POSITION DESCRIPTION:
1 - POSITION DETAILS:
Position Title:
Project Engineer (Interiors)(Mechanical)
Location:
Sydney
Reports to:
Section Manager (Interiors)
Job Family/Level:
Engineering
FTE:
1.0 Full Time
Contract Type:
Permanent
2 - POSITION DIMENSIONS:
Budget Responsibilities:
N/A
Payroll Budget:
Turnover (2012/2013):
N/A
Signing/Authority:
Direct Reports:
N/A
Indirect Reports:
N/A
N/A
3 - ROLE PURPOSE:
Project Engineer responsible for acting as Project Coordinator and / or Project Engineer and / or Design Modeller as agreed
for each project, including ultimate responsibility for all design, documentation, estimates, tender reports, administration,
programming and financial control for assigned projects (as applicable). Responsible for client liaison and business
development in assigned market areas.
4 - MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES
Key Result Area
Accountabilities
Performance Indicators
Provide input for job costing, e.g. periodical time sheets, work to
fee/hours targets, work percentage complete, forecast work
required.
Project Profitability
Produce time plans for your project input in consultation with your
Manager.
Project Profitability
Co-ordinate your commitments to meet project deadlines and cost
requirements.
Client feedback / Project
Profitability
Actively market NDY’s services through preparation of
presentation material as required.
Number of new projects
Participate in regular group meetings to discuss client issues,
proposals, new opportunities and marketing strategies
Attendance at group discipline
meetings
Clients are satisfied with the levels of performance and quality of
service provided. Client’s concerns and problems are acted upon
and resolved in a prompt, efficient and courteous manner.
Client Feedback
Good working relationships are established and maintained, and
the Client’s current and future needs are assessed and acted
upon.
Client Feedback
Actively seek opportunities for appointments with clients to gain
new and profitable business
Number of new client meetings
Design and documentation of systems through concept, design
development and detailed documentation phases including
documentation design directly into a REVIT model
Quality of documentation
Assist the project co-ordinator on assigned projects – responsible
for the firm’s overall involvement on the project and the
administration of design interface between disciplines. Disciplines
Peer / Project Director/ Project
Coordinator and client
FINANCIAL
Project Cost
Control
CUSTOMER
Marketing
BUSINESS PROCESS
Design Work
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POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Project Control
Quality Assurance
Project
Management
may include: Communications, Security, Lifts, Mechanical,
Electrical, Fire Protection, Hydraulics, NDY Light, ESD, Fire
Engineering and Acoustics.
Feedback
Manage Norman Disney & Young’s involvement in projects so that
work is completed efficiently whilst meeting client needs.
Client & Project Coordinator
Feedback
When acting as Project Coordinator, manage Norman Disney &
Young’s involvement in projects so that work is completed
efficiently whilst meeting client requirements.
Client & Senior Project
Coordinator/Project Director
Feedback
Ensure clients’ requirements are defined.
Client Feedback
Ensure level of documentation is defined.
PC & Project Director feedback
Ensure deliverables are adequately defined with sufficient prenotification.
Peer Feedback
Represent Norman Disney & Young at meetings as appropriate.
As Noted
Ensure Norman Disney & Young activities and designs are fully
co-ordinated.
QA reports and checklists
Ensure NDY's Quality System is implemented and maintained on
projects.
QA reports and checklists
Nominate project engineers and reviewers for projects where
appropriate.
QA reports and checklists
Ensure the highest standards of performance and conduct are
maintained at all times.
As noted / Client feedback
Undertake Quality Assurance reviews of peer projects
Group Manager feedback
Participate in delivering research and development initiative in
your technical discipline.
Group Manager feedback
Identify and engage key stakeholders, ensuring that expectations
are known, managed and fulfilled, within program and project
constraints.
As noted
Acts as primary interface to staff and senior leaders.
As noted
Co-ordinate and manage your activities. Monitor workload and
advise your Manager where additional skills are required, and
when you are likely to be under or over utilised. Monitor time
plans and balance workload across available projects.
As noted
Participate in regular internal project meetings to discuss issues
associated with project delivery and client satisfaction.
Attendance at group discipline
meetings
As Project Co-ordinator, participate in regular external project
meetings to represent NDY
Client Feedback
Co-ordinate and manage your activities as Project Co-ordinator.
Monitor workload and advise applicable Managers where
additional skills or resourcing are required,
Peer Feedback
Function effectively and efficiently on multiple projects
Manager Feedback
Function effectively and efficiently in delegating tasks to more
Junior Engineers and Drafting staff.
Manager Feedback / Project
Co-ordinator feedback
Provide on the job training to graduates and new staff.
Manager feedback
Identify areas where training may assist either individuals or the
group.
Manager feedback
Take part in personal training as required.
Manager feedback
Review and update CUBE task
list
PEOPLE LEARNING
& DEVELOPMENT
Time Planning &
Management
Training
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POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Prepare and give training presentations to the Interirors group and
other disciplines co-ordinated through the Resource Manager and
Office Director.
Manager feedback
5- KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
External
Team Memberships

Directors and Managers

Clients


Project Coordinators

Industry Associations

Peers

Professional Networks

Suppliers of goods and services
Other Disciplines
6- FREEDOM TO ACT:
Collaborate with your Discipline and Project teams for the following business perspectives:
-
Financial
-
-
Business Process -
Customer
People, Learning & Development
7- KEY CHALLENGES

Working with multiple stakeholders in a complex environment.

Coordination with internal and external consultants and disciplines.
8- QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
Qualifications

A relevant tertiary qualification combined with equivalent training and experience.

Well developed understanding of Project Stages and Delivery methods (e.g. full design, design and construct)
Experience

Minimum 3 years engineering experience across the full project lifecycle and responsibility for delivering projects.
Skills

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with staff at all levels including a proven ability to communicate with
technical staff across multiple disciplines

Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with clients

Highly developed verbal communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to lead and affect change

Ability to exercise substantial initiative and high level judgement and to work independently to meet objectives

Well-developed problem solving skills

Politically astute with team members and Clients

Help create a positive & productive work environment within the Interiors team.

Consistently produce accurate work without errors
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POSITION DESCRIPTION:
9-POTENTIAL CAREER PATHWAYS
Project Engineer (Senior)
10- MANAGER APPROVALS:
Name:
Signature:
Date:
Signature:
Date:
11- EMPLOYEE APPROVALS:
Name:
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