Mechanical Project Engineer (Construction)

at  Saunders International

Saunders International is a leading, Australian-based ASX-listed company, committed to providing engineering services to the energy, defence, infrastructure and resource sectors. Firmly focused on safety, Saunders spans over 70 successful years. We are proud of our ever-expanding portfolio of projects covering tank and bridge engineering and construction, terminal expansions, infrastructure remediation, technical EPCM services and industrial electrical/process automation solutions.
Due to our ongoing growth, we are seeking an experienced Mechanical Project Engineer (Construction) to be based at the company’s Head Office in Rhodes, Sydney.
In this role you will provide support for multiple projects in Sydney, mainly Tanks maintenance and SMP projects. Reporting to the Site Project Manager your role will be to coordinate subcontractors, materials and equipment to ensure the delivery of the project in accordance with safe work procedures and in line with their quality plans and project timelines.

The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Working closely with the project managers and supervisors to ensure good job planning and execution.
• Maintain records pertaining to each job/package as required in SharePoint.
• Liaise with client’s site personnel and attend meetings to support project.
• Liaise with the proposal team to ensure detailed handover of projects to operations.
• Review information from client and Head Office then distribute to the relevant personnel to execute the tasks.
• Conduct safety observations and site safety audits
• Ensure all drawings and supplied relied upon information are maintained, up to date and distributed to project team.
• Assist field staff with reading and understanding the construction drawings and compliance requirements.
• Liaise with PM, drawing and engineering office to resolve technical issues.
• Ensure all field staff are supplied with the correct tools and equipment to ensure a productive, compliance and safe execution of the works.
• Promote safety throughout the site and across all activities carried out on site.
• Undertaken field verifications in support of design validation and sign off.
• Ensure project has correct resources for the next 7 days tasks.
• Preparation of daily site records
• Preparation of manhour tracking productivity records
• Preparation of weekly project reports for client
• Preparation of schedule tracking reports
• Insist that all services delivered to clients always meet the strict quality standards set by the Company.
• Keep Project Manager updated with all site issues.
• Detailed reporting as required by PM.
• Participate in site technical, scheduling, systems and safety problems.