Senior Project Engineer

Lendlease is a globally integrated real estate group with core expertise in Investment Management, Development, and Construction. For more than 60 years, we have created thriving places around the globe.  

About the Role:

With a national delivery capability, Lendlease Construction provides innovative and industry-leading project management, design and construction services driven by sector focused knowledge and experience. We push boundaries and embrace challenges. Our clients come to us when it’s important to handle complexity, drive diversity, offer strategic and long-term value, and to create innovative and sustainable solutions. 

We are currently recruiting for multiple Senior Project Engineer's to join our team in Canberra and lead the delivery of a major long-term project.

As a Senior Project Engineer, you will be a trusted leader across the project, responsible for driving engineering outcomes, coordinating complex construction activities, and supporting the delivery of a high‑profile project within our portfolio.

Working closely with the Construction Manager and broader delivery team, you will oversee planning, design coordination, procurement, subcontractor management, and ensure best‑in‑class quality, safety, and commercial performance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead planning, design, and technical coordination across allocated packages.

• Manage subcontractor performance, scope, and program delivery.

• Oversee procurement strategies and contribute to tender evaluations.

• Monitor project progress, cost control, risk, and change management.

• Provide leadership, guidance, and development to project engineers and site engineers.

• Ensure Lendlease’s high standards of quality, safety, and sustainability are achieved.

• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, and internal stakeholders.

To be successful, you will need:

• Ideally 8+ years' experience in the construction industry, preferably on large-scale building construction projects.

• Proven experience delivering large‑scale commercial, defence, health, education, or complex building projects.

• Exceptional stakeholder and subcontractor management skills.

• Degree qualification in a relevant field of study (Engineering, Construction Management etc).

• Clear and articulate communication skills coupled with an ability to manage stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Benefits of working at Lendlease: 

• Health & Well-being program, including well-being leave to relax and recharge, health assessments, and gym/exercise discounts 

• Balance your career and personal life with work flexibility, purchase additional annual leave and extensive family support benefits.  

• 3x extra Wellbeing days per year (on top of annual leave).  

• Large pipeline of project work for career development and growth opportunities 

• Bonus scheme, Employee Share Acquisition program and options for salary sacrificing.  

If you are interested, please submit your application via the link today, or reach out to Ben in the Lendlease Talent Acquisition Team on 0407 463 835 for a confidential discussion today.

At Lendlease we offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equitable treatment and equitable opportunity are just the norm. We remain committed to supporting under-represented groups and providing a wide range of inclusion initiatives, so that everyone is supported to thrive.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is reflected in our Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan, our Bronze Award with the Australian Workplace Equality Index by Pride in Diversity, and our generous parental leave policy of 26 weeks to any parent regardless of gender.

Lendlease welcomes applicants regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, people with a disability, sexual orientation, or life stage. If you do not meet all the criteria or require adjustments to proceed with your application, we encourage you to reach out for a further discussion.