Mechanical Team Leader

Fyfe is a multi-disciplinary consultancy providing comprehensive engineering, environmental, planning, and surveying services throughout Australia. Fyfe work with a wide range of clients in the Energy & Resources, Infrastructure and Property sectors to provide high quality, commercially pragmatic solutions with a strong focus on client service and delivery.

About the role

Our Energy and Resources Division works with major exploration and distribution clients to deliver specialist mining, infrastructure, oil and gas projects across the country. This is a key leadership role in our Mechanical delivery team and is offered as a permanent full-time position.

Skills & Experience

We are seeking a Mechanical Team Leader - Pipelines responsible for leading an engineering group to deliver complex pipeline projects across a range of clients in the Energy & Resources sector.  This role is ideally suited to a proven leader of professional engineers who is technically minded, able to operate autonomously, lead multidisciplinary delivery, and act as a champion for the growth of our Energy business.  The successful candidate will provide technical leadership of pipeline projects, project delivery oversight, client engagement, and mentoring support across a range of brownfield and greenfield projects.

Duties:

• Lead the delivery and technical execution of pipeline engineering projects within Oil & Gas projects.
• Deliver projects across concept, feasibility, FEED, detailed design, construction support, and commissioning phases. 
• Prepare, review, and modify engineering designs, technical specifications, scopes of work, datasheets, reports, and cost estimates. 
• Ensure engineering design practices comply with relevant Australian Standards, WSAA guidelines, client standards, and industry best practice. 
• Support and contribute to energy and mining and industrial projects where required, particularly in facilities, piping, pumping systems, and brownfield modifications. 
• Participate in HAZOPs, design reviews, constructability reviews, and risk workshops. Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and development support to junior and mid-level engineers. 
• Engage directly with clients, contractors, and stakeholders to support project delivery and business development initiatives. 
• Support proposal development, tender responses, and strategic client engagement activities.

Requirements:

• Degree qualification in Mechanical Engineering. CPEng and/or RPEQ accreditation highly regarded. 
• Subject Matter Expert with AS 2885.1, 2,3, 5 & 6.
• Proven experience leading pipeline design projects within an engineering consultancy.
• Ability to function autonomously and lead projects with minimal supervision. 
• Strong understanding of facilities engineering and brownfield upgrade environments. 
• Demonstrated experience working across multidisciplinary project teams. 
• Experience preparing and reviewing technical documentation including datasheets, scopes of work, work packs, and engineering reports. 
• Strong analytical, communication, and technical report writing skills. 
• Experience within energy, mining, or industrial infrastructure projects will be highly regarded. 
• Commercial awareness and client-facing capability with the ability to build trusted relationships and identify growth opportunities,

Fyfe embraces and fosters a culture that supports diversity, inclusion and respect, where people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.

How to apply

If you believe you meet the above criteria and would like to join our successful finance team, click on the APPLY FOR THIS JOB button to submit your application.

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Please note only shortlisted candidates and those who are Australian Citizens, hold permanent residency will be contacted.