Senior Project Engineer (Coolaroo)

Roster: Casual 3-6 Month contract with potential to extend | Working Monday to Friday Location: Laverton or Coolaroo Based Duties & Responsibilities
- Support the design and development of engineering solutions for waste processing systems, plant equipment, and facility layouts
- Translate project requirements into engineering scopes, technical documentation, and design deliverables
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering inputs across civil, mechanical, electrical, process, automation, and chemical disciplines
- Support project delivery through design, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases
- Resolve technical queries, design changes, and site issues to ensure practical, fit-for-purpose outcomes
- Act as the key engineering interface between operations, projects, consultants, contractors, and external stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with WHS, environmental, and engineering standards, including participation in risk reviews and safe design activities
- Improve engineering governance by addressing documentation backlogs, standards, specifications, and consistency across the national function Projects You’ll Tackle
- Waste processing and resource recovery infrastructure projects
- Plant upgrades, modifications, and optimisation
- Design, installation, and commissioning of waste treatment systems
- Engineering improvements across operational facilities Skills & Experience
- Degree in Engineering (mechanical, civil, electrical, process, automation, chemical or similar)
- 10+ years’ experience in project engineering / project delivery
- Experience across design, construction, and commissioning of industrial or process plant
- Robust stakeholder engagement and communication capability
- Experience working with consultants, contractors, and operational teams Highly Regarded:
- Experience in waste, resource recovery, or heavy industry
- Strong understanding of engineering governance and standards development
- CAD / design review capability and familiarity with project delivery tools
- Ability to work across multiple sites and priorities in a national function About the company Category 5 Labour Management is an Australian owned success story, a leading provider of full-service labour management solutions, supporting the local communities in which we operate and the people within them. How to apply Click APPLY or for a confidential discussion please contact Nicole at With our commitment to achieving a diverse workforce, we strongly encourage Female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.
- Competitive hourly rate + super
- Immediate start with opportunity for extension beyond initial contract term
- Hands-on role across design, delivery, and commissioning LOCATION VIC Other CLASSIFICATION Project Management WORK TYPE Casual POSTED Wednesday 27 May, 2026 Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qqn0q