Senior Project Engineer (Mechanical)
Mining Capital Projects | Sustaining Capital | Mining/Resource SectorLocation:
Booragoon with Site Travel (SOR) Rate: $100 to 130 p/hr Plus Super (Dependent on Experience) Contract Duration:
12 Months with strong possible extensions thereafter
Chandler Macleod is partnering with a leading global resources organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Project Engineer (Mechanical)
to deliver a portfolio of mining capital projects, sustaining capital works
and infrastructure upgrades
across a large-scale operational environment.
This opportunity is ideally suited to a Mechanical Engineer
with experience delivering brownfield capital projects, mining infrastructure projects, materials handling upgrades, water infrastructure projects
and multidisciplinary engineering packages
from concept through to commissioning.
Who are we?
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About the Role
As a Senior Project Engineer, you will be responsible for managing the full project lifecycle, including:
Project scoping and definition
Business case development and capital approval submissions
Engineering design and design management
Procurement and contractor management
Construction and commissioning activities
Cost, schedule and risk management
Stakeholder engagement across operations, maintenance and project teams
Project closeout and handover
You will work across a diverse portfolio of projects involving both process plant
and non-process infrastructure (NPI)
assets.Key Responsibilities
Deliver mechanical engineering and capital projects safely, on time and within budget
Develop scopes of work, technical specifications and project execution plans
Coordinate engineering consultants, contractors and vendors




Lead project meetings, risk reviews and contractor interfaces
Support shutdown planning and execution activities
Manage project budgets, forecasts and schedules
Ensure compliance with site standards, Australian Standards and engineering best practice
Drive project outcomes through all project phases from concept, feasibility and design through to construction and commissioning
About You To be successful, you will have:
Essential
Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Experience delivering capital projects within mining, resources, heavy industry or minerals processing environments
Demonstrated experience managing projects through design, procurement, construction and commissioning phases
Strong contractor management and stakeholder engagement skills
Experience working within brownfield operating environments
Strong commercial, risk management and project controls capability
Highly Regarded Experience with any of the following:
Bulk materials handling systems
Conveyors, crushers, feeders and transfer stations
Water infrastructure projects
Pumping systems and pipelines
Mechanical plant upgrades
Fuel, utilities and non-process infrastructure projects
Port, rail or mining infrastructure
Owner's team, EPCM or client-side project delivery
Sustaining capital project portfolios
Why Apply?
Join a recognised leader within the resources sector
Diverse portfolio of mining and infrastructure projects
Strong pipeline of sustaining capital and expansion projects
Team-oriented engineering and project delivery environment
Competitive salary package
At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.
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📌 Senior Mechanical Engineer (Western Australia)
🏢 Chandler Macleod Group
📍 Western Australia