Project Engineer

At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do. We've always known at its heart infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work.

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.

A 30 ML/d seawater desalination plant will be delivered at Belmont South NSW, to provide weather independent supply to the community in the lower Hunter region.

Seen as one of the largest capital projects in the water sector in Hunter region, the community is expecting a sustainable outcome for the nature of a seawater desalination plant. It is also the first project in Hunter Water pursuing an IS Rating, as part of its Carbon Neutral Strategy by 2035.

We are looking for a highly driven Project Engineer to work on the Marine Intake works for the $460m D&C Belmont Desal Project in Newcastle, NSW. This is a great opportunity for a Project Engineer looking to diversify their skillset.

• Coordinate and administer construction engineering activities to ensure that projects are implemented in accordance with plans, designs and specifications.
• Undertake any cost controlling, budgeting, forecasting, subcontract claim review, commercial negotiation activities.
• Monitor construction progress for adherence to programme and report to the Area Manager.
• Provide technical and other support to Supervisors and sub-contractors including liaison with consultants to ensure that safety, time, cost and quality objectives are optimised
• Interpret designs for implementation in construction projects.
• Direct exposure to interfacing with client and working on a project through the lifecycle of planning, establishment delivery, commissioning and handover.
• Undertake quantitative and qualitative safety, environment and quality risk assessment to ensure acceptable quality of structures and finishes.
• Establish and maintain an effective quality system to ensure that all records, test results and inspections required under the contract are obtained
• Analyse and use document and record management, progress and project performance reporting compliance reporting.
• Demonstrate sound people management skills by managing work and performance of subcontractors to achieve outcomes.
• Assist in the planning, procurement, and delivery of various supplier packages.
• Exercise professional judgement in resolving engineering issues, i.e. Construction methods,design, engineering procedures.

• Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Project Engineer and operational experience
• Previous experience working on infrastructure project $100m+.
• Experience in FRP construction including Temporary Works
• Previous experience in Water Infrastructure & Marine construction, highly desirable.
• Project delivery and tender experience.
• Ability to work well with various stakeholders and build strong relationships.
• A can-do attitude with a hands-on approach.
• Effective team-player capabilities

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 different perspectives and ideas will deliver 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.

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 knowflexibility 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.