Title:  Project 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.

About the Project

This project involves collaboration with Homes Victoria on the demolition of social housing buildings across multiple sites, including Flemington, North Melbourne, and Carlton. This initiative supports the redevelopment and renewal of social housing infrastructure to enhance community living standards and provide improved housing solutions.

About The Role

Coordinate and administer construction engineering activities to ensure demolition projects are implemented in accordance with plans, designs, and specifications, while adhering to safety and environmental standards.
Assist with the preparation of site construction budgets and reports, including cost forecasting for demolition activities.
Monitor demolition progress for adherence to programme and report to the Site Manager or Project Manager, ensuring timelines and safety protocols are maintained.
Interpret designs for implementation in demolition projects, including site-specific considerations such as existing structures, hazardous materials, and waste management.
Contribute to improvements to existing designs, incorporating innovative approaches to maximize efficiency and minimize environmental impact during demolition.
Arrange and oversee the letting of tenders, ensuring subcontractors are experienced in demolition practices and comply with safety regulations.
Demonstrate financial management skills and commercial acumen when making decisions, particularly in managing costs related to demolition processes, waste removal, and site preparation.
Assign work and assist with reviews for accuracy and adherence to required standards, including compliance with demolition-specific codes and regulations.
Execute working knowledge of contractual obligations and legislation relevant to demolition projects, including hazardous material handling and disposal regulations.
Undertake quantitative and qualitative safety, environment, and quality risk assessments to ensure acceptable quality of demolition processes and outcomes.
Analyse and use document and record management, progress and project performance reporting, and compliance reporting, with an emphasis on managing demolition-specific risks.
Demonstrate sound people management skills by managing work and performance of subcontractors to achieve safe and effective demolition outcomes.
Utilise effective time management skills, including sequencing of work and resource time management, to ensure demolition activities are completed efficiently and in preparation for subsequent construction phases.
Perform all duties in accordance with John Holland policies, processes, systems, reporting, and procedures, with additional emphasis on demolition project requirements and client expectations.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Economics, Quantity Surveying, Law, Commerce, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated site-based experience with a Tier 1/2 head contractor in Australia, particularly in demolition projects.
• Familiarity with demolition-specific processes, safety standards, hazardous material management, and environmental regulations.

We Offer

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 industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

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.