Job Overview & Organization Mission

Advance your professional career at Pilbara Minerals as Senior Project Engineer – Civil and Structural in Perth, WA, driving operational performance across key lithium assets.

Pilbara Minerals is currently recruiting an experienced and dedicated Senior Project Engineer – Civil and Structural to join the team in Perth Corporate Office, WA, Australia. Operating on a 5:2 Perth Corporate Hybrid, this role reports directly to the Delivery Lead – Port and is responsible for delivering high-standard operational deliverables that underpin safe, continuous production.

Based at Pilbara Minerals’ corporate office in West Perth with potential site liaison, this position plays an integral role in driving engineering, systems governance, commercial planning, and continuous improvement across the company’s tier-one hard-rock lithium portfolio.

Key Duties & Core Responsibilities

In this critical role, your operational duties and key performance responsibilities will encompass:

• Civil & Structural Project Delivery: Spearhead and guide civil and structural engineering delivery for the Port Inload Shed and associated infrastructure across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Design Verification & Technical Standards: Synchronize and coordinate consultants, contractors and internal and external stakeholders to deliver approved scope, schedule, quality, compliance and budget outcomes.
• Site Infrastructure Contractor Oversight: Review and manage technical deliverables, drawings, specifications, design reviews, RFIs, field changes, non-conformances and as-built documentation.
• Earthworks & Concrete Construction QA/QC: Verify and maintain that designs and construction activities are safe, compliant, constructable and fit for purpose in a cyclonic port environment, including consideration of durability, corrosion, drainage, foundations and structural interfaces.
• Capex Budget & Schedule Performance: Deliver professional visible safety leadership, support risk reviews and confirm contractor compliance with project HSE plans, statutory obligations, Life Saving Rules and site requirements.

Required Qualifications, Licenses & Experience

To be successful in this position at Pilbara Minerals, candidates are expected to satisfy the following essential selection criteria:

• Mandatory Qualification: Bachelor Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (CPEng / NER preferred)
• Relevant Experience: Minimum 7+ Years of verified operational mining or industrial experience in Australia.
• Civil / Structural Engineering Degree: Tertiary qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering, with the technical foundation to support complex project delivery from design through to handover.
• Major Mining Infrastructure Experience: Significant civil and structural engineering experience, including senior project engineering responsibility across design and construction phases.
• Contract Administration & EPC Oversight: Demonstrated experience delivering heavy industrial, mining, port or bulk materials handling infrastructure, ideally within a cyclonic or corrosive coastal environment.
• Australian Engineering Standards Knowledge: Strong technical capability across structural steelwork, reinforced concrete, foundations, cladding, drainage, pavements, durability and multidisciplinary project interfaces.
• Site Travel Flexibility: Confident managing consultants, contractors and stakeholders, with sound contract administration, planning, risk management, commercial awareness and communication skills.

Core Competencies & Key Technical Proficiencies

The successful applicant will possess demonstrated capabilities across the following domain skill sets:

Salary, Compensation & Employee Benefits

At Pilbara Minerals, we understand that our people drive our achievements. An outstanding remuneration and wellbeing package is provided in line with Australian benchmarks:

• Competitive Remuneration: AU$175,000 – AU$210,000 per year + standard Australian Superannuation (11.5%). (Salary structure is not officially stated by the employer; this represents the general industry standard for this position in Western Australia.)
• Quarterly short-term incentive (STI) performance bonus recognizing operational achievements and business performance.
• Direct equity alignment through the Pilbara Minerals employee share scheme.
• Comprehensive paid parental leave providing 18 weeks for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers.
• Annual health and wellness subsidy, salary sacrificing for novated vehicle leasing, and paid community volunteer leave.
• Full confidential support through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company chaplains, and KidsCo school holiday programs.
• Leave Entitlements: 4 weeks annual leave (with 17.5% annual leave loading where applicable) plus 10 days paid personal/carer’s leave.
• Flexible Work & Career Growth: Progressive culture with supported career development pathways across a high-growth ASX lithium leader.

About the Employer: Pilbara Minerals

Pilbara Minerals produces and exports high-grade lithium spodumene concentrate to global battery cathode manufacturers. Operating the world-class Pilgangoora operation in Western Australia, PLS is at the forefront of the global transition to clean energy technologies.

Pilbara Minerals is deeply committed to building diverse, equitable, and culturally inclusive work environments. We proudly celebrate diversity and welcome applications from all qualified individuals including First Nations Australians, people with disabilities, and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Application Process & Next Steps

Applications for this position are currently open and being reviewed on a rolling basis. Suitable candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible before the published closing date.

Please prepare an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a tailored Cover Letter highlighting your relevant experience against the key selection criteria outlined above.

To proceed with your application, click the Apply on Employer Site button to access the official Pilbara Minerals careers gateway.