Senior Project Engineer

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do. 

We've always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day. 

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

Be part of the team that's up for the challenge of transforming lives for good. 

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.   

We are looking for a Senior Project Engineer- Traffic to join our Melton Line Upgrade (MLU) Project.

Whilst you will be initially based on the North Western Program Alliance, this is a long-term career opportunity with John Holland.

As a Senior Traffic Engineer, you will plan, design, coordinate and monitor temporary traffic management to achieve project time and budget objectives and provide efficient support for construction activities.

Reporting into the Traffic Manager, some responsibilities will include procurement of traffic control devices and road safety barriers, traffic management planning, scheduling, forecasting, reporting and being the interface between clients/consultants/suppliers. You will undertake traffic management planning and estimating for NPA development projects and provide operational support to on-site traffic engineers.

•    Develop strategies to ensure traffic management is measured, planned and implemented in accordance with best practices and to ensure the health and safety standards and regulations are consistently maintained

•    Work in collaboration with engineers and managers to interpret designs and work methodologies to identify traffic management needs and requirements

•    Review traffic and transport matters impacting the project and provide innovative and appropriate solutions for improvements.

•    Establish relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure an open dialogue of communication related to traffic matters

•    Provide technical advise to site personnel on road safety, traffic engineering and traffic management

•    Assist with preparation of site construction budgets and reports, specifically in relation to traffic management

•    Utilize effective time management skills including sequencing of work of own and resource time management

•    Ensure all site works are carried out in accordance with approved plans and conforming to road safety plans and audits.

•    Supervise, plan, and review the work undertaken by our traffic contractors and traffic engineers

•    Demonstrate skills in reporting on traffic engineering performance, compliance and defects and/or non-conformance 

•    Conduct and administer job planning and programming with minimal disruption to the surrounding network from works that may include short range and intermediate activities for construction projects

•    Develop traffic management plans for al project work phases and locations ensuring the plan are compliant with Client, state government and industry requirements.

•    Perform all duties in accordance with John Holland policies, processes, systems, reporting and procedures

•    Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent  

•    Demonstrated post graduate engineering experience in traffic management

•    Demonstrated site-based experience in civil/infrastructure/rail construction

•    Experience on Major Rail or Infrastructure Projects

•    Project Engineer and operational experience

•    Expertise knowledge of traffic management, plans, specifications, guidelines, standards and implications for project accountabilities

•    Advanced commercial acumen including cost reduction and meeting budgets

•    Delivery of major projects and teams to program and budget specifications 

•    Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management

•    People and performance management including the performance of subcontractors

•    Effective time management skills

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 we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to 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 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.