Lead Mechanical Engineer (Newcastle)

Excited about leading projects and driving results? We're hiring a Lead Mechanical Engineer who is ready to take charge and lead our team to new heights in our Newcastle office! The Opportunity We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Mechanical Engineer to join our Newcastle team and take ownership of its growth. As our client portfolio expands across the resources, energy and industrial sectors, this position will serve as the technical lead for a small, high-performing regional office. Our mechanical team consists of talented engineers and designers who provide a full suite of engineering services including dynamic analysis and non-linear finite element analysis (FEA), on a wide range of small and large projects. Some of our Mechanical capabilities include Bulk Materials Handling Design, Crushers, Overland Conveyors, Process Plant Equipment, Tailings Dams & Pumping Design, and NPI Equipment Design & Services. Responsibilities
- Provide strong technical leadership and promote an engineering innovation culture to enable your team members to respond effectively to change.
- Lead and coordinate resources across projects, supporting engineers in the delegation of tasks and responsibilities.
- Guide and support lead engineers throughout complex processes and technical and non-technical problems Here’s what you’ll need
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
- Strong technical background (preferably with mining experience)
- Exceptional time management and organisational skills
- Experience with maintaining long-standing relationships with clients Why Join Us? At Agilitus, we encompass an entrepreneurial mindset and a collaborative, supportive culture. We attract ambitious people, who are empowered and nurtured with the prospect of promotion as the business grows, with encouraged elevation into leadership roles supported by our existing leadership team – a mix of young and experienced. With no silos and a range of creative projects, we offer a unique opportunity for like-minded people to thrive in a teamwork-inspired environment, as we work together to deliver multidisciplinary engineering solutions for clients and communities. On a personal level, you’ll be part of an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. This will open the doors to flexible work arrangements to maintain a work-life balance, tailored learning and development plans and career pathways, access to wellbeing services and more. We provide competitive remuneration including incentives and paid overtime, a generous paid primary and secondary parental leave policy, paid professional memberships and on-the-job mentoring and coaching with our industry-leading technical experts. We are proud to promote our partnership with Engineers Australia, providing a supported pathway for our engineers to achieve chartered status. Located in the Hunter Mall Chambers opposite Queens Wharf, our Newcastle office boasts spectacular views of the Newcastle Harbour. Supported by Matt Brown, Operations Manager – East Coast, our local multidisciplinary teams are supporting our East Coast clients through a range of local projects, showcasing our expansion into the Hunter region. Our Newcastle team also integrates and supports the broader works in the West by collaborating with our Perth and Mandurah teams. About Us Our vision is to be the most sought-after global multi-discipline engineering business; attracting and employing the best people with like-minded values while working on projects that make a difference to our communities. We’re in the business of solving engineering challenges but it’s more than that; it’s the difference we make for clients, our people and community. It’s about delivering on our promises and always exploring better ways of finding solutions. Our agility ensures we find solutions to complex problems. We design innovative, best fit solutions for challenges that many haven’t been able to solve. We are Engineering Amplified. ---- Agilitus is an advocate for Equal Employment Opportunity, and we encourage applications even if your experience doesn’t align with every requirement in the . You still may be the right candidate for this or other available roles. We will not be accepting unsolicited resumes from recruiters, executive search consultants or any third-party consulting agencies for this position. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3r2y26