- 4–6 years’ relevant professional engineering experience in mining, minerals processing, oil & gas, heavy industry, or水/水
- Experience preparing PFDs and P&IDs and providing inputs for drawings and 3D models
- Rights to work in Australia (essential)
Role Type
Description
CREATE YOUR FUTURE AT ATC WILLIAMS!
About Us:
Renowned for our technical excellence, ATC Williams provides Tailings, Water, and Waste Management services to the mining, resources, and government sectors. We are a leading specialised engineering and consulting firm with over 45 years of successful service to our clients.
With eight national office locations and a broad variety of international projects, we offer exciting and sustainable career pathways, whether you are a technical or professional leader, or just starting out in your career.
Why Join Us?
You will be joining our team at an exciting time as ATC Williams continues to solidify our position as a trusted and recognised engineering brand. We are embarking on a significant growth phase, represented by expansion in office locations, employees, opportunities, and capabilities.
About the Role:
We are continually looking for enthusiastic and talented people to join our team.
Our Melbourne office is currently seeking an Experienced Mechanical Engineer on a permanent full-time basis.
This position offers the opportunity to be developed by our Slurry and Mechanical Engineering team, and work on a variety of projects.
At ATC Williams, every role is supported by professionals across the business, and you will have colleagues, junior engineers, and technical experts to share ideas with, through the varied nature of work we undertake for clients in the mining and resources, energy and property/general infrastructure sectors across Australia and globally.
Key responsibilities and activities include:
- Mechanical and Piping Design: Undertake equipment sizing and selection, pipe and valve selection, materials selection and design calculations.
- Drawing Development: Prepare PFDs and P&IDs and provide engineering inputs and technical support for drawings and 3D models.
- Process Data Analysis: Analyse, validate and interpret process data to establish the design basis, identify data gaps and support design calculations.
- Testwork Interpretation: Review laboratory test work results to establish design parameters, assess material behaviour and support process and hydraulic design.
- Hydraulic Design: Perform hydraulic design of slurry and water pipelines, including pipe sizing, pressure-loss calculations, pump selection and transient assessment.
- Safety and Risk: Identify and mitigate design risks through Safety in Design and HAZOP workshops, in accordance with relevant standards and project requirements.
- Procurement Support: Prepare equipment datasheets, specifications, equipment lists, material take-offs, quantity estimates and other technical procurement inputs.
- Cost Estimating: Prepare project CAPEX and OPEX estimates using material take-offs, quantity estimates, vendor quotations and benchmark rates.
- Construction and Commissioning Support: Respond to site queries, review vendor documentation and resolve technical issues during construction and commissioning.
- Project and Task Management: Lead small, non-complex projects or major deliverable tasks and coordinate process, mechanical, hydraulic, civil, structural and EIC inputs.
- Proposal Development: Define scope, deliverables, assumptions and exclusions, and develop task breakdowns for estimating resources, hours and costs.
- Work Package Delivery: Plan and deliver assigned work packages to the agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality requirements, taking ownership and escalating issues early.
- Compliance and Quality: Deliver safe, compliant and high-quality engineering by applying relevant legislation, codes, standards and procedures and integrating HSE and well-being considerations.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience requirements include:
- A recognised Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or higher4–6 years’ relevant experience.
- Relevant professional engineering experience in mining, minerals processing, oil & gas, heavy industry, or water industries.
- Relevant experience in tailings and process plant design, including water and slurry pipeline systems, hydraulic transport, pump and pipe sizing, solid–liquid separation systems (e.g. thickeners and clarifiers) will be highly regarded.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams in consultancy environments.
- Ability to manage assigned tasks and deliverables within agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality requirements.
- Eligibility for registration as a professional engineer in relevant Australian jurisdictions.
- ·Sound knowledge of mechanical and piping design, hydraulic calculations, process equipment sizing and technical documentation.
- Familiarity with applicable Australian and international design codes and standards.
- Ability to identify technical risks, resolve engineering issues and provide practical, cost-effective solutions.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
What You Gain when you Join ATC Williams
As an entirely employee-owned organisation with a retention rate to be proud of, our talented and skilled people acknowledge two key reasons why they choose to stay at ATC Williams:
- The depth and generosity of our in-house knowledge and expertise, and
- The fantastic opportunities available for personal growth and diverse project experiences, especially if you are prepared to grab these opportunities with both hands.
Employee Benefits Include:
- Competitive remuneration package.
- Employee-owned company.
- Career and personal development opportunities & mentoring.
- Company paid parental leave.
- Flexible working arrangements available as required.
- Exposure to large scale and challenging projects in a great part of the world.
- Ability to learn and leverage from our in-house knowledge and expertise
At ATC Williams, we champion diversity, inclusion, integrity, and equal employment opportunities.
We encourage you to create your future at ATC Williams.
To apply, please provide a cover letter and CV as one attachment to your application and include:
- Rights to work in Australia (essential).
- Base Salary Expectation.
- Why you have applied for this role.
- Share your career aspirations with us.
Applications close on Wednesday, 7th October 2026.
Please note ATC Williams does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.
Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Canada
Singapore
Malaysia





