Project Engineer – Technical Scoping & Tender Preparation

Reporting to the Project Manager, your core objective will be to synthesize complex drawings and calculations into precise tender packages, complete with high-level scheduling, ensuring external contractors can accurately bid on and execute our landmark industrial projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Scope Translation: Analyse mechanical and structural engineering design packages and turn them into detailed, unambiguous technical scopes of work.
• Tender Package Preparation: Develop comprehensive documentation packages, standardising technical specifications and performance criteria to distribute externally to market contractors.
• High-Level Scheduling: Establish realistic project timelines, staging requirements, and key milestones to embed within the tender packages for vendor alignment.
• Contractor Liaison & Evaluation: Act as the primary technical point of contact during the market tendering phase, managing requests for information (RFIs) and evaluating technical proposals.
• Risk & Standard Compliance: Ensure all prepared technical scopes align with BlueScope’s stringent safety, environmental, and engineering quality assurance frameworks.

Skills and Experience

• Qualifications: A tertiary degree in Mechanical, Structural, or related engineering discipline.
• Technical Scoping Expertise: Proven experience working in heavy industry, manufacturing, or infrastructure, specifically transforming engineering drawings into technical scopes of work.
• Project Scheduling: Strong proficiency in project management methodologies and tools to build high-level procurement and execution timelines.
• Communication Skills: Excellent technical writing abilities paired with the communication skills needed to manage relationships with engineering consultancies and external fabricators/constructors.

This is a fantastic, well-paid, multi-year contract opportunity with a global leader, critical to Australia’s ongoing security and prosperity.

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