CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

Your opportunity

Reporting to the Project Manager, the Senior Project Engineer will sit within the project team and be accountable for:

• Lead and manage building construction projects from planning through completion.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal teams to ensure smooth project execution.
• Monitor on-site progress, ensuring adherence to project schedules, specifications, and safety standards.
• Provide technical expertise and resolve engineering and construction issues.
• Oversee project planning, resource allocation, and cost control to meet budget requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, quality, and health & safety standards.
• Prepare and present regular progress reports to stakeholders.
• Review drawings, specifications, and contractor deliverables for accuracy and constructability

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from a recognised tertiary institution
• Manage self and team within discipline to deliver work between $10M and $50M
• Development methodologies to ensure compliance with scope of works and technical criteria (within discipline)
• Demonstrated commercial experience to include planning up to 3 months ahead, weekly reporting on progress against plan and cost, reporting on risk and developing and implementing risk treatment plans

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, Veterans and Active Defence Reserve members, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. CPB Contractors is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.