Senior Commissioning Engineer

About John Holland
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.

About The Project - Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro
John Holland in partnership with McConnell Dowell (Joint Venture) are delivering the Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Far North Queensland. This is an innovative project that involves the world-first conversion of a disused gold mine into a pumped storage hydroelectric power generation facility in far-north Queensland (270km NW of Townsville).

The project will see the conversion of two existing mine pits into reservoirs, involving the construction of significant underground infrastructure including a large powerhouse cavern and waterway shafts and tunnels to allow the transfer of water between upper and lower reservoirs to generate power during peak periods and return water back to the upper reservoir during off peak periods.

This project received funding from ARENA as part of ARENA's Advancing Renewables Program and is a gamechanger for the clean energy industry worldwide as it is an entirely new approach to large-scale energy storage.

We are currently recruiting for a talented and driven Senior Commissioning Engineer (Elec Focused) to deliver this iconic project.

Responsibilities Of The Role

• Report directly to the contractor commissioning manager and coordinate with the OEM Commissioning Specialist of the area assigned.
• Manage under the direction of the OEM all the Electrical & Controls commissioning activities relating to Dry and Wet commissioning including the rectification of defects.
• Manage under the direction of the BoP contractors all the Electrical & Controls commissioning activities including the rectification of defects.
• HV/LV commissioning - supporting substation testing/SATs, commissioning switchgear, circuit breaker, protection relays and transformers.
• Manage the SCADA, PLC Programmer and electrical / instrument technicians (Dual traders)
• Manage the electrical energisation process (Notice of Energisation – NOE), including management of boundary isolations and general LOTO process.
• Ensure that instrument and control software pre-commissioning checks have been adequately completed before System Commissioning
• Ensure proper debugging of software system, including change management (MOC)
• Review OEM and BoP Commissioning documentation and support preparation of work packs using the CCMS.
• Assist in delivering on-the-job training in electrical, instrumentation and control systems for Operations and Maintenance operators and technicians.
• Coordinate Electrical Commissioning and LOTO permits – work closely with the permit office
• Prepare a SCADA training plan of Operations and Maintenance staff for the balance of plant and coordinate the SCADA training plan with the OEM control system specialist.
• Adhere to 'Permit to Work', tagging and isolation procedures.
• Ensure that all occupational health and safety and workplace regulations are met.
• Ensure that all environmental and quality assurance targets are met.
• Assist in preparing Risk Assessments

What We Are Looking For

• Tertiary qualifications in electrical engineering
• Extensive experience in the field of Electrical installation/testing and/or commissioning
• Experience working on a major infrastructure project/FIFO projects will be highly regarded
• Excellent communication skills of liaising with internal and external stakeholders on a regular basis
• Previous experience in a similar capacity

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 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 its flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.