Title:  Senior Plant 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 Role / Are you up for the challenge?

As a multi-discipline systems-focused technical lead, you will play a crucial role in supporting the National Plant Engineering Manager at John Holland Rail & Transport. Your primary responsibility will be to provide efficient engineering and technical leadership within the National Plant team. This includes contributing to CAPEX and modification specification, design, procurement, regulatory compliance, reliability, plant and rolling-stock registration and reporting, maintenance management, problem-solving, and application of John Holland procedures and Rolling Stock Operator accreditation. Your expertise in various disciplines will be essential in ensuring the smooth operation of plant and rolling stock, as well as driving continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact within a leading rail and transport company. 

Responsibilities of the role include / What you will do;

• Provide technical leadership & mentoring to the broader Plant Operations team promoting increased capability for self-performance of advanced or complex diagnostics, T&E, fault rectifications and maintenance. 
• Ensure specialised Rail Plant and Equipment complies with technical specifications, applicable legislation, standards, engineering approvals, registration requirements and JHG SQE Risk Management procedures 
• Lead technical investigations and defect analysis & reporting. Setting standards for investigation, analysis & reporting of difficult & complex plant faults across the spectrum of plant and often associated with aging equipment. 
• Develop specifications and undertake minor design; monitor and recommend changes to design details to increase productivity and/or safety. 
• Assess compliance of rolling stock with technical specifications, applicable legislation, approvals, and relevant standards and JHG risk management process. 
• Ensure Plant design specifications, modifications and configuration changes are managed and are subject to Modification Management Change (MMC), Notification of Change (NoC to ONRSR – Regulator) & validation and approval of change. 
• Undertake quantitative and qualitative safety, risk assessment contributing to the decision process regarding the suitability of rolling-stock and other on-track plant and equipment. 

To be successful in this key role, you must have / What we are looking for;

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace Electrical, Mechatronics). 
• Demonstrated post-graduate engineering experience, with strong exposure to working in a site-based role Established approach to engineering and risk 
• Appreciation of rail safety and technical requirements, governance, and risks impacting the performance of rolling stock in different rail systems 
• Project-wide level planning, development, and review of complex projects Quantitative and qualitative safety, environment, and quality risk management
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management 
• People and performance management, including subcontractor performance
• Effective time management skills 
• Demonstrated extensive technical knowledge of plant and equipment systems 
• Strong computer literacy, including familiarity with MS Office software, Maximo CMMS, and CAD

As part of the team, you can help us 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 it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.