Engineering & Construction

Remuneration Surveys - Engineering & Construction

The most recent Engineering & Construction Remuneration Report was published in October 2011 - 78 organisations (an increase of 32 per cent over October 2010) contributed data in respect of over 5,800 incumbents occupying 218 roles.

The report included a special feature analysing the remuneration increases for all survey roles over the past 6 and the past 12 months. The scope of the survey was broadened in December 2008 to include Subsea & SURF engineering & installation roles. The current report now addresses a broad range of corporate and executive roles - please see the sample organisation chart (below).

Purpose & Framework

The purpose of the Report is to provide the Executive Management of participating organisations with factual data and reliable analyses of the remuneration of key personnel in the Engineering & Construction Industry. The Report focuses on engineering & construction activity in the mining & resources, oil & gas, energy and major infrastructure sectors. It addresses the Subsea & SURF disciplines separately.

The survey framework showing its ability to aggregate and separate & analyse data are illustrated.[More]

Scope of the Survey

Set out below is a summary of the scope of the Engineering & Construction Remuneration Report which:

  • covers consulting engineering, project management & project services positions;
  • includes staff & contractor roles;
  • provides information for all Australian states;
  • reports on Base Salary, Total Fixed Remuneration (including the value of benefits such as motor vehicles & superannuation) and Total Variable Remuneration (showing the impact of incentives);
  • separately reports data on project uplifts & project completion bonuses;
  • provides information on attraction & retention plans; and,
  • provides a detailed analysis of practices in respect of incentives (both target & actual) and benefits.

Data will be examined to identify the impact of various personal and organisation factors on the level of remuneration for each role. These include:

  • project size
  • location (state & region)
  • years of experience
  • type of employment contract (salary information for "staff" & "contract" personnel are presented separately)
  • industry sector (eg engineering versus EPCM versus construction - see above)

Sample Organisation Chart

Participating Organisations

The following 78 companies participated in the October 2011 report:

  • Abigroup Contractors Pty Limited
  • Alcoa World Alumina Australia
  • AMEC Minproc Pty Ltd
  • API Management Pty Ltd
  • Atlas Iron Limited
  • Aurecon Group
  • Ausenco Limited
  • Ausgroup Limited
  • Bechtel Australia Pty Ltd
  • BGC Contracting Pty Ltd
  • BHP Billiton Iron Ore
  • BHP Billiton Ltd - Metallurgical Coal
  • BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd
  • BHP Billiton Uranium & Olympic Dam Development
  • BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd
  • Calibre Global Pty Ltd
  • Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
  • CITIC Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd
  • Civmec Construction & Engineering Pty Ltd
  • Clough Limited
  • CPG Resources
  • Crosslands Resources Limited
  • DBCT Management
  • Decmil Group Limited
  • DOF Subsea Australia Pty Ltd
  • Fluor Australia Pty Ltd
  • FMC Technologies Australia Ltd
  • Fortescue Metals Group Limited
  • G&S Engineering Pty Ltd
  • Georgiou Group
  • Golding Contractors Pty Ltd
  • Granherne Pty Ltd
  • Idemitsu Australia Resources Pty Limited
  • IDM Partners
  • INPEX Corporation
  • INTECSEA
  • J P Kenny Pty Ltd
  • Jacobs E&C Australia Pty Ltd
  • Karara Mining Limited
  • Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd
  • Kentz Pty Ltd
  • Kiewit Australia Pty Ltd
  • Leighton Contractors Pty Limited
  • Lycopodium Limited
  • Macmahon Holdings Limited
  • MCC Mining (Western Australia)
  • McDermott Australia Pty Ltd
  • Minerals and Metals Group
  • Newmont Asia Pacific
  • Nickel West
  • NRW Holdings Limited
  • Oakajee Port & Rail Pty Ltd
  • Outotec Australia Pty Ltd
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • QER Pty Ltd
  • QGC - A BG Group Business
  • QR National
  • Rio Tinto Iron Ore Expansion Projects
  • Sea Trucks Australia Pty Ltd
  • Sedgman Limited
  • Sibelco Australia Limited
  • Sinopec Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd
  • SNC-Lavalin Australia
  • Subsea 7 Australia Contracting Pty Ltd
  • Technip Oceania Pty Ltd
  • Tenix Australia Pty Ltd
  • Thiess Pty Limited
  • ThyssenKrupp Materials Handling Pty Ltd
  • Transfield Services Limited
  • Transfield Worley Services
  • United Group Ltd
  • Watpac Limited
  • WDS Limited
  • Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers
  • Wood Group Engineering & Production Facilities
  • Woodside Petroleum Ltd
  • WorleyParsons Limited
  • Xstrata Coal Pty Ltd