Title:  Group Manager Survey & Geospatial

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

This senior role leads our Survey & Geospatial function across Major Projects, Infrastructure, Rail and Building. You’ll set the strategic direction for survey capability, develop and maintain consistent systems and processes, and champion best‑practice survey and data management across the project lifecycle. You’ll also lead our Survey Cohort, support both pre‑contracts and delivery teams, and oversee the effective use of technical specialists, subcontractors and spatial technology vendors. Your work will lift capability across the organisation and ensure we deliver consistently across a broad range of complex projects.

What you will do;

• Set the strategic direction - develop and implement the Survey & Geospatial Strategy, and lead the supporting governance, processes and procedures
• Drive integrated data and digital workflows - champion best‑practice data management across Design, Digital Engineering, GIS and Survey using common data environments, systems and technology
• Build organisational capability - establish and maintain a capability framework with clear competency standards to support consistency, development and mobility across teams  
• Lead and engage the Survey Cohort - work closely with Business Unit and project leaders to ensure best practice and standards are applied consistently, resource planning across civil and infrastructure projects
• Support pre‑contracts and delivery - provide technical advice during tenders and support civil and earthworks quantification
• Oversee survey technologies and solutions - guide the delivery and integration of survey technologies, machine control, guidance systems, and UAV/TLS/MLS reality capture
• Manage technical partners and vendors - lead relationships with survey specialists, subconsultants and spatial technology vendors
• Provide technical authority - offer expert guidance on survey practices, spatial information systems, and data validation and verification
• Champion communication, training and collaboration - coach teams, share knowledge, and support cohesive ways of working across information‑management groups

What we are looking for;

You’ll be a highly experienced survey and geospatial professional with substantial experience in the tender and delivery of large complex and multidisciplinary projects. You’ll bring a mix of technical depth, strong commercial capability and the ability to lead and develop teams.

• Tertiary degree in Surveying or Spatial Science.
• Post‑graduate qualifications in Surveying or Spatial Science (desirable)
• Advanced understanding of project and construction management

• Senior leadership experience across large multidisciplinary construction projects, $500m+
• Strong background in pre‑contracts environment working across multiple concurrent tenders with a Main Contractor
• Experience across a number of contract types (Construct only, D&C, Alliance etc.) and industry (civil, heavy industry, roads, tunnelling, water, rail)

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.