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Experience the excitement of building a career in an evolving construction business where people and performance make amazing things happen.  

This is Wamarra   

Taking its name from the Wiradjuri word meaning ‘to build,’ Wamarra is a majority Aboriginal-owned, self-performing civil contractor working across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. 

Wamarra specialises in comprehensive construction services, managing a diverse portfolio of complex projects and services. Our distinctive focus lies in fostering long-term, meaningful employment opportunities and skill development for our First Nations workforce. 

Our experience in construction spans earthworks, pavements – roads and car parks, hard and soft landscaping, carpentry and site establishment, drainage and concreting. 

The role: 

Wamarra have forged a successful track record of delivering varying infrastructure works in VIC, and as we enter NSW to take on some exciting work, we are seeking a Project Engineer to join and head up our delivery team.

We have a steady stream of upcoming work in the Riverina region of NSW, we are looking for a Project Engineer who is flexible in being able to travel and work away regionally.

This role will form part of a greater strategy, in that you will become a key leader in steering and growing our NSW business as we progress and evolve, and this role will pave the way for you to step up and lead our NSW business.

Your impact: 

Your experience will ensure that Wamarra delivers key projects on time, on budget and as safely as possible.

Your every day: 

• Coordinating and administering construction engineering activities to ensure that projects are delivered in accordance with plans, designs and specifications
• Participating in monthly financial reviews and providing cost forecasts against budgets to understand cost to complete
• Leading and supporting a strong safety culture
• Managing the construction program and implementing mitigating measures to keep the program on track;
• Demonstrating financial management skills and commercial acumen when making decisions

Who are you? 

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years relevant civil construction experience
• Have a sound understanding of typical construction specifications used in the Australian construction industry
• Excellent stakeholder management experience
• Drivers license and own transport 

A Career with us 

Wamarra is an equal opportunity employer. Our teams are made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, with aligned ways of working, enabling us to overcome any challenge, advance our careers and outperform competitors.  

Staff perks and benefits offered to build an engaged and talented workforce include: 

• Tailored professional development opportunities for career advancement  
• Opportunities to work on a wide variety of exciting and complex projects  
• Annual social calendar of activities and events  
• A corporate social responsibility program for the chance to support not-for-profits and social enterprises 
• Bonus leave days including your birthday off and a day of wellbeing 
• Bupa corporate healthcare benefits 
• Flexible working arrangements  

We’re committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, inclusive, free from bias and accessible for all candidates. 

Social responsibility 

We are a socially responsible business – it’s part of our DNA and who we are as an Aboriginal-owned and operated business. 

Our aim is the integration and longevity of Aboriginal people in civil construction projects and industry. That means we lead with an awareness of our cultural values and Aboriginal aspirations and invest in Aboriginal people and organisations that support meaningful careers and the sustained livelihood of Aboriginal people and their families. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.