Project Engineer in Brisbane

North Projects is a specialist advisor and consultancy to major infrastructure, property, construction and development projects nationally. Our clients include State governments, company boards, financiers, developers, builders, governments, PPP Sponsors and tertiary education providers.

The opportunity: Due to a strong pipeline of committed work, we are seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer / Project Manager with project delivery and pre-contracts experience to join our Queensland team. You will apply your project delivery experience to provide practical advice across constructability, construction methodology, programming, estimating and pre-contracts activities. This role would ideally suit an experienced Project Engineer, Senior Project Engineer or Project Manager from a contractor background who is looking to apply their project delivery experience in a consulting environment across a range of major infrastructure projects in Australia and New Zealand.

You will:

• Advise clients across tender programme development, constructability reviews, construction methodology, BOQ validation, subcontractor evaluation and risk and opportunity analysis
• Undertake detailed constructability reviews, identifying construction staging and sequencing, temporary works requirements, access constraints and programme optimisation opportunities
• Support the development and review of project cost estimates and budgets, including quantities, construction methodology, productivity, resourcing and programme assumptions
• Participate in estimate reviews, challenging key assumptions, quantities, methodologies, productivity rates, risk allowances and programme inputs
• Provide pre-construction support including programme development and logic review, integrating design, procurement, construction sequencing and subcontractor inputs
• Support clients in the review and refinement of pre-construction management plans to ensure readiness for project delivery

About you:

• You have a degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline
• You have significant project delivery experience on major civil infrastructure projects, ideally gained with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor
• You have experience in road and/or rail infrastructure, with experience across other major civil infrastructure sectors also highly regarded
• You have experience in pre-contracts, tendering or pre-construction activities
• You have a strong understanding of construction methodologies, staging and sequencing, temporary works and constructability
• You have experience in cost estimating and budget development, including the review of quantities, productivity, construction methodology and programme assumptions
• You have experience working with cost estimates across different levels of project definition, including an understanding of AACE estimate classifications (Class 5 to Class 1)
• You have a strong understanding of contractor methodologies, delivery models, procurement and subcontractor management
• You exercise sound commercial judgement, confidently challenging inputs, clarifying scope and testing assumptions
• You have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to provide high-quality written and verbal advice to clients

Why North: We are a medium-sized consultancy with a passion for what we do. North is experiencing a significant phase of growth, creating opportunities for our people to work on major infrastructure projects while continuing to develop their careers. We recognise that we are only as good as our people, and we want to help our people be the best they can be.

We offer:

• Competitive salary package
• Leave policies for everybody – our teams have options to swap public holidays, as well as take paid parental leave and more
• An additional two annual leave days per year after the first 12 months of employment
• Professional Development Program focusing on individual development, goal setting and coaching
• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to our Learning Management system, Go Skills
• A bespoke mentoring program, Mentoring at North
• Strong support for mental health and wellbeing, with access to our Employee Assistance Provider (Acacia) for all North employees and their immediate family
• A positive, collaborative and supportive work culture