Piling & Ground Engineering|Structured pathway to Project Manager

Dara Piling Pty Ltd

Head office Five Dock, NSW·Projects across Sydney metro and regional NSW·Full time, permanent·Attractive package, negotiable on experience

We are looking for one person: a capable, motivated engineer who wants to run projects.

If you read a borehole log and immediately start thinking about rig selection, cycle times and what you will do if the ground does not match the report — we should talk.

About Us

We are a specialist piling and ground engineering contractor, delivering in-ground solutions across industrial, rail, road, civil, mining and major infrastructure projects.

We are a technically driven business where decisions are made quickly and good work is recognised. You will have genuine scope, real accountability, and direct access to Senior managers and Director.

PROJECT ENGINEER

The Chance

This is a Project Engineer position with a structured, mapped progression to Project Manager. We are hiring the person we want running our major projects in two to three years, and we will invest in getting you there.

You will take ownership of piling packages from tender handover through to completion — the engineering, the programme, the crews, the client relationship and the commercial outcome.

What You Will Own

- Safety first. Set the standard on site. Identify hazards and risks early, engineer them out where you can, and hold the line on WHS. This comes before programme and before cost, every time. Includes environmental compliance, sediment and erosion control and waste management.
- Plan the work. Translate geotechnical data, site constraints and client specifications into a buildable,



costed, sequenced plan — programme, resources, plant and budget.
- Solve the ground. Interpret borehole logs, laboratory results and groundwater data. Select and validate the right methodology — CFA, bored, cased, displacement— for the ground you are actually in.
- Engineer the solution. Work alongside geotechnical and structural designers to develop piling and shoring and piling solutions that are safe, compliant with AS 2159, AS 3600, AS 5100 and project specifications, and efficient to build. Contribute value engineering that saves the client time or money without compromising the design intent.
- Deliver on site. Supervise piling operations, set and monitor production rates, track progress against programme, and resolve technical issues early — before they affect the programme or the client.
- Manage the commercials. Manage procurement of materials, plant and subcontractors. Maintain accurate cost reporting, forecasting and commercial administration so the project position is always known and never a surprise — to us or to the client.
- Manage stakeholders. Be the person the client trusts. Clear, honest, timely communication with clients, designers, authorities, subcontractors and the community. Accurate records and well-written reports.
- Improve continuously.



Debrief every job. Capture what worked, address what did not, and bring better methods, plant and technology into the business.

Your Pathway to Project Manager

We will be specific about this, because most ads are not:

- Years 1–2: Structured mentoring from our Senior Project Managers and Director, with a documented development plan reviewed every six months.
- Years 2–3: Progressive handover of full project responsibility — your own package, your own crews, your own commercial position, your own client relationship.
- From there: Project Manager, with the track record and technical depth to back it.

Supported with training we fund, chartership and NER / NSW registration pathway support, professional memberships, and exposure to estimating and tendering so you understand how work is won, not only how it is built.

Who We Are Looking For

Technical ability is the entry ticket. What actually gets you the job:

- Passion for the work. You are genuinely interested in ground engineering. You read about it and you have views on it.
- Applied intelligence. You solve the problem in front of you rather than escalating it, and you think about the second and third consequence of a decision.
- Productivity. You plan properly, prioritise well and keep several fronts moving at once. Efficiency in this industry comes from good planning, not from long hours.
- Reliability. You do what you said you would do, by when you said you would do it, without being chased.
- Ambition. You want to lead, and you are already thinking about how you would run the job.

Essential Criteria

- Bachelo

📌 Project Engineer (City of Sydney)
🏢 DARA Contractors
📍 City of Sydney