Senior Project Engineer – Capital Projects (FMCG | Packaging & Process)
East Melbourne 
$65 to $90 Dollars Per Hour 

My client is a well-established Australian engineering group known for delivering high-quality process and packaging solutions across the FMCG sector. With ongoing growth and a strong pipeline of capital works, they are expanding their Melbourne-based project engineering team.

The Opportunity

You will take ownership of end-to-end delivery of capital projects- guiding initiatives from early feasibility and concept development through to installation, commissioning, and final handover. Working across multiple production and packaging environments, you will play a key role in shaping practical, safe, and robust engineering solutions that directly impact manufacturing performance. This is a hands-on, site-based role offering exposure to complex processing technologies, automation systems, packaging lines, and large-scale equipment installations within fast-moving manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver capital projects across processing, packaging and site services from concept through to commissioning
• Develop business cases, budgets, schedules, and technical scopes
• Coordinate internal engineering, maintenance, and operations stakeholders
• Oversee contractor activities, site works, and commissioning phases
• Ensure all project activities meet safety, quality, and compliance standards
• Drive fit-for-purpose design outcomes and cost-effective engineering solutions
• Apply strong project controls, reporting, and adherence to established project frameworks
• Provide technical leadership across areas such as automation, materials handling, packaging systems and utilities

Your Background

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Manufacturing or Process Engineering
• 5+ years’ experience delivering capital projects within food, beverage, or FMCG environments
• Strong exposure to packaging systems, processing equipment, or automated manufacturing technologies
• Comfortable balancing strategic planning with hands-on site execution
• Solid contractor management capability and excellent stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience with technical standards, sanitary design, or regulated manufacturing environments highly regarded

What’s On Offer 
Join a respected engineering consultancy delivering major capital programs across leading Australian manufacturing sites. 

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact eimear@blackbookexecutive.com.au

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