Civil Project Engineer

Newcastle West, NSW, AU, 2302

About John Holland:

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.

About the role:

John Holland's Infrastructure division is currently constructing some of Australia's most complex projects, including the Black Hill to Tomago M1, Belmont Desalination Plant Project, and Upper South Creek Advanced Water Recycling Centre. Due to industry expansion, the John Holland Infrastructure business is currently seeking a Civil Project Engineer for an upcoming project in the Hunter NSW region. You will be responsible for managing all the earthworks, inground services, FRP and pavement works.

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Coordinate and administer construction engineering activities to ensure that projects are implemented in accordance with plans, designs and specifications.
• Assist with the preparation of site construction budgets and reports.
• Monitor construction progress for adherence to programme and report to the Area Manager.
• 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.
• Demonstrate financial management skills and commercial acumen when making decisions.
• Assign work and assist with reviews for accuracy and adherence to required standards.
• Execute working knowledge of contractual and legislation relevant to the project.
• Undertake quantitative and qualitative safety, environment and quality risk assessment to ensure acceptable quality of structures and finishes.
• 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.
• Perform all duties in accordance with JHG policies, processes, systems, reporting and procedures

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

• A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
• 3-6 yeas on-site experience postgraduate
• Strong experience with Civil scope including Bulk and detailed Earthworks, FRP and Pavement works
• Project experience over $100m in value
• Leadership ability to provide mentorship to direct reports
• Demonstrated commercial experience to include planning and reporting on progress cost and risk
• Demonstrated personal commitment to health and safety.

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to 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 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.

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.

We offer:

• Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice packaging options available
• Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with superannuation and up to an extra 18 weeks of superannuation paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two additional John Holland Days to prioritise health and 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
• Inclusion and diversity is part of how we work and do what we do at John Holland. Our active commitment to being an employer of choice is evident in the delivery of our Gender Equality Strategic Plan supported by our Pride, Celebrate Women, RAP and Grow networks
• Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether its flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.

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