Title:  Project 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 Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager – Signalling & Communications to lead the successful delivery of rail infrastructure projects across signalling and communications systems.

Based in Perth and reporting to the Rail Delivery Manager, this role is responsible for delivering complex rail projects safely, on time and within budget while meeting all quality, commercial and regulatory requirements.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams across engineering, procurement and construction phases, ensuring strong stakeholder engagement and high-performance delivery outcomes in both brownfield and greenfield rail environments.

Responsibilities of the role include

• Lead delivery of signalling & communications projects to meet time, cost and quality targets
• Manage engineering, procurement and construction activities
• Drive financial performance including budgeting, forecasting and cost control
• Ensure strong safety, risk and compliance leadership
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, subcontractors and stakeholders
• Lead and develop high-performing project teams

To be successful in this key role we are looking for:

• Degree qualified (Engineering, Construction, or similar)
• 10+ years’ experience in rail project delivery (signalling/communications)
• Strong knowledge of rail systems lifecycle, safety standards and compliance
• Proven commercial, contract and stakeholder management capability
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in live rail environments

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.  

John Holland does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies.