Our client is Australia's leading supplier of custom precast concrete systems, delivering engineered solutions across some of the country's most complex and high-profile construction projects - from residential and infrastructure through to stadiums, bridges and data centres.
Operating out of a purpose-built facility in Acacia Ridge, the Queensland team has built a strong reputation for technical excellence, quality fabrication and reliable delivery. With a growing project pipeline and an expanding client base, the business is in a strong growth phase - and this role has been created to meet that demand head-on.
About the Role
This is a newly created Project Engineer position, born directly out of business growth and an increasing project workload. You'll join an established project team of five - sitting alongside a Project Coordinator and reporting into the Projects & Commercial Manager.
Where the Project Coordinator manages the client relationship and day-to-day communication, you are the technical authority. From tender award through to project close-out, your job is to make sure everything that was promised to the client actually gets delivered - correctly, on time and within budget.
In practice, that means:
- Reviewing project documentation, specifications and scope of works to ensure full compliance with contractual obligations
- Checking and validating precast shop drawings before manufacture - picking up errors and ensuring what gets built matches what was tendered
- Assessing temporary works requirements including lifting points and propping, and coordinating certification prior to production
- Coordinating drawing approvals, RFIs and construction programme updates with clients and builders
- Actively identifying value engineering and cost-saving opportunities across the project lifecycle
- Monitoring project budgets, flagging variations early and managing scope changes with documented evidence
- Liaising with internal stakeholders - production, logistics, drafting - to ensure smooth handover and on-time delivery
- Managing multiple concurrent projects with discipline and precision
Candidate Profile
You'll come from a civil or structural engineering background with solid exposure to the building and construction sector. We're open on where that experience has been gained - whether you've come through a structural or civil consultancy (think Arup, WSP, Aurecon or a strong boutique firm), or you've worked on the construction side with a clear engineering foundation.
What matters most is that you can take ownership of a project technically, juggle multiple workstreams without dropping the ball, and produce documentation that stands up to scrutiny.
You'll bring:
- Full Australian working rights
- A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
- Experience in building and construction, with an understanding of how projects are delivered on the ground
- Strong project coordination and management capability - you're comfortable running multiple projects concurrently
- Meticulous attention to detail when it comes to drawings, documentation and compliance
- Clear, confident communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- RPEQ registration
- Exposure to wind loading and its application in structural design
This role is being managed by Orrin Huang at Sharp & Carter.
To apply, submit your CV via the link on the job advertisement on SEEK or our company website.
If you have any questions please reach out directly to Orrin Huang at ohuang@sharpandcarter.com.au or 0425 201 109.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial phone screen, following by a MS Teams interview with the recruiter and then an onsite interview with the hiring manager at the production facility.
