Project: Huntly Water Supply Project
Role Purpose An excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Engineering Manager to lead engineering delivery on a major water supply infrastructure project in Western Australia.
You will be accountable for defining engineering scope, standards, and governance while leading multiple engineering workstreams from options analysis through design development and delivery. This is a senior leadership role requiring strong technical judgement, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to drive safe, integrated, and high‑quality engineering outcomes within a live mining environment.
Contract & Location
- Rate:$130 – $150 per hour + super
- Contract: 12 months | 40 hours per week
- Location: Booragoon‑based
- Site Travel: 1–2 days per week to Pinjarra Refinery or Huntly Mine Site
- Work from Home: Typically 1 day per week
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide overall engineering leadership across the project lifecycle
- Define and manage engineering scope, standards, and governance frameworks
- Lead engineering assurance and technical decision‑making
- Coordinate and manage engineering service providers
- Ensure effective integration across water treatment and water reticulation systems
- Support concurrent delivery of multiple project workstreams
- Engage stakeholders and provide clear technical and delivery reporting
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil, Structural, Electrical, or Mechanical – Washington Accord recognised)
- 10+ years’ total engineering experience
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in engineering design and design management
- Strong communication and senior stakeholder engagement capability
- Project management and/or commercial exposure (desirable)
- Experience in mining, alumina, or mineral processing environments
- Must be residing in / and have full work rights to work in Australia
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