Title:  Commissioning Engineer

About John Holland:

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About the Belmont Desal project:

A 30 ML/d seawater desalination plant will be delivered at Belmont South NSW, to provide weather independent supply to the community in the lower Hunter region.

Seen as one of the largest capital projects in the water sector in Hunter region, the community is expecting a sustainable outcome for the nature of a seawater desalination plant. It is also the first project in Hunter Water pursuing an IS Rating, as part of its Carbon Neutral Strategy by 2035.

Your Role:

Accountable for contributing to a multidisciplinary commissioning team of engineers and technicians across mechanical, electrical, process and controls systems to successfully deliver commissioning outcomes in line with the Commissioning Plan and under the direction of the Commissioning Manager.

The key responsibilities;

• Safe and compliant execution of all commissioning activities
• Providing input to the Commissioning Plan, programme activities and monthly cost reviews of the commissioning cost codes.
• Develop and produce commissioning documentation including plans, procedures, checklists, ITP’s, ITR’s and risk assessments and verify that the commissioning activities are carried out in accordance with the plans.
• Lead a team in pre-commissioning, controls, commissioning, performance, and reliability testing as described in the Commissioning Plan and in accordance with the Technical Specification.
• Lead and manage delivery of operational readiness documentation and systems.
• Ensure that the handover of the asset to Operations is completed meeting all requirements.
• Review and incorporate vendor documentation and requirements relating commissioning of components.
• Coordinate the input of vendors for commissioning activities
• Provide support and input to develop and produce the operations and maintenance documentation described in the Technical Specification.
• Responsible for the temporary works design as required for the commissioning activities.
• Prepare, supervise, and conduct training of the plant operators.
• Provide technical support and be prepared to attend site on an emergency call-out basis if required.

About You:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental, Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical or Automation Engineering
• Extensive experience in M&E installation, controls testing & commissioning within large scale construction of water and/or wastewater treatment plants
• Proven experience delivering commissioning outcomes on complex projects in a senior or lead capacity

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

What’s in it for you

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

• Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
• Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
• Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
• Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
• Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
• Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether its flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.