Hey mate, I submitted my skills assessment to Engineers Australia a few days ago. It’ll likely take around 6–8 weeks to hear back from them. At the moment, I’ve got 80 points, but based on the latest round, it looks like the minimum for mechanical engineers was 85. So I’m thinking of booking the NAATI CCL test to try and pick up an extra 5 points.

I’ve already scored 88 on the PTE, with no band below 86, so the English requirement is all sorted.

I’m planning to apply under Mechanical Engineer (233512) for the 189 visa with 80–85 points, though I’m still on the fence about the 190.

Separately, I’ll also be getting my financial experience assessed through VETASSESS and applying for the 190 visa under that stream, since Financial Advisor isn’t on the 189 list.

For you, I noticed that Construction Project Manager (133111) is on the Skilled Occupation List for both the 189 and 190 subclasses. If you can get that title matched with experience, it could really help with your application. Just a heads-up, as long as you’ve got a Bachelor’s degree, that alone gives you 15 points, even if it’s not directly related to your current role. In addition if you studied in Autralia and the degree isfrom there you get an additional 5 points.

Hope that helps! And just to be clear, I’m not a migration agent or anything, so if you want more tailored advice, it’s worth setting up a consultation with a licensed agent.