Our vision is to be recognised as a leader in responsible port trade, where Queenslanders thrive for generations.
To meet our vision, our people are at the heart of our success managing safe, efficient and fair ports that connect North Queensland to the world. We do this by balancing the needs of iconic surroundings, our communities, and our stakeholders.
More than half of Queensland’s international trade, by volume, passes through our ports at Weipa, Abbot Point, Mackay, and Hay Point, which makes us one of Queensland’s largest Port Authorities. We take great care to provide safe, and competitive seaport services to efficiently facilitate imports and exports through our Queensland ports.
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) is seeking an experienced Senior Asset Engineer to optimise and steward critical port infrastructure assets across their lifecycle. Based in Mackay and supporting assets across NQBP’s ports, including Hay Point, Abbot Point, Weipa and Mackay, this role is responsible for delivering strategic asset management, infrastructure maintenance leadership and engineering oversight to ensure assets are safe, compliant, sustainable and commercially optimised.
You will play a key role in aligning asset management strategies with corporate objectives, lifecycle planning, CAPEX and OPEX programs, and regulatory compliance obligations.
Key Responsibilities
Lead strategic asset management and lifecycle optimisation across allocated marine and landside asset groups, ensuring performance, safety and long-term value. Develop and implement Asset Management Plans, maintenance strategies and renewal forecasts aligned to risk, service levels and corporate objectives. Oversee inspection, investigation and durability assessments of steel, concrete and coastal structures, including seawalls, roads and utilities. Manage infrastructure repair, rehabilitation and capital projects from concept through delivery, providing engineering, contract and project management oversight. Administer contracts, lead tender processes and negotiate with consultants and contractors to achieve time, cost, quality and risk outcomes. Prepare lifecycle budgets, cost estimates and inputs to CAPEX and Corporate Plans. Ensure compliance with statutory approvals, environmental conditions and port regulatory frameworks. Provide technical leadership, mentoring and supervision to engineers and maintenance teams, fostering high performance and accountability. Build strong relationships with port users, government agencies and advisory stakeholders.
About You
You are a technically strong and commercially astute engineering professional with demonstrated experience in port, marine or heavy infrastructure environments.
Essential Requirements:
* Degree qualification in Civil, Structural or Coastal Engineering
* Mandatory RPEQ registration
* Significant experience in strategic asset management, structural inspection, infrastructure delivery and financial management.
* Strong leadership capability with experience supervising multidisciplinary teams and contractors
* MSIC (or ability to obtain within three months)
Desirable:
* Chartered status with Engineers Australia
* Postgraduate qualifications in Project Management (PMP/PRINCE2)
Benefits of working for NQBP
* We know that your experience is unique – and your career should be too. Join us and we’ll help you reach your potential based on your experience, interests, and expertise: dedicated learning platform; Subsidised professional qualifications.
* Exclusive benefits of parental leave; 12.75% superannuation;
* Flex time and working from home arrangements;
* Health and Wellness Program and birthday vouchers.
Joining NQBP
We are committed to inclusion and celebrating our diverse workforce, their individual talents and the innovation they bring to their work. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQI+ community, women, mature age workers and people with different abilities.
Merit is paramount in our selection process, ensuring candidates are assessed against the specific needs of the role. Additionally, we recognise the importance of diversity in skills and actively consider a broad range of capabilities when making recruitment decisions.
We have a team of diverse professionals who are committed to our values of Care, Connection, Courage and Curiosity. Our people pursue a high standard of environmental management, both of our own activities and those of commercial partners.
Application Process
If you are interested joining North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, please submit an application with your current resume and a covering letter. Please note that applications will be processed as they are received.