Title:  Survey Data Manager

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 Project

The Linewide Alliance, comprising John Holland, Alstom, RATP Dev, KBR and WSP, are excited to be delivering the transformative Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East Linewide package.

When SRL opens, the new rail services for passengers will also be delivered by, a venture between RATP Dev and John Holland to operate and maintain the franchise for 15 years from 2035, to be known as TransitLinx.

The Alliance will deliver a world-class, service-proven driverless metro system that sets new benchmarks for comfort, safety, and reliability for Melbourne.

SRL is a transport and urban planning project that will deliver world-class public transport, reduce travel times, and support the delivery of more homes and housing.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Survey Data Manager to work within the survey team on the project, managing the surveying function’s data and set out requirements. This position works closely with the project’s surveying staff, design team, methods, and digital engineering teams to ensure all spatial and asset data is managed, stored, readily accessible, and aligned with project requirements.

In the role you are responsible for displaying leadership within the project where survey data is concerned, advising, and encouraging surveyors in their role, delivering survey priorities as part of the survey team whilst meeting quality assurance standards in line with the projects survey management plan.

This position reports to the Survey Manager and is part of the Digital Engineering Team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute towards a culture of “Safety and Health comes first” and environmental responsibility by:

• • Ensuring compliance with WH&S policy, procedures, and legislative requirements.
  • Ensuring compliance with site-specific safety documentation (SWMS)
  • Demonstrating commitment to WH&S through personal example, leadership and participation in monitoring of established working practices and situations through regular review of safety documentation (SWMS)
  • Ensure compliance with applicable WH&S procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental and community requirements

• Deliver accurate, timely and responsive surveying services for each project through:

• • Implementation of survey specific CDE with user access and approved folder structure.
  • Checking the geometry and dimensions of design and the early identification of potential design faults
  • Identifying, planning, and using the most appropriate software for the task at hand.
  • Manage the creation of accurately modelled data for set out in line with project specifications.
  • Providing a method of data reduction and storage of survey records in the survey CDE.
  • Advise the Survey Manager of any issues arising from the survey
  • Conducting quality audits on survey related data and produce outputs in accordance with contract requirements
  • Keeping accurate records of survey information in accordance with project instructions

• Contribute to the on time and within budget delivery of the project including:

• • Understanding of projects survey management plan in relation to specific project requirements
  • Planning and scheduling own work to meet required timelines and outputs.
  • Planning so that survey data can be prepared before tasks are critical.
  • Understanding output requirements and clarifying as appropriate

• Provide effective surveying services to the relevant Project Team/Client including:

• • Maintaining productive relationships and clear lines of communication with project teams and other sub-contractors
  • Delivering surveying services that meet the needs of the Project Team.

• Demonstrate personal leadership, including:

• • Managing the work performance of self within construction teams
  • Leading the development of survey staff within the project / business
  • Ensuring a positive, enthusiastic, and efficient attitude when representing the business.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will hold a recognised degree in Surveying or other relevant tertiary qualification and have substantial post qualification experience in surveying.

You will have multidisciplinary project survey experience including bulk earthworks, rail, and tunnel construction.

Your excellent communication skills and problem-solving ability, along with your ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders, will see you succeed in the role.

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.

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.