This role is ideal for a construction-focused engineer with strong experience in mine site infrastructure , brownfields environments , and multidisciplinary project delivery .
Key Responsibilities As a Project Engineer, you will be responsible for:
Technical & Project Delivery
- Providing technical guidance to ensure safe delivery of project scope, schedule and budget.
- Supporting multiple contractors and on-site projects concurrently.
- Managing technical input during project development phases including feasibility studies and design reviews.
- Ensuring Commissioning Plans are prepared, approved and executed.
- Liaising with Area Managers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Project Managers and various internal/external stakeholders.
- Facilitating Weekly Team Meetings and attending project planning sessions, risk assessments and kick-off meetings.
- Preparing infrastructure handover documentation for relevant stakeholders post‑commissioning.
- Participating in Critical Control Monitoring, live infrastructure assessments and team-based risk assessments.
- Conducting Field Leadership engagements and contributing to incident investigations.
- Ensuring compliance with Business Management Systems (BMS).
- Driving safety improvement by developing and implementing at least one safety initiative per quarter .
- Managing Technical Queries (TQs), Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and close-out documentation (MDR) across all assigned projects.
About You – Skills & Experience To be successful, you will bring:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Structural or related discipline).
- Demonstrated experience managing a multi‑discipline team in the resources sector.
- Proven ability to deliver multiple concurrent projects to schedule and quality requirements, with strong SMP (Structural, Mechanical, Piping) competence.
- Solid understanding of Business Management Systems .
- Strong commitment to health, safety and risk management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships.
- Exemplary safety leadership and alignment with Company Values .
- Desirable: Experience with brownfields OPF projects and shutdown planning.
- Opportunity to influence major resources projects from concept to completion.
- Work within a collaborative team committed to safety, innovation and continuous improvement.
- Exposure to a diverse range of site-based and Perth-based project activities.
For more information about this opportunity, please click APPLY or contact Melvern on 08 94374400 or via email on melvern.manuksuk@drdgroup.com.au
DRD Group is a specialist recruitment provider renowned for recruiting quality project teams on major projects within the Energy, Resources, Defense, Renewables and Infrastructure sectors.
DRD Group embraces a diverse workforce culture and encourages female and Indigenous applicants to apply. All work assignments are subject to successful completion of a medical, drug and alcohol screen plus verification of all original certifications and qualifications