Senior Project Engineer

DT Infrastructure is growing our South Australia Rail Team. We are seeking a Senior Project Engineer who will provide engineering, technical, quality support and other duties as delegated by the Senior Project Manager and Operations Manager. This role is a full-time position where you will be working on a 10:4 DIDO roster.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and coordinate engineering and construction activities to ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to required quality standards.
• Provide technical leadership, engineering oversight, and project support, including design interpretation, construction methodology, risk management, reporting, and stakeholder coordination.
• Manage quality assurance processes, including inspections, testing, audits, non-conformance management, and compliance documentation to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Support project planning, procurement, estimating, budgeting, subcontractor management, and business improvement initiatives to drive operational performance and project success.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project personnel by fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high-performance delivery.
• Promote and maintain strong health, safety, environmental, and rail compliance standards through proactive leadership, training, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.

Experience and capabilities:

• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualification.
• Be a member of, or eligible to be a member of Engineers Australia.
• Minimum of 5 years engineering experience in the rail industry.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with developing and managing project schedules.
• Demonstrable and successful experience in a business/project operations management role gained at a similar level.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively build relationships with key stakeholders and develop new business opportunities.

Why work for DTI:

• Competitive pay that reflects your contribution: We reward performance and impact, with our remuneration benchmarked to market.
• Purpose-driven careers in infrastructure: As we grow our presence in the renewable energy sector, DTI is also continuing to cement its position as a delivery partner of choice across rail, roads and Defence infrastructure projects.
• Fostering your development: We’ve developed a culture where continuous learning is front and centre of everything we do.
• Parental leave designed for the reality of family life: Our industry leading parental leave policies are centred on flexibility to support modern family life.
• Flexibility that works for you and for us: We acknowledge that everyone’s needs are different in striking the right work-life integration.

DT Infrastructure is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that champions opportunity and respect. Our focus on inclusivity is active and ongoing. Women, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and former members of the Australian Defence Force are encouraged to apply.