Project Engineer

Ward Civil & Environmental Engineering (Ward) is a leading Tier 2, multi-faceted civil and environmental engineering contractor with a history of over 50 years. Ward is an employer of 160 staff with offices in Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane. We are proud of the service we offer our clients, our commitment to safety and the team-focused culture of our organisation.

**We are seeking to appoint an experienced Project Engineer to join our team in Sydney.**

Responsibilities may include

• Develop and take a lead role in the overall job schedule with the project team, ensuring project milestone dates are met
• Defining construction materials, methods and quality standards and producing specifications, plans and drawings
• Forward planning for procurement of resources in advance of required time for the job – this can be planning up to 6 weeks in advance
• Effective organisation and direction of site labour and the delivery of plant, materials and equipment, and co-ordinating detailed programs for site activity
• Ensuring relevant documentation required for importing material, plant and labour to site is provided prior to arrival – this includes maintenance history, insurances and certificates of conformity
• Leading the project team in developing and implementing the site safety manual
• Providing weekly updates to the project team
• Conducting Safe Work Method Statement reviews
• Obtaining and testing of construction site samples
• Studying drawings and specifications to estimate costings and preparing cost plans in line with budgets
• Developing and reviewing I.T.P’s and other Quality Assurance documentation
• Preparing monthly reports for projects including compiling costs to date and cost summaries
• Carrying out receipting through accounting software
• Contract Management
• Liaising with clients and external consultants

Ideal qualifications/experience

• Prior experience in a Project Engineer role in civil construction works
• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering
• A valid Driver’s License
• Confident in the use of Microsoft Office suite. Experience in using Microsoft Project will be highly regarded
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A team-focus with the ability to interact with a wide variety of people at all levels
• A driven, self-motivated attitude, with the ability to take initiative in your work

At Ward we offer our team members the opportunity to develop a career in a successful and growing civil infrastructure business. Ward values diversity, inclusion, innovation and personal growth across its workforce and retains the family first culture upon which the business was founded. If you share these values and seek a rewarding and challenging career, apply now.