Why You’ll Love Working With Us

Some of the key benefits for the position and employment at Programmed, include:

• Attractive pay: Competitive pay range with annual performance and remuneration review program
• Company vehicle: Fully maintained, company supplied vehicle
• Exclusive employee perks: Access discounts and benefits with over 600 retailers, including Coles, Woolworths, BWS, Dan Murphy’s, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi, BCF, SuperCheap Auto, and many more!
• Investment in you: We're passionate about personal and professional growth, offering access to certificates, webinars, mentorship, and practical training to help you thrive in your career
• Your well-being, our priority: Strong safety culture, generous paid parental leave and access to our Employee Assistance Program, including tailored well-being initiatives designed to support your personal and family needs

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Project Engineer (Electrical) to join our team, responsible for supporting the planning, design, and delivery of minor capital projects for a key water authority client across metropolitan Melbourne. This role will involve providing technical engineering expertise, assisting with project execution, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality and safety standards.

This permanent, full-time position is based predominantly in Christmas Hills and offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth and efficiency of a critical water infrastructure network across Greater Melbourne, while developing your career in the water and utilities sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning, design, and execution of minor capital projects, ensuring alignment with engineering specifications, budget, and timelines
• Assist in developing detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope
• Collaborate with internal teams, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery and successful execution
• Monitor project progress and performance, ensuring adherence to engineering, quality, safety, and regulatory standards
• Identify and manage project risks, and proactively resolve any issues that arise during execution
• Contribute to the preparation and maintenance of all project documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Assist with integrating engineering tools and digital solutions to streamline project delivery and reporting

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have a solid background in engineering, with experience in supporting the delivery of minor capital projects, preferably within the water, utilities, or infrastructure sectors. You will be a detail-oriented problem solver, capable of effectively managing multiple priorities and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Additionally, you will demonstrate and possess the following:

• A degree in Engineering (Electrical) 
• Experience in assisting with the delivery of minor capital projects, including planning, design, and execution
• Strong knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
• Proficiency with engineering and project management software and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with teams and external stakeholders effectively
• A commitment to safety, quality, and compliance in all engineering activities
• Cultural alignment with our core values: Safety Leadership, Care & Empathy, Customer Service, and Diversity, Inclusion & Equality

About Us

Programmed is a leading provider of operations and maintenance services across all industry sectors including education, health, infrastructure, manufacturing, transport and mining in Australia and New Zealand.

Our Facility Management business unit partners with our valued clients to deliver a comprehensive range of facilities management from small repair work to managing large-scale facilities and infrastructure networks.

We encourage career development, support flexibility and care about your personal wellbeing and safety. Join the Programmed team today.

Work With Us

Submit your application today and join us on our mission to build outstanding people, strong customers, and great communities.

Our Commitment

Programmed and PERSOL supports a workplace culture of zero harm and encourages this in all that we do.

Programmed and PERSOL strives for diversity, inclusion and equality of our people. We seek a workforce that is representative of the communities we work in. We encourage people of all cultures, gender, age, sexual orientation or abilities to apply.

To learn more about working with Programmed and PERSOL, we encourage you to visit our website