Senior Project Engineer

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 Position
Join our team as a
Senior Rail Signalling Project Engineer
on an exciting Communications project based in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

As a
Senior Rail Signalling Project Engineer,
you will play a crucial role in ensuring the planning, coordination, and delivery of rail signalling systems within project requirements. This includes ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and technical standards while meeting project timelines and budgets. The role involves collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to deliver innovative and effective signalling solutions.

This role is supporting a Pilbara based project and therefore will be engaged on a
FIFO arrangement
with a roster of 14 days on and 7 days off, with a point of hire of Perth.

Key Responsibilities

• ­ Develop signalling design documentation and ensure alignment with project requirements.
• ­ Oversee the testing and commissioning of signalling systems, ensuring compliance with operational standards.
• ­ Provide technical support and guidance to site teams during installation and commissioning phases.
• ­ Manage signalling interfaces with other rail systems, including track, power, and communications.
• ­ Ensure accurate reporting of signalling progress and escalate issues as required.
• Manage the design, installation, testing, and commissioning of rail signalling systems.
• ­ Ensure compliance with relevant rail safety standards, codes, and regulations.
• ­ Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate signalling systems with other rail infrastructure.
• ­ Monitor project progress and provide regular updates to the project manager.
• ­ Identify and mitigate risks associated with signalling works.
• ­ Prepare and review technical documentation, including work method statements and risk assessments.
• ­ Liaise with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure timely delivery of materials and services.
• ­ Conduct quality assurance checks and ensure adherence to project specifications.
• ­ Support the resolution of technical issues during project execution.
• ­ Ensure all work is performed in accordance with John Holland's safety and environmental policies

To Be Successful

• ­Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related discipline. ­
• Rail signalling certification (e.g., IRSE License or equivalent) is highly desirable.
• ­Minimum 5 years of experience in rail signalling projects. ­
• Strong knowledge of rail signalling principles, standards, and technologies. ­
• Experience in the design, installation, testing, and commissioning of signalling systems. ­
• Proven ability to manage subcontractors and suppliers. ­
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. ­
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. ­
• Proficiency in relevant software tools (e.g., CAD, signalling design tools).

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.