Senior Project Engineer - Electrical
This site-based opportunity offers the chance to lead key sustaining capital projects across major bauxite mining operations in the southwest of WA. Working within an integrated project delivery team, you will oversee the full project life cycle from early study phases through to construction, commissioning, and handover.

Role Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join a high-performing project delivery team supporting a long-term program of sustaining capital works across two major mining operations in WA's southwest region.

You'll be responsible for coordinating multidisciplinary project teams, managing budgets, schedules, safety, and stakeholder relationships to ensure successful delivery of brownfield and sustaining projects.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a project professional seeking a stable, long-term contract role with flexibility for partial work-from-home and regular RDOs.

Benefits

• $100/hr inclusive of super | 40-hour week
• 12-month initial contract with strong likelihood of extension
• Rostered Day Off (RDO) and Work-from-Home flexibility
• Site-based role south of Perth
• Join a leading global engineering and project delivery company
• Deliver projects spanning early studies through to commissioning and handover
• Support long-term brownfields and sustaining capital programs with a tier-one resources client

Essential Qualifications & Skills

• Strong experience in project engineering or project management, ideally within mining, resources, or heavy industry
• Proven experience managing small to mid-scale capital projects from concept through to completion
• Strong knowledge of engineering design processes, construction interface, and commissioning
• Demonstrated understanding of cost control, scheduling, and risk management
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including interfacing with client operations and construction teams
• Tertiary qualification in engineering (any discipline considered)
• Sound understanding of HSE management, quality systems, and project governance processes
• Experience in sustaining capital or brownfields environments highly regarded

Desirable Skills

• Prior exposure to Alcoa or similar mining operations
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams
• Knowledge of front-end loading (FEL) frameworks and sustaining capital delivery models
• Familiarity with project assurance activities such as HAZOP, FMEA, constructability and value engineering reviews

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end project delivery across multiple sustaining capital projects
• Oversee engineering and design deliverables from early study through to detailed design
• Coordinate interface between engineering, operations, construction, and commissioning teams
• Drive safety-in-design and ensure compliance with HSE and quality requirements
• Monitor and report on cost, schedule, and performance metrics
• Prepare and maintain project management plans, risk registers, and progress reports
• Lead stakeholder engagement with the client's project, operations, and procurement teams
• Ensure timely award and execution of procurement and construction contracts
• Support handover of completed projects to operations and ensure full closeout in client systems

Our Client
Our client is a global engineering and project delivery organisation, providing end-to-end solutions across the resources, energy, and infrastructure sectors. Their WA-based project team delivers long-term sustaining capital works for a major bauxite mining operation, offering stable, high-value contract opportunities for experienced project professionals.

How to Apply
Click APPLY or contact Joe Chalkley on 0427 677 435 for a confidential discussion.

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