Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer

FinnissLithium Operation, NT | Residential (Darwin based) | Monday to Friday | Maximum term to end 2027

• Owner's representative on BP33, a new underground mine being built right now

• Monday to Friday, home every night, no camp
• Lean project team: your recommendations go straight to the Construction Manager

Most senior project engineers spend their careers reviewing someone else's work. On BP33,you'llbe thePrincipal'seyes on the ground while the mine takes shape.

Core Lithium is back in production. OurFinnissLithium Operation,88 kmsouth of Darwin, produced its first spodumene concentrate of the restart in September 2026, with the Grants open pit feeding the plant and the BP33 underground mine taking shape to carry the operation for more than a decade.

Our Projects team builds the infrastructure BP33depends
on:the pads and infrastructure for the power station, ventilation and paste plant. Developmobilisedin June, the portal iscutand the decline is advancing toward first ore in mid-2027. It is project delivery on a live operating site, with a lean owner's team and clear accountability.

Why this one works

• Attractive salary package plus superannuation

• Monday to Friday, residential in Darwin, home every night

• Maximum term to the end of 2027, through construction and handover of BP33 infrastructure

• Owner's-side authority: recommend approval of contractor methodologies, issue technical directions, stop work where safety, quality or environment demand it
• A safety record worth protecting: FY26 closed with zero recordable injuries

What you'll be doing

You'llreport to the Construction Manager as the Principal's representative across engineering,constructionand contractor activity on BP33, with Project Engineers and graduateslooking to youfor direction.

• Own the engineering interfaces: constructability reviews, RFIs, design clarifications and controlled documentation

• Hold contractors to their methodologies, work packs,programsand quality obligations

• Drive schedule discipline with look-ahead plans, recoverystrategiesand early calls on risk

• Review progress claims and variations, and keep the Construction Manager across commercial exposure

• Verify quality in the field: ITPs, hold and witness points,non-conformancesand turnover records
• Carry the asset through commissioning, punch-listclose-outand handover to operations

What you'll bring

Must haves

• Degree in civil,structuralor mechanical engineering, constructionmanagementor a related discipline

• At least 8 years in engineering and project delivery on mining, resources,infrastructureor major construction projects

• A track recordmanaging quality with contractors on multidisciplinary construction projects

• Strong grasp of construction methodologies, contractadministrationand project controls
• Current Australian driver's licence

Nice to haves

• Chartered Professional Engineer, or on the way there

• Contract administration under major mining or processing infrastructure contracts

• Project management qualifications or leadership training

Ifyou'rethe engineer who walks the work front rather than waiting for the report, and would rather solve an interface problem today than argue it in a claim next month,you'llfit right in.

Life in the Top End

Finnissis within commuting distance of Darwin, so your days end at home, not in a donga. Darwin is a relaxed, multiculturalharbourcity with a dry season (roughly Mayto October) made for the outdoors: barramundi fishing,MindilBeach Sunset Market, Litchfield and Berry Springs, and Kakadu for a long weekend. The build-up and wet season are part of the deal, and locals love the storms.

About Core Lithium

Core Lithium (ASX: CXO) owns theFinnissLithium Operation, an established mine and processing plant on more than500 km² of tenure in the Bynoe Pegmatite Field. After a disciplined, fully funded restart,Finnissisramping uptoward 1.2 milliontonnesa year by mid-2028 for the global battery supply chain.We'rea lean producer: short lines to decision makers and work that shows.

Ready to talk?

Send your CV anda coverletter to careers@corelithium.com.au. Tell us about one package where your call as the owner's engineer changed the outcome.We'llkeep you posted at every stage.

Successful applicants will be required to complete pre-employment checks, including a medical assessment, drug and alcohol screen and National Police Check.
Applicants must hold full Australian working rights.
Core Lithium does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies.