Senior Project Engineer

Optus is an Australian telecommunications company, delivering more than 11 million services to our customers every day across mobile, broadband and digital solutions.

In the role of Senior Project Engineer at Optus Administration Pty Ltd, you will play a major part in growing and supporting our world-class telecommunications infrastructure. This position is crucial for maintaining a dependable and efficient network that meets the rising demands of our customers.

What You’ll Do

• Acting as a Subject Matter Expert for Complex Orders and providing technical support for Project Engineers in resolving blocking issues.
• Planning and managing the construction of large capital projects to expand Optus’ telecommunications infrastructure.
• Maintaining and relocating existing infrastructure as needed due to network rearrangements or requests by external utilities.
• Collaborating with the Fibre Manager and Project Engineers to deliver engineering orders and relocation projects on time, ensuring quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Managing external contractors, ensuring compliance with Optus’ OH&S policy and Environmental Management Plan.
• Reporting on and achieving all project schedules, benchmarks, and budgetary requirements.

What You Bring 

• Tertiary, Trade Certificate or TAFE qualification in Telecommunications, Electrical, or Civil Engineering.
• At least 3 years of recent telecommunications experience in internal and external plant building and construction activities.
• Proven experience in coordinating contractors in a commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of financial processes such as budgets and project cost analysis.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• A current driver’s licence.
• Self-motivation with a strong desire to achieve results, excellent consultative and interpersonal skills, and an ability to work in fast-paced environments.
• Comprehensive knowledge of change management principles, including planning, stakeholder engagement, risk identification and mitigation, and the effective implementation of change initiatives.
• Strong understanding of fibre optic design, including network planning, routing, and infrastructure requirements.
• Demonstrated capability in contractor management, including coordination, performance oversight, and ensuring compliance with contractual, safety, and quality standards.
• Proven project management expertise, with the ability to deliver outcomes efficiently, on schedule, and within defined scope. 

The good stuff…

• Competitive remuneration and colleague discounts. Make life easier (and more affordable) with $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products and outstanding shopping discounts with our retail partners.
• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office, two days remote or home.
• Competitive leave policies, including additional 'Connected’ days to focus on culture, family, health, community, or whatever’s important to you!
• We support growing families with inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Direct your own development and build future-ready skills with Optus U’s industry-focused micro-credentials, developed with La Trobe and Macquarie Universities.
• Build meaningful connections through colleague-led networks and diversity initiatives including Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network and Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+).
• Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services, 24/7 — in-person, by phone, SMS, or video.

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity

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