Job Description
What do we do?
Our vision is to enable our customers’ vital processes, which advance a more sustainable world. We supply turnkey solutions, fans, compressors, turbines, blowers, heat exchangers, and silencers, as well as a comprehensive range of services including specialized engineering for air and gas handling, project management, equipment servicing, and site management.
Howden Australia received an excellence award as an Employer of Choice for 2020 and 2021! Join our winning team today!
The Big Picture:
Our busy Contracts Department requires the immediate support of a Graduate Project Manager to assist our Project Managers in the daily implementation of our ever-increasing project workload.
In addition to supporting our team with a variety of multimillion-dollar Howden Projects both in Australia and Southeast Asia, you will be responsible for independently managing small to medium-scale projects.
We will offer an attractive remuneration package, annual bonus, flexible working arrangements, reimbursement towards your health & fitness regime, and a supportive culture.
What needs to be done?
- Ensure our Project Managers are supported in all aspects of the project, from project planning to successful delivery.
- Maintain project-specific documents and project plans.
- Ensure the correct documents are issued to customers on time and coordinate with Engineering and Supply Chain daily as needed.
- Be technically inquisitive and have a natural attraction toward mechanical rotating equipment, which allows you to understand engineering drawings and documents, in particular rotating equipment or heavy industry.
- Provide technical support to site Service Engineers where required and support them with site-specific documents.
- Ensure company policies and procedures are followed for all project activities to deliver the highest level of quality.
What do you need to bring?
You are an energetic, positive, self-motivated individual, who displays a drive and willingness to both learn and succeed. You are eager to take on board more responsibility as your skillset evolves.
You demonstrate a professional attitude in everything you do and are disciplined enough to stick to the required tasks and manage multiple priorities.
You’re confident working autonomously, whilst also being an enthusiastic team player, with the desire to help and support the team. You are an open communicator, with a flexible approach.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in an Engineering related discipline (e.g. Mechanical, Mining, or Aeronautical) within the last 12 months.
- Be able to manage the project plans, the daily management board, and the risk matrix.
- Be able to identify project risk and inform our Project Managers and the wider project team.
- Ability to answer technical queries relating to the plant design across a broad range of engineering areas, from mechanical to electrical.
- Determine the best engineering solution and most cost-effective option for our customers’ requirements.
- Have the ability to think proactively and independently to solve problems and think laterally to identify corrective actions.
- Demonstrate well-developed analytical and people management skills.
- Proficiency in MS Project.