Title:  Undergraduate 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 Project:

John Holland were awarded the contract to reconstruct two major sites on the Palmerston Highway (Millaa Millaa-Innisfail), which were severely damaged as a result of Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

Following complex geotechnical works, the permanent reconstruction works involve; cast in-situ concrete piles, soil nailing, gabion structures, landscaping and hydromulching.

The road was identified as requiring the highest priority reconstruction works across Far North Queensland.

About the Opportunity:

As construction gets under way, John Holland is actively recruiting an Engineering Undergraduate to join our team.

We are looking for motivated and driven engineering student, eager to gain hands-on experience on one of Far North Queensland’s most critical infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Assist in driving QA and completion documentation completion
• Liaising with subcontractors to gain progress updates, quality and completion data etc
• Assisting Engineers or Drafters with completion of design documentation – e.g. As Built Drawings, Redlines etc.
• Liaise with Site Supervision and provide assistance and direction when required
• Assist with some digital engineering aspects of the project
• Assist more senior Engineers in delivering scopes of work
• Follow established procedures, gather and correlate basic data and perform routine junior engineering duties as directed

Requirements:

• A third, or fourth-year engineering student
• Available to work at least 2 days a week for the next six months minimum
• Essential: drive, motivation and an enthusiasm to learn

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

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 when you join John Holland?

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.

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.