Senior Project Engineer
Australia, Brisbane
Fulltime: 40 hrs a week
Experience: 2-4 Years
Conventional Energy
Introduction
Senior Project Engineer in Roma to support a prominent global subsea client with a vast international footprint. Lead and mentor engineering teams, drive tendering, planning, budgeting, and safe offshore execution.
About this role
- Provide engineering leadership across project planning, offshore/site work, tender prep, and execution.
- Mentor and guide Project & Graduate Engineers, assigning tasks, monitoring progress, and fostering growth.
- Define and forecast manning/resourcing needs; contribute to cost estimates, engineering task definitions, and CTRs.
- Generate and review technical documentation - including calculations, specifications, procedures, layouts, schematics, and equipment lists.
- Lead HAZID workshops; ensure engineering outputs meet MMA and client technical, quality, safety, and regulatory standards.
- Work with CAD designers across Perth and Singapore; manage external engineering partnerships.
- Support offshore execution phases with technical oversight and ensure adherence to HSEQ guidelines.
- Drive innovation-promote improvement in products, services, processes, and support new development opportunities.
- Handle administrative duties: timesheets, PRs, POs, document control.
Is this you?
We seek a highly skilled and motivated Senior Project Engineer with over 5 years of experience in offshore and subsea engineering.
- Technical Expertise: Proficiency in subsea system design, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair. Experience with structural or naval architectural design, particularly of temporary items such as seafastenings and installation aids.
- Project Management Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, coordinate project activities, and manage resources effectively to ensure timely and within-budget project delivery.
- Commercial Acumen: Experience in developing and submitting tenders, providing man hours, cost, and technical input. Ability to identify changes and opportunities for commercial project variations.
- Communication and Stakeholder Engagement: Strong interpersonal skills to liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including project and operation teams.
- HSEQ Commitment: Ability to facilitate HAZID meetings/workshops
What we offer
- Excellent salary package
- Salary sacrificing options
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Corporate discounts
About Brunel
Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across a variety of technical, professional, trades and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry-leading projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.
Operating in Australasia since 1997, Brunel has major bases of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 45 years of successful operation.
Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.
Do you have questions?
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the details of this role, please contact Rhitu Tripathi, Email: r.tripathi@brunel.net