Lead Mechanical Engineer (Water Projects)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 7, 2026. Airswift scores B on the Alion truth index.
Job reference
1279829
Location
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Sector
Process
Function
Engineering & Design
Employment type
Contract
Date published
September 7, 2026
Job Title: Lead Mechanical Engineer
Duration: 12 months
Location: Perth
This opportunity is suited to a highly experienced mechanical design professional supporting a major brownfields expansion within a gold processing operation. The role sits within a multidisciplinary engineering team focused on checking detailed design and providing technical leadership across mineral processing infrastructure on a large-scale open-cut project. Key technical exposure includes crushing, milling, CIL, elution, materials handling systems, vendor data review, and constructability assessments.
Required Experience:
- Extensive experience in detailed mechanical design within gold or base metals projects
- Strong background in brownfields projects or expansions within operating plants
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Experience delivering mechanical design packages across crushing, milling, CIL, elution, and materials handling systems
- EPC project experience
Key accountabilities will include:
- Degree in Mechanical (preferred), Civil, or Chemical Engineering.
- 10+ years' experience in piping systems, pipeline design, or water infrastructure engineering.
- Mining, resources, or engineering consultancy experience preferred.
- Develop and review water management strategies and plans across project lifecycles.
- Perform hydraulic modelling and design calculations for pipelines, borefields, pump stations, ponds, and tanks.
- Prepare technical specifications, scopes of work, design reports, and engineering documentation.
- Produce construction drawings, P&IDs, GA drawings, pipeline schematics, and MTOs.
- Support equipment selection, vendor evaluations, and technical compliance reviews.
- Participate in design reviews, site inspections, and stakeholder engagement.
- Contribute to capital cost estimates and quantity take-offs.
- Coordinate operational readiness and construction support activities.
- Ensure compliance with Australian standards, regulations, and project requirements.
ABOUT AIRSWIFT
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients.
With over 1000 employees and 9,000+ contractors operating in over 130 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry and the level of experience, exposure and expertise that the organization has is unparalleled. Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)
If you would like to be considered for the position, please apply directly to this advertisement or send your application via email to [email protected] with your updated CV/ resume & contact details. Alternatively, you may contact Kash at +61 08 6256 0338 for more information
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