Project Engineer E&I

It’s official. We’re the #1 best place to work in Agriculture, Mining and Utilities awarded by @FinancialReview and @Inventium 2023   

Nufarm. Evolving Ag.  

Nufarm is a global crop protection and seeds technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed, fibre and food production. 

Whether it’s commercialising the world’s first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, launching innovative new crop protection solutions or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.  

Your Future, Fueled by Innovation  

Based in Laverton North at our Pipe Road chemical manufacturing facility, we’re looking to engage a Senior Project Engineer with E&I specialisation within our Project Management Team. In the role you will be accountable for the activities and coordination of the project scoping, preliminary and detail design, cost estimation and execution plan of capital projects and act as subject matter expert in your field providing advice to Maintenance and the PMO. This role will have direct leadership experience with direct reports and mentoring.

• Employee Share Plan (Shares in Nufarm!) 

• Flexible role!  

• Health Benefits! 

• Onsite Café! 

• Great Team and ability to work within Agchem in Australia!   

 How You’ll Help Us Grow  

• Provide E&I technical support for the design and review of proposed solutions for projects. 

• Complete tender process for all projects to ensure all resources (materials and contractors) are engaged within budget and timeframes 

• Prepare plans, resources and contractors for all assigned CAPEX projects commissioning and delivery 

• Plan, coordinate and supervise all contractors for each project assigned 

• Conduct reviews and validate project installations and all required documentation 

• Ensure compliance with government, health & safety, environmental, equipment integrity and maintainability standards are met in all work performed by position 

• Active participation in Management of Change (MOC), Unusual Incident Report (Unusual Incident Report) or IR (Injury Report), Hazops and other process safety requirements 

• Leading a culture of continuous improvement in department by encouraging and giving suggestions, ideas and use of RCA (Root Cause Analysis) to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and design 

• Help elevate and maintain best practice Standards for installations 

• Support the preparation of the project scope and estimates by providing engineering and technical input in conjunction with client requirements 

• Monitoring budget & schedule compliance and trend tracking for capital projects under management 

• Pursue minimum total cost of ownership in design of capital project by balancing lowest life cycle cost vs. lowest installed cost. 

• Ensure all modifications/additions to equipment, drawings and data sheets are captured in appropriate databases and project files, preventative maintenance program as required after completion of projects is recorded and entered into the asset management system (MEX) 

• Complete project closeouts and handover to operations 

 Could This Be You?  

You’re Tertiary qualified in Engineering (E&I) and bring extensive experience in manufacturing equipment design, technical support, project delivery of small to medium size projects will be highly regarded. You have a strong scientific approach to solving problems, the ability to make data-based decisions, and you’re comfortable working in a team environment with a high degree of initiative and self-motivation. 

If you want to be a part of a thriving, supportive environment and are inspired by the prospect of being a part of something bigger, we’d love to hear from you. Nufarm is proud to be recognised as an endorsed employer of choice for all women by Work180.  

A note to recruitment agencies - we have this role covered. There is no need to get in touch, we do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. 

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