Senior Completions Lead

North Western Program Alliance (NWPA) consists of four Alliance partners – John Holland, KBR, MTM, V/Line and the client (LXRP), working together as one team to achieve shared goals.   Since 2017, the Victorian Government has entrusted North Western Program Alliance (NWPA) and our Alliance partners to remove dangerous and congested level crossings, deliver new rail stations and infrastructure, and create more community open spaces.  

Our Alliance currently has three projects in delivery and two in development phase, along with the successful delivery of ten level crossing removal projects (17LX) and several premium stations. 

We're proud to make a real difference to the lives of people on our program of works and in the communities in which we operate. Our values are Care, Excellence, Creativity and Empowerment.   

NWPA are looking for a Senior Completions Lead to join the alliance.

The Senior Completions Lead supports North Western Program Alliance (NWPA) in achieving timely handover of newly constructed, modified or decommissioned assets to the ultimate asset owner or maintainer.

In addition to the duties outlined below the Senior Completions Lead may be required to undertake other responsibilities as directed by management.

• Work under the instruction of the Completion Manager to oversee all completion activities for assigned projects contributing to NWPA program of Works

• Review and approve all Completion documentation prior to formal submission to Stakeholders

• Liaise with relevant Stakeholders to resolve issues or address rejections

• Facilitate the verification and closure of defects identified by Stakeholders

• Ensure that ARTO's Work Readiness compliance requirements are adhered to and implemented within project timeframe

• Proactively engage with each Stakeholder to facilitate approval of completion and handover documentation

• Provide onsite support during rail occupations to ensure completion deliverables are achieved

• Identify process improvement opportunities including analysis of common defect types to reduce rework and delays

• Prepare and delivery monthly reports to the Alliance Management team (AMT), provide regular updates and risk reporting to Project Management team (PMT) and proactively escalate issues to management as required

• Tracking and reporting of hand over packages to ensure completion records are closed progressively

• Work actively with Interface Managers to address non ARO stakeholder requirements (e.g. VicTrack, DTP, Melbourne Water) ensuring effective coordination and compliance

• Provide high level assurance support in relation to completions, including the development and implementation of supporting materials such as completion guidelines, training resources and systems/process documentation

• Ensure all completion artefacts / deliverables are accurately represented in the Primavera (P6) program, with critical paths identified and monitored to support timely achievement of completion milestones and overall project delivery

• Tertiary qualification in Project Management, Engineering or equivalent

• Demonstrated experience across either Engineering, Rail, Project Management and / or Construction

• Major Projects experience demonstrated working in Completions

• Demonstrated experience leading and managing teams

• Achieves a high level of client satisfaction

• Delivers work within agreed time, cost and quality standards

• Demonstrates a clear understanding of client requirements

• Demonstrates strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage time effectively and handle multiple, conflicting priorities in a fast paced environment

• Proven ability to work autonomously and as part of team, maintaining attention to detail while meeting deadlines

• Seeks opportunities for continuous improvement and ways to innovate

• Guides others to create a culture of collaboration; Identifies opportunities to work with other teams to deliver outcomes

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'll do all we can to help you develop your skills, and make a difference, right from the start. We have a flexible workplace and focus on all aspects of your physical and mental health and safety. 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 generous 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.