Senior Project Engineers

Brisbane - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Experienced proactive SPE skilled in on-time and on-budget delivery looking to join a company where your efforts will be recognised

About us

CMC is a 100% Australian owned privately run civil contractor. With a strong focus on people culture and services we are proud of our 20-year legacy delivering multi-million-dollar civil works across Queensland and NSW.

Our exceptional people deliver exceptional outcomes because they are valued supported and encouraged to grow.

Join us and be part of our future success story.

About the roles

Due to a number of new awards these are full-time roles based in Queensland & NSW with varying start dates some immediate.

If you have a few months left on your current project still apply now because we can talk about a delayed start date.

Reporting to your Project Manager you will be given the autonomy to lead your team to achieve the best project outcomes by using your strong commercial project management and technical engineering skills.

You will be working on existing and newly awarded projects developing and delivering successful outcomes while maintaining strong customer relationships contributing to the successful growth of a business with a strong pipeline of works on the books.

Key duties include:

Implementing or creating innovative cost-efficient construction methodologies and techniques;
Producing construction programs for the project together with Supervisors and Superintendents;
Continuous monitoring of program throughout the life of the project ensuring milestones are completed on time;
In conjunction with Superintendents and Supervisors planning the resources required to achieve the construction program (plant labour and subcontractors) and sourcing;
Planning and implementing the procurement of materials and subcontractors to achieve construction programs;
Working with Supervisors to recognise variations quantity increases or decreases and any additional scope of works to produce appropriate variation correspondence;
Monitoring day costs for activities and adjusting if unit costs are excessive;
The preparation and analysis of the end-of-month project costs report with the Project Manager;
Implementing environmental controls where the risk to the environment is serious enough to require monitoring.

About you

You are an experienced proactive Senior Project Engineer skilled in on-time and on-budget delivery looking to join a company where your efforts will be recognised.

Ideally you will have:

A Civil Engineering degree;
Min 5 years experience on TMR/TfNSW/Mining/ Civil Infrastructure projects in Australia;
Have an understanding and experience of self-performing and sub-contract works;
A proven track record in HSE compliance and safety;
The ability to lead and work as part of a team that is driven by success;
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills coupled with the ability to take ownership and problem solve;
Be self-motivated and adaptable with a can do attitude;
Willing to travel and work away from home on various projects throughout Queensland or NSW on varying rosters when required;
Excellent references.

Interested

If you want to join a company that is growing and wants the same for you please submit your application now.

If you would like a confidential discussion prior to submitting your details please reach out to our internal recruiter Amanda Datchens at

We respect your time and interest so you will receive a response whether shortlisted or not when we return from our Christmas break on the 5^th of January 2026

At CMC we celebrate diversity in all its forms and believe it makes us stronger. We warmly welcome people from all walks of life backgrounds and identities to apply and join us in building an inclusive and supportive workplace.

However please note that unfortunately visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.

Therefore you will need to be an Australian citizen a permanent resident or have a current valid visa allowing you the right to work in Australia to apply for this position.

Strictly no agency emails or calls please CVs and/or introductions will not be accepted or acknowledged for this role. Thank you for respecting our internal recruitment process. Our preferred suppliers will be contacted directly if necessary.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Experienced proactive SPE skilled in on-time and on-budget delivery looking to join a company where your efforts will be recognisedAbout usCMC is a 100% Australian owned privately run civil contractor. With a strong focus on people culture and services we are proud of our 20-year legacy delivering m...