Electrical Engineering Manager

Fortitude Valley, QLD, AU, 4006**About John Holland**:
At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do. We've always known that at its heart, infrastructure is about people - our customers, our employees, and their 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.

**About the role**:
John Holland’s Infrastructure division is currently constructing some of Australia’s most complex projects We are currently seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager to join our pre-contracts team within the infrastructure Water/Wastewater treatment department.

As Electrical Engineering Manager, you will be involved in the leadership and direction of the Electrical Engineering function, inclusive of Design, Digital Engineering, Temporary Works, Construction Phase Services and Systems Engineering and Assurance, through tender and project delivery.

To ensure the project deliverables comply with the project requirements, support the construction program, meet stakeholder requirements, and maintain a strong focus on driving positive outcomes across safety, quality, environment, stakeholders, community, and time.

To facilitate the internal interfaces between Design and Construction Teams in addition to managing external interfaces with key stakeholders, ensuring construction issues are identified and incorporated into the project documentation and that engineering requirements are observed in construction methodology planning.

**Responsibilities of the role include**:

- Promote Engineering and Design Management culture within projects
- Create and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to facilitate a collaborative and positive design process for obtainment of required approvals
- Facilitate timely decision making, appropriate assessment of change requests and opportunities for early commencement of works
- Promote consideration of temporary works requirements in permanent works design development
- Provide Engineering services to site management during the currency of contracts
- Manage the design approval process in accordance with project requirements and program
- Foster the interaction of between design and construction teams to maximise innovation and project success
- Ensure the JH Safety in Design requirements are achieved
- Examine project change requests as requested, and advise on related engineering matters
- Coordinate the activities of outside engineering consultants (Temporary Works/ Proof Engineer)
- Review design and engineering management activities on bids and projects in consultation with other managers and professionals to ensure that standards of quality, cost, safety, and time performance are achieved

**What's in it for you when you join John Holland**:
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.

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

- Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Electrical)
- Multidiscipline experience specialising in design, engineering, and construction
- Management of technical teams in the delivery of design and engineering solutions for bids and projects, including planning and budget management
- Experience in process plants including any of the following water treatment, oil & gas, mineral processing, etc
- Financial management skills in planning and managing budgets included demonstrated behaviour in reducing costs
- Experienced in stakeholder management with focus on relationship building, influencing, communication and negotiation skills, particularly with design partners
- Qualitative and Quantitative design risk identification, assessment, controls and management
- Demonstrated ability to manage work and performance of teams

**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