Senior Site Civil Engineer

Newman, Western Australia, Australia

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reference
Job reference 1271269
location
Location Newman, Western Australia, Australia
sector
Sector Process
function
Function Construction
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published April 1, 2026

Job Description

Position Title: Senior Site Civil Engineer

Project: Hope Downs 1 Sustaining Project

Employment Type: 12-month Contract

Location:

Hope Downs 1 Sustaining Site, Western Australia

Role Overview

The Senior Site Civil Engineer will play a key role in the delivery of civil works on the Hope Downs 1 Sustaining Project. This position is responsible for providing on-site engineering leadership across bulk earthworks and haul road construction activities while ensuring contractor performance, safety, quality, and schedule compliance.

This is a hands-on, site-based FIFO role suited to an experienced civil engineer with strong contractor management capability and proven experience in large-scale mining or heavy industrial environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide on-site civil engineering support across bulk earthworks and haul road construction activities
  • Manage and supervise civil contractors, ensuring compliance with project scope, specifications, schedule, and safety requirements
  • Coordinate daily construction activities with site execution and project management teams
  • Review and interpret engineering drawings, designs, and technical documentation
  • Monitor construction progress and provide regular reporting on productivity, risks, and constraints
  • Ensure works are delivered in accordance with relevant standards, drawings, and project procedures
  • Identify and manage construction issues, variations, and technical risks as they arise
  • Promote and uphold safety leadership, ensuring compliance with site HSE requirements
  • Support commissioning, handover, and close-out activities as required

Key Experience & Requirements

  • Degree qualification in Civil Engineering
  • Extensive experience in bulk earthworks on mining or large-scale infrastructure project
  • Proven experience in haul road construction and maintenance
  • Strong contractor management and supervision capability
  • Demonstrated experience working in FIFO site environments

ABOUT AIRSWIFT

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients.

With over 1000 employees and 9,000+ contractors operating in over 130 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled.

Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)

If you would like to be considered for the position, please apply directly to this advertisement or send your application via email to kashmera.vijayakumaran@airswift.com with your updated CV/ resume & contact details. Alternatively, you may contact Kash at + 61 08 62560338 for more information.

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