Title:  Senior Project Engineer - Structures

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.

About the Project

John Holland has recently been awarded the Illabo to Stockinbingal section of Inland Rail in NSW. The Illabo to Stockinbingal section is about 39km of new rail corridor located within the local government areas of Junee and Cootamundra-Gundagai. It will provide a direct route from east of Illabo, tracking north to Stockinbingal and connecting into the existing Forbes rail line.

Illabo to Stockinbingal is a DIDO Project, accommodation is provided on the 2:1 (2 weeks on / 1 week off) roster. 
 

About The Role

As a Senior Project Engineer – Structures, for this project you will be accountable for:

• Providing expert knowledge in structural engineering and guiding the design, analysis, and construction of structural elements.
• Reviewing and approving structural designs, ensuring they comply with relevant codes, standards, and project specifications. May also involve coordination with design consultants and architects.
• Developing project plans, schedules, and methodologies for the structural phases of construction projects. Overseeing the execution of these plans to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Ensuring that all structural work is performed to the highest quality standards, meets industry regulations, and adheres to safety protocols.
• Managing the allocation of resources, including labor, materials, and equipment, to optimize efficiency and productivity in the construction of structures.
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks related to structural engineering and construction.
• Assisting with budget development and cost management for structural aspects of projects, including forecasting and tracking expenditures.
• Managing contracts related to structural work, including tendering, negotiation, and oversight of subcontractors and suppliers.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, ensuring that their requirements are met and that they are satisfied with the structural work.
• Preparing and presenting detailed reports on project status, progress, challenges, and outcomes related to structural engineering activities.
• Ensuring compliance with building codes, environmental regulations, and occupational health and safety standards.

To be successful in this key role, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or Structural Engineering
• High level verbal and written communication skills
• Proven experience in successfully delivering large work packages
• Proven experience in managing engineers on large-scale civil construction or structural projects
• Experience in delivering Australian civil projects
• Ability to effectively manage budgets, systems and stakeholders to achieve an exceptional outcome
• Excellent attitude and awareness of Safety
• Self-motivation and drive to achieve value-for-money results

We Offer

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.

• 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.