Title:  Site 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

Join our Queensland Train Manufacturing Program in Torbanlea, QLD.

As a Site Engineer, you will be responsible for providing engineering services and technical support to ensure the short-term planning and programming of works is completed in conjunction with the site supervision staff. The primary focus of this role will be on building and building services works.

Key Responsibilities:

• ​​​​​​Ensure compliance of the works with technical specifications, applicable legislation, approvals and standards and JHG SQE Risk Management process

• Conduct and administer overall job planning and programming including short range and intermediate activities for construction projects for approval by the Project Manager

• Input information and undertake minor design on site and monitor and recommend changes to design details to Exercise professional judgement in resolving engineering issues, i.e. construction methods, design, engineering procedures, etc.

• Demonstrate financial management skills including demonstrated behaviour in reducing costs and meeting budgets

• Implement and communicate risk controls and actions involved in delivery and implementation of projects

• Demonstrate skills in reporting on project performance, compliance and defects and/or non-conformance

• Undertake quantitative and qualitative safety, environment and quality risk assessment to ensure acceptable quality of structures and finishes

• Demonstrate people management skills by being able to manage work and performance of teams and subcontractors to achieve project outcomes

• ­Perform all duties in accordance with John Holland policies, processes, systems, reporting and procedures.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Science, Building Construction, Construction Management or equivalent

• Construction management and specific technical skills base relevant to program of work and discipline area 

• ­Wide level of planning, development and review of complex projects

• Implementation of a process and/or product system of audits and schedules

• Coordination, Planning and Design interpretation 

• ­Skill in use of document and record management, progress and project performance reporting compliance and procedures  

• Quantitative and qualitative risk assessment and monitoring of risk controls and actions involved in delivery and implementation of projects

• ­Advanced skills in relevant computer software packages; Microsoft Suite; Primavera 6 etc

• ­Written, verbal and presentation skills e.g. facilitating meetings, pre starts and tool box meetings and basic cost control skills

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.