Senior Project Engineer at Fulton Hogan

West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Management, Subcontractor Management, Interface Management, Resource Coordination, Safety Management, Commercial Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Civil Works Delivery, Method Of Work Plans, Commissioning, Handover Processes, Leadership, Mentoring, Defence Contracts, Technical Specifications, Budgeting

Industry

Civil Engineering

Description

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better. Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more. Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy. Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, Black Dog Institute, and Soldier On, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry. Do we offer a ‘competitive’ salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more. What’s on offer? A career-defining opportunity has now presented to join our Fulton Hogan Construction business as a Senior Engineer to support the upgrade of the Airfield on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI) which are located 3,000km north-west of Perth in the Indian Ocean, and boasting two coral atolls comprising of 27 smaller islands. This stand-out once-in-a-lifetime project will complement your skills and experience and will allow your efforts to enhance infrastructure and play a critical role in improving the lives of the local community. This position will report to the Construction Manager and will be FIFO to the Cocos and Keeling Islands on a 2:1 roster. As a key member of the project team, you will lead the delivery of various construction, airfield and enabling works packages, and partner with key stakeholders and supply chain to develop and implement all necessary handover processes and deliverables for multi-disciplinary works in accordance with relevant specifications and standards. You will be highly capable at interface management, and resource co-ordination, whilst working collaboratively across a diverse and complex environment. Main responsibilities include: Subcontractor Package management from tender to delivery, commissioning, and handover. Including all aspects of job delivery; program, quality & technical, safety, commercial and maintaining positive working relations. Safety management, monitoring and reporting for site activities. Supporting a strong safety culture amongst the team and subcontractors onsite. Working constructively with subcontractors and assisting to ensure they can succeed with the delivery of the packages as required. Whilst appropriately managing commercial risks and identifying or forecasting deficiencies. Manage and coordinate all project construction, airfield and enabling works, including development of staging plans and Method of Work Plans (MOWP) to ensure no incidents. Clearly establish and manage performance expectations and ensure team members understand their roles and responsibilities Show initiative to address issues as they arise, with the aptitude and flexibility for taking on new challenges We’re seeking suitably demonstrated project management and delivery experience, with relevant tertiary qualifications. You will have a sound understanding of defence contracts and experience working in a remote environment where you will be accountable and responsible for a sizeable package of civil works. You will have an innate ability to develop and maintain strong relationships, be able to support, mentor and effectively lead a project team to strong delivery, and promote a positive workplace culture based on trust, respect, and high performance. Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone. We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities. If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan. For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of construction and airfield enabling works packages for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands upgrade. Manage subcontractors from tender to handover while ensuring safety, quality, and commercial compliance.