Project Engineer

Project Engineer

Parramatta NSW
Ongoing Full Time Employment

Engineer Grade 1-2 $74,912 to $87,315 plus superannuation

Your role

As a Project Engineer within the Housing Portfolio team, you will be responsible for managing complex engineering upgrade works requiring technical input and providing professional advice and problem-solving support on a range of technical matters across Homes NSW property portfolio and infrastructure, including sensitive and contentious matters requiring an urgent response.

What you’ll do

The role, as a Project Engineer, will assist specialist engineers within the team in reviewing reports related to engineering matters, and also provide required support to the upgrade team in managing specific engineering upgrade components, inspections and professional services projects and provide input to the Principal Engineer and specialist engineers as required.

You will also be responsible for managing the Engineering projects, CHP structural repairs submission, and support the DPAS Program activities.

What we’re looking for

• Coordinate and assist in providing specialist and technical engineering advice (structural, civil or hydraulics) for new and existing assets as needed to internal and external stakeholders, make recommendations, and provide commentary on external or internally developed designs with project managers and stakeholders.
• Project manage the tasks and activities as directed, relating to technically challenging and complex engineering and upgrade projects from concept to completion, including coordination with other professionals required on the projects/programs.
• Collaborate and work with the Principal Engineer and the team in the effective and efficient implementation of general upgrade works.
• Analyse, advise, review and determine risks and mitigations across all upgrade programs and project work, to avoid unnecessary delays in program quality, cost and timelines from a project perspective.
• Identify, determine, plan and implement - in collaboration with the Capital Works team - effective project management, contract management and engineering principles and practices across the upgrade programs to enhance outcomes and business goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure clarity in engineering specifications, standards and requirements and ensure expectations are effectively and efficiently captured in relation to engineering upgrade activities.
• Advise, evaluate and share industry best practices learned externally and through program evaluation with individuals and teams where appropriate to ensure continuous improvement in processes, procedures and activities.
• Track and report key functional metrics and status updates on assigned engineering, upgrade and professional services projects/programs, and update corporate systems in a timely manner for accurate reporting.
• Manage all assigned projects efficiently adhering to the established governance, risk management and quality assurance processes.

Essential requirements
 

• Qualifications in Civil/Structural Engineering field(s).
• Demonstrated engineering experience in residential property environment.

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What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 3 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

1. Please outline your two strongest qualities in undertaking the Project Engineer role. Could you demonstrate those strengths by a reference to an example when you used them to positive effect in achieving an outcome?
2. Can you describe a complex project you managed from inception to completion, highlighting how you coordinated resources, managed risks, and ensured compliance with procurement policies and contractual obligations?

Applications close 16 April 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Masoom Islam on 0447 126 697 or via Masoom.islam@homes.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Lisa Walker on 0447 204 182 or via Lisa.Walker@dcj.nsw.gov.au  

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