About Bowen Basin
Located in tropical Central Queensland, Mackay and Bowen Basin is a hub for great lifestyle and industry (mines and ports). It boasts tropical islands, exceptional outdoor and water based facilities.

The Company
A growing and well established engineering consultancy that services mines, ports and heavy industry. Based in Mackay, they provide high quality engineering solutions in the Central Queensland region to blue chip & ASX listed clients. Their specialist engineering support to major operations includes maintenance and upgrade projects and this provides a consistent and growing workload.

The Opportunity
This company has grown steadily and continues to grow through a strategic plan, many long-standing employees and low staff turnover. This is a unique opportunity to join a team, define your future career and help the growth of this exciting business.

We are pleased to offer a number of superb opportunities for Structural Inspectors to work on a variety of projects which may include ports, mines & heavy industry. With a mix of site and some Mackay office-based work, you will use your structural engineering inspection experience to assist long-term clients in managing the continuing structural integrity of their major materials handling assets.

Here, you’ll be able to apply your engineering skills in a more hands-on manner and have a direct and tangible impact on the structural reliability and safety of our clients major structures including: conveyors, transfer towers, surge bins, bridges, offshore/marine structures, shiploaders, stackers/reclaimers, dump stations etc. You will be directly involved in managing structural integrity issues through the identification of structural defects.

This is an opportunity to obtain a vast amount of practical experience across multiple sites and apply your experience to provide engineering solutions to interesting structural integrity problems.

About You
We are seeking energetic structural engineers (BEng Civil/Structural or Mechanical) keen to be actively involved in inspection of major materials handling structures. The key prerequisites we seek are:

A positive & pro-active attitude to work through a strong work ethic
Strong verbal, aural and written english communication skills
Excellent communication skills, strong work ethic and safety focus
Demonstrated structural design exp. an advantage (preferably heavy industry/materials handling), or
Site project engineer exp. in a similar industry involved in structural projects or construction at an industrial type facility

The Opportunities
(1) Junior Structural Inspector. A recent graduate (0-5 years) with some site inspection experience (or looking to gain hands on site inspection and heavy industry experience), or
(2) Experienced Structural Inspector. Post graduate with 5-10 years+ engineering and demonstrated site inspection experience. You’ll have responsibility for inspection and reporting on the structural integrity of heavy industrial and materials handling structures and equipment.

Skills, experience and attributes

Structural steel & concrete inspection experience
Knowledge of structural steel & concrete design & analysis (preferred)
Experience with hands on site inspection work
Inspection exp. with heavy industrial structures, & materials handling equipment
Knowledge of AS1170, AS4100, AS3600 (AS4324.1 preferred)
Well developed verbal and interpersonal skills
Solid report writing skills
Demonstrated strong commitment to safety
Be physically fit, able to work at heights and confined spaces

For the more senior role you will manage proposals, schedule work as well as liaise with clients and oversee the work and completed reports. RPEQ status is desirable for the Experienced Site Inspector role but not essential.

Qualifications must include a recognised degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.

This company has many long standing employees and low turnover of staff. This is a great opportunity to join a close knit team, define your future career and influence the growth of this exciting business. An attractive salary package will be negotiated depending on your experience. Relocation assistance (if required) can also be provided for the successful candidate.

This opportunity is available for an immediate start. Enquiries can be made in the strictest of confidence to Neil on 0410313840.

Please address the selection criteria in your cover letter and register through the Apply facility below. You must be an Australian resident to be eligible for this opportunity. Applications close 16th December, 2020.

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