Maintenance Engineer

Company Overview

UGL: A diversified services company delivering critical assets and essential services that sustain and enhance our living environment. We provide a broad range of services and whole-of-life solutions for various industries, utilizing sustainable and innovative technologies.

UGL Regional Linx (UGLRL): A subsidiary of UGL, headquartered in Orange, NSW, with regional depots throughout the state. We focus on creating job opportunities in regional and rural communities, with over 85% of our workforce based in regional NSW. We manage the CRN – Country Regional Network, ensuring safe transportation of people and goods across NSW.

Job Purpose

The Maintenance Engineer is a technical expert in the track and civil discipline within the UGL Regional Linx Infrastructure Maintenance business unit operating as the subject matter expert (SME) for the CRN Infrastructure team, supporting maintenance activities and project delivery for all UGLRL managed Infrastructure on the CRN network and includes UGLRL managed assets on the ARTC network (Over bridges etc).

The Maintenance Engineer oversees the technical and engineering aspects of the delivery of the technical maintenance plan as it applies to CRN managed infrastructure and provides support to the maintenance and projects teams in meeting quality, safety, budget and performance targets.

The position provides effective support and sustainable working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure site safety, quality and environment controls and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

Support and monitor the execution of the Technical Maintenance Plan as it relates to UGLRL managed assets on the CRN and ARTC networks.

Delegated Engineering authority to make engineering decisions relating to the integrity of civil assets.

Monitor and assess the defect management conducted by the CRN maintenance teams to ensure that local practices and methods meet contractual and UGLRL requirements and provide suitable assurance of track safety and integrity.

Assist Civil Maintenance Engineer to review track and civil asset performance analysis.

Analyse and use track and civil documents/data and records to produce progress and project performance compliance reporting.

Assist projects by anticipating and fulfilling any requirement for specialist track equipment in a manner that minimises risks to both health and safety and project completion.

Investigate and delivery of new technologies and including trial products.

Support the process of project identification, prioritisation, and scoping of major and minor projects.

Assist in the preparation of track and civil expenditure budgets, reports and forecasts and ensure they are presented in a timely manner.

Assist Maintenance Superintendents with incident management, preparation of incident reports and welded track stability analysis calculation and rectification.

Read and understand plans, review design documentation, read drawings, and provide constructive review and implementing of final designs.

Coordinate and administer construction engineering activities to ensure that projects are implemented in accordance with plans, designs, and specifications.

Maintain awareness of compliance, technical, and financial aspects of the track and civil functions to provide maximum service and support track improvements as directed.

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

Provide technical and engineering support to team members as required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant and equivalent industry experience. 

Degree in of Asset Management, Infrastructure, or Maintenance Management (Preferred)

Chartered Engineering Status (Preferred)

Minimum 3-5 years railway engineering experience in a similar role (Project Engineer, Senior Projects Engineer, Maintenance engineer, Systems Engineer, Asset Engineer etc)

About Us

UGL is renowned for providing comprehensive engineering, construction, and maintenance services across various sectors, including rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables, water, and defense. We partner with some of the world's largest companies and government agencies.

Diversity

We embrace diversity in all its forms—backgrounds, ideas, work styles, and perspectives. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage applications from women, individuals with disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature-aged workers, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Our selection process includes relevant screening checks such as national criminal history and pre-employment medical assessments, including drug and alcohol screening.

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