Project Engineer - Civil

About Us

Zinfra is a leading infrastructure services provider committed to delivering exceptional solutions in the energy, utilities, and infrastructure sectors. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach, technical expertise, and dedication to safety, quality, and sustainability. Our over 2000 team members across the East Coast, consistently strive to exceed our client's expectations and make a difference in the communities we serve.

The Zinfra Projects and Infrastructure business is the trusted partner to deliver construction projects in Transmission Lines, Substations (Green and Brownfield), Renewable energy storage and Green Gas infrastructure.

About the role

As a Civil Project Engineer at Zinfra, you will play a crucial role in supporting the tendering and pre-contracts phase of our projects while also contributing to project delivery activities when required. You will work closely with the proposal, procurement, engineering, and commercial teams to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality proposals and contracts, as well as oversee aspects of project execution.

Primarily, this role is pre-contracts focused but has the potential to support the delivery team as well. Our Civil Project Engineers are exposed to the full Project Lifecycle, from tender through to delivery.

When delivering Projects, working away from home will generally be required - typical roster being 11 days on, 3 days off, and 3 weeks on, 1 week off depending on the project. Uplift of between 10% - 30% is paid while working away as well as living away from home allowance (LAFA).

The Projects that Zinfra delivers include greenfield and brownfield D&C or Construct only Transmission Lines and Substations, primarily in the Eastern states, with typical project values ranging between $5M and $50M.




Key Responsibilities include

• Tender preparation; including scope of work, pricing schedules, and technical documents
• Bid management
• Risk assessment and proposing mitigation strategies
• Cost estimation
• Contract review; assist in developing contract terms and conditions, highlighting key deliverables, milestones, and commercial considerations
• Provide technical expertise and support during the pre-contract phase.
• Assist in overseeing project execution activities, ensuring adherence to project timelines, budgets, quality standards, and safety protocols.

About You

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or related field
• Proven experience in a pre-contract / tendering or delivery role within the Electricity Infrastructure, Utilities, or Construction industries
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards

Why you should come and work for us

We are a champion of equal opportunity employment and have committed to targets for gender equity and first nations representation in our workforce. We want you to come as you are by promoting an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.

Our people are our energy source and we offer meaningful benefits and rewards that work for you. We offer the opportunity for potential long term career growth as part of our talent development and succession planning process.

Join our team and make a meaningful impact toward Australia's "Net Zero" targets through the delivery of critical infrastructure projects and be a part of our journey to shape the future of the energy and utilities industry.

Recruitment Process

During our recruitment process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including pre-employment medical, reference checks and a national police check.

Notice to Third Parties: Zinfra does not accept unsolicited resumes (or liability associated with fees or costs) from recruitment agencies, search firms or third parties. Interested candidates are welcome to submit their application independently.