervision of contractors and field personnel will be looked upon favourably 
• Previous experience in process plants and mining projects in operations or construction is preferred
• Substantial exposure to project controls, scheduling, planning, cost control, estimating and reporting.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI, Excel, document control systems
• Outstanding communication skill and ability to develop rapport with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong safety focus with demonstrated evidence of actively promoting and sustaining a Zero harm environment 

Why Ausenco?

We support individual growth and aim to allow you to work in a way that plays to your strengths. In addition to a competitive remuneration package we offer: 

• Career advancement - Be supported in your ongoing development with technical training, mentoring programs and frequent networking opportunities.
• Work Life Balance – Be empowered to enjoy your life outside of the office with flexible working hours, work from home arrangements and modern leave policies including paid parental leave and floating public holiday programs.
• Holistic approach to wellness – Take a proactive approach to your overall wellbeing. Access confidential services as a courtesy of Ausenco including online health and fitness programs, financial coaching, and confidential counselling services.
• Accessible leadership team – Work with highly reputable market leaders who value your contribution.

Our people don’t settle for the status quo. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to help set a new standard in sustainability, we’ll help you find your place. This means working with you to develop a unique career path and skillset to match your ambition.

We’re proud of the work we do, and we do it within a culture that is open, honest, and cooperative. We have a history of attracting visionary people who embrace challenges and deliver creative solutions for every project, and your voice is an important part of the conversation.

As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

Join us and work a better way.

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