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Lead Project Engineer - NPI

LocationPerth WA, Australia
Work TypeAny Employment
Positions1 Position
Published At:3 hours ago
  • Infrastructure Engineer
Job no: HJYXX
Category: Projects
  • Global EPCM company
  • Long-term opportunity
  • Major project in WA

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, Southern Africa, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is currently recruiting for a Lead Project Engineer - NPI to join our growing project team in Perth.

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, the Lead Project Engineer - NPI will provide technical assistance in the planning, designing, evaluating, executing and handover of the assigned projects in accordance with Company, Client and Project requirements.

The tasks you'll perform

  • Assisting with ensuring compliance with the project specific requirements and current industry work codes and standards.
  • Contributing to project control activities including scheduling, forecasting and other deliverables to a consistently high standard.
  • Assisting with and perform procurement, inspection and expediting activities.
  • Carrying out assigned project activities, including site engineer duties, in a manner that priorities safety, environment, community and industrial relations.
  • Assisting the Project Manager in developing and maintaining the project quality management facility to ensure project quality targets and reporting are met.
  • Contributing to the preparation of construction reports, contracts and schedules, managing tender and contract documentation for review in accordance with quality assurance.

The expertise you'll bring

  • Bachelor of Engineering
  • Min 8 years’ postgraduate experience in a similar position, ideally within an EPCM environment.
  • Experience working on Mineral Processing Plants or similar capital projects will be highly regarded.
  • Experience in infrastructure, such as camps, villages, offices, and utility systems, which are vital for mining operations.
  • Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including Clients, Vendors and Co-workers.
  • Proactively seek and accept guidance and feedback provided by subject matter experts.
  • Determination and drive to achieve objectives through continued professional development.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we :

  • Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
  • Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
  • Provide access to a benefits, rewards and recognition platform that also offers great discounts to hundreds of retailers in Australia.
  • Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, 18 weeks paid maternity leave + superannuation continuance, discount and rewards programs, and much more.   

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence. 

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

Please submit your CV by clicking the 'Apply' button.

  • Published on 12 Feb 2026, 1:05 AM