HKA is a leading infrastructure project, strategy, commercial advisory and dispute resolution company. We provide advisory and transformation services to major infrastructure clients and large asset businesses to help them achieve their goals through strategic and operational excellence.

Our Advisory team is an agile group that works with clients to set up their portfolios, programmes and projects for success. We thrive on supporting clients with their most complex challenges and opportunities that are varied and interesting. We have a compelling track record of providing practical, pragmatic solutions and partnering with our clients to implement strategic change. 

As part of the HKA team you can expect:

• A strong collaborative culture focused on growing the Claims and Disputes practice and our team together.
• The opportunity to be a part of a rapidly growing team and be part of driving the future success and development of our global business.
• The ability to leverage HKA’s strong brand in the construction space and reputation for exceptional expert witnesses to accelerate career development and connections.

The Opportunity

We are seeking Project Engineers to work on upcoming project opportunities in Melbourne.

You will be responsible for:

• Reviewing compliance works to ensure they align with relevant planning approvals, legislation, and policy requirements.
• Provide regular progress reports.
• Provide assistance with progress claims, variations and other general queries.
• Ensure effective teamwork between all disciplines around the project.
• Assist with reviews and approvals of contractors’ permits and plans.
• Maintain and review efficient and good quality records and progress reports.
• Liaise between and maintain good relationships with clients, external stakeholders and clients’ representatives.
• Ensuring project stakeholders meet their obligations under client and project requirements in regards to quality assurance and systems.

Skills and Experience

Ideally, you will possess the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Project or Construction Management.
• Knowledge and experience in construction delivery.
• Proven experience in project delivery on terminals, property acquisition, ports, airports, and warehousing projects, or similar.
• Ability to form and develop strong relationships with personnel to promote collaboration and effective decision making.
• The ability to take initiative and willingness to grow and develop internally.
• Confidence liaising between stakeholders and clients, and also between contractors and clients.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own time in an environment with several competing requirements.

What we offer:

At HKA we recognise that our people are critical to our ongoing success. Our priority is to provide an inclusive and collaborative culture aimed at providing the best opportunities for our people to thrive and develop in their chosen career path.

HKA operates as a flexible working environment in both hours and location however client demands may take precedence when required.

Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those who take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA. We are committed to responding to all applicants who apply by the closing date.

CLOSING DATE: 31 March 2025

ED&I at HKA:

HKA has a thriving ED&I committee working hard to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for a truly diverse set of employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, please visit our careers page for further information or feel free to ask our recruitment team for further information.

All HKA employment decisions are firstly made on merit and shall be made without regard to age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, marriage, and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, or any other basis in compliance with local legislation.

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