About North East Link 

The Spark Consortium has been selected to deliver the Central Package of the North East Link Project - Victoria's biggest road project.

The Spark Consortium’s Design and Construction Contractor - which comprises Webuild, CPB Contractors, GS Engineering and Construction and China Construction Oceania - will deliver the twin three-lane tunnels and key interchanges for the project.

The Central Package will be delivered as a Public Private Partnership and provides three-lane twin tunnels that will close the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network from the M80 Ring Road to an upgraded Eastern Freeway, reducing journey times and diverting heavy vehicles away from local roads. Up to 135,000 vehicles will use North East Link every day, reducing congestion in the north-east while maintaining local roads.

About the Opportunity

The Senior Project Engineer is responsible for the coordination and delivery of the southern ventilation structures plant room fit out works within a major road tunnel project.

This role oversees the integration of structural, architectural, and building services packages to ensure the plant rooms are constructed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with design, program, and quality requirements.

This role will be accountable for:

• Lead the planning, engineering, and delivery of plant room fit-out works across multiple disciplines including Structural and Architectural Fit-Out; Electrical, Hydraulics, Plumbing, MVAC and Fire services.
• Manage subcontract scopes, budgets, and progress claims. Track costs and forecasts, prepare monthly financial reports, and support commercial teams with procurement, variations, and cost control
• Develop Construction Plans, Review Designs, manage technical coordination, and constructability for civil, structural, architectural, and services interfaces.
• Develop and monitor programs, identify critical path activities, and coordinate sequencing in confined work environments.
• Lead and manage interfaces and battery limits with other packages including FRP, MEI, Structural Steel and Civil
• Support procurement of subcontract packages and materials, ensuring compliance and timely delivery.
• Drive quality, safety, and environmental performance across all works.
• Oversee: building quality and regulatory compliance, inspection, testing, commissioning, and handover documentation.
• Interface with design consultants, systems contractors, and client representatives to resolve issues and achieve milestones. 
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to resolve conflict and ensure project meets deadlines.  
• Enforce and implement Spark Safety standards on site
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Masters or Undergraduate Degree in relevant discipline

Minimum requirements for this role:

• 8 years’ experience in relevant discipline
• Multidisciplinary coordination and systems integration.
• Strong planning, organization, and communication skills.
• Leadership and team collaboration within high-risk, high-constraint environments.
• Proactive problem solving and commitment to safety, quality, and delivery excellence, including risk management
• People and performance management including the performance of subcontractors.
• Experience with Aphex, Team binder, Project Wise and Revizto is beneficial

What we Offer:

• Ongoing career support and development opportunities
• Generous parental leave
• Strong culture charter
• Quarterly social events
• Reward and recognition program
• Flexible working arrangements
• Competitive salary

If this opportunity is of interest to you, please click on the ‘Apply now’ button to register your interest and please also subscribe to ‘Job Alerts’ to be notified of upcoming opportunities with SPARK.

Whilst we are keen to hear from candidates with proven infrastructure project experience or experience working for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 Contractor to be a part of an iconic construction project in Melbourne, Victoria, we also will consider applicants who are seeking to enter or re-enter the industry.

SPARK is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and actively seeks to remove barriers people may face in gaining a successful position on the North East Link Central Package. We value diversity, inclusion and equity through providing a working environment where all employees feel included, valued, and free to bring their different skills, experiences and perspectives.