Blake National Placements
"Professional recruiters understand the value of relationships and focus on long-term success, not short-term wins."
Geelong Branch Manager / Project engineer role with real scope & support, the backing of a smart, practical team, a place where you can step in, take ownership & make a difference!!
Job Summary
Permanent
Full-time
Immediate Start
Geelong
$120,000 – $150,000 + super per year (negotiable)
About us:
Must have full working rights in Australia to be considered
Full-Time | Permanent | 9-Day FortnightStrong Salary Package + Bonuses + Expenses Reimbursed
About Us
We’re a practical, highly respected, engineering consultancy delivering over 500 projects a year. Our work ranges from smart office fit outs to complex developments over $50M.
You’ll find us across Commercial, Civic, Health, Education, and Industrial sectors often on the more complex, multi-disciplinary jobs.
About the Role
This is a senior-level projects lead role, you'll be embedded in the engine room of each project, working closely with engineers, clients and financial stakeholders to keep things moving and on track.
You will enjoy fantastic diversity and variety, days may include onsite inspections or in client meetings, other days in the office keeping projects tightly organised. You’ll be the central point of contact across multiple teams, keeping timelines, tasks, and communications aligned.
We offer the successful candidate:
What We Offer
· A genuine 9-day fortnight – no weekend work
· A strong salary package that reflects your experience – open to negotiation
· Performance bonuses and expenses reimbursed
· Excellent admin support so you can focus on what matters
· A grounded, team-first culture – no egos, just good people
· Encouragement and support for further learning and progression
We value collaboration, clear communication, and smart use of technology to consistently deliver practical outcomes. Join us and contribute to meaningful, well-designed projects that shape the built environment.
Position overview: (outline but not limited to)
Key Responsibilities
· Lead day-to-day organisation across multiple engineering disciplines
· Schedule and track current and upcoming project work
· Own communications between internal teams, clients, site managers and finance
· Support project financial tracking and reporting
· Proactively resolve issues and keep everyone informed
· Support new staff onboarding and mentor where needed
With all core engineering services offered in-house, including Sustainability and Fire Safety, we provide integrated, high-quality solutions that prioritise efficiency, economy, and design integrity.
The successful candidate will have:
What You’ll Bring
· Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Building Services Engineering consultancy (essential)
· Ideally, degree-qualified in Mechanical, Fire, ESD or Hydraulic Engineering
· Solid understanding of engineering design and documentation
· Strong communicator with confident client-facing skills
· Excellent time management and reporting ability
· Familiarity with Coda, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Revit (advantageous)
· Comfortable leading from the centre of a project team
This is a most, sort after company and a definite "employer of choice". Well known and highly regarded nationally as a company that delivers true professionalism. We have a strong community focus and involvement.
Management and people like this are quite rare these days, but they do exist!
------- Terry Blake, Managing Director at Blake National Placements
Please apply via the link with your resume in Word format.