Senior Project Engineer

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.
 

• Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.
   

• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.
   

• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation and Black Dog Institute, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.
   

• Do we offer a ‘competitive’ salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What’s on offer?

We’re looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join our Metro Civil team and support the successful delivery of major civil infrastructure projects across the Sydney metro region. This role will give you the opportunity to be based out of our Alexandria or Rydalmere office with regular travel to project sites, this is a key role where you'll bring your technical expertise, stakeholder management skills and commercial acumen together to drive safe, high-quality project outcomes.

Working closely with the broader delivery team, you will play a critical role in planning, coordinating and delivering works while ensuring safety, quality, cost and programme targets are achieved. You'll have oversight of your scope of works from planning through to completion, leading project teams, managing subcontractors and building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders to achieve successful project outcome

What you’ll do?
 

• Lead the delivery of project works, ensuring safety, quality, cost and programme outcomes are achieved.

• Provide leadership, mentoring and direction to engineers, supervisors and subcontractors, supporting the ongoing development of team capability.

• Manage project planning, programming, scheduling, procurement and contract administration activities.

• Monitor project performance through cost management, forecasting, budgeting, progress claims and monthly financial reviews.

• Identify project risks and opportunities, implementing effective solutions to maintain delivery objectives.

• Lead and promote a strong safety culture while ensuring compliance with HSEQ requirements, contractual obligations and company procedures.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders to support successful project delivery.
   

How you’ll connect to the role?

We're looking for a Senior Project Engineer with proven experience delivering mid to large-scale civil infrastructure projects, ideally with exposure to pavements, roadworks and urban civil construction. You will hold a Bachelor of Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification and bring a strong understanding of project delivery, commercial management and construction methodologies. We also encourage applications from experienced Project Engineers who are ready to take the next step into a senior role and are looking for an opportunity to further develop their leadership and project delivery capability.

Your ability to communicate effectively, build trusted relationships and work collaboratively with clients, subcontractors and project teams will be key to your success. Most importantly, you'll be committed to delivering projects safely, efficiently and to a high standard, while contributing to a positive team culture and driving continuous improvement across the business.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.