Senior Project Engineer
Job Description
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About the Project
The ICF fibre network is an iconic project that only comes around once in a lifetime, It involves the renewal/upgrade of the existing inter-city network across the Nation. The new inter-city fibre cable uses technically improved optic fibre cable, and architecture which will provide additional capacity between capital cities and remote communities to enhance performance and improve connectivity to regional Australia which will support the anticipated growth in bandwidth over the next 25+ years.
About The Role
Reporting to the National Project Manager the Senior Project Engineer will take a lead role managing the project deliverables, timeframes and key milestones. The incumbent will directly liaise and provide progress updates to the client as well as mitigating any risks or issues that arise.
The Senior Project Engineer will have a background in leading and driving performance on projects as well as tracking financial reporting.
Note: The successful candidate can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
What you’ll be doing:
- Report on project progression in weekly/monthly client meetings
- Manage, track and report on financial costings including variations
- Manage, review and upgrade Programme at Work Release (Sequencing, Delays etc)
- Manage all Contract Trades through the weekly programme and convey to relevant Field Managers/Area Managers to ensure prompt start dates when work made available.
- Track and analyse the performance of contractors to ensure objectives are met.
- Review Completion progress including financial spend against forecasted projections
- Initiate design change management
- Ongoing Review of Open Defects
- Review and update progress weekly
- Month end processing of Contractor Claims
About You
You will have a Tertiary Qualifications in Civil/Electrical/Telecommunications Engineering or Equivalent, accompanied with practical experience in the delivery of infrastructure / construction projects.
You will also possess:
- Ideally 5 years’ engineering experience in delivering telecommunication projects.
- Good understanding of telecommunications pit and pipe and aerial fibre optic network infrastructure
- Proven record of dealing with key stakeholders, including workforce and sub-contractors.
- Experience in forecasting and programme management
- Proven record of project reporting
What We Offer You
- Hybrid working arrangement encouraging work life/balance
- Celebration of project milestones
- Ventia offers you a flexible, supportive and inclusive work environment where you matter.
- Travel/Accommodation allowances provided for occasional travel for project requirements
- We take our people’s careers seriously, helping them to learn and grow.
- There’s nothing more important to us than keeping our people and the public safe.
- We look after each other and foster our people’s wellbeing.
About Ventia
Ventia is one of Australasia’s largest dedicated infrastructure service providers, Ventia is a new and dynamic organisation with a rich history. Our clients are the owners and operators of major infrastructure that is critical to our communities. No one else does exactly what we do in the way we do it. Making infrastructure work for our communities is at the heart of who we are and it’s what unites and excites us.
Diversity
We acknowledge the importance of our people’s diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this vacancy.
Position Reference Number: 159899
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