Senior Project Engineer

3 weeks ago


Fortitude Valley, Australia John Holland Full time

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 Role

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join our iconic Waterfront project in the Brisbane CBD. The primary purpose of the role is to plan, organise and direct project engineering team to deliver the project to achieve time and budget objectives and provide efficient support for construction activities.

Responsibilities of the role include

Demonstrating commitment to SH&E through, personal example, leadership and participation in monitoring of established working practices.

Monitoring SH&E performance within area of responsibility and compliance to our GMR’s

Preparing work packages, documentation, and quality requirements for tender by potential subcontractors with the Commercial team

Managing the Subcontractor/ supplier shop drawing process and contribute to the review process and ensure reviews are planned and undertaken well in advance of works starting on site.

Manage all works to ensure that the project Quality Assurance requirements through process and procedures are being complied with.

Assist with the Subcontractor onboarding process including. Safety documentation, programs reviews and agreement, arrange and chair subcontractor onboarding meetings (invite other disciplines). in advance of works commencing on site 

Manage on-site engineering functions through subordinates, which may include Project Engineers, Site Engineers, and Planning Engineers

Coordinate the activities of an engineering team, programme workloads and provide technical and administrative guidance to the engineering staff to ensure aims and objectives are effectively and economically achieved.

Ensure that project engineering accountabilities are delivered on time and within budget

Prepare and maintain short range and long-range programs and record planned v actual to ensure works are on track with Project Goals

Accurate forecasts of costs and revenue and utilise corrective action in line with JH’s authority and reporting frameworks to maximise the profit margin.

Assign work and assist with reviews for accuracy and adherence to required standards of supplier, subcontractor quotations/purchase orders as well as subcontract agreements.

Lead and contribute to planning future requirements/ methodologies including,

Liaise with client representatives, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers and planning authorities to ensure satisfactory completion of planned construction work.

What we are looking for:

  • Demonstrated post graduate engineering experience with extensive site exposure.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, Building Construction or equivalent
  • Experience on > $50 M Projects
  • Project Engineer and operational experience
  • Previous experience in large scale Commercial towers
  • Advanced commercial acumen including cost reduction and meeting budgets.
  • Experience in leading and organising support engineers
  • Skilled in short range and long-range programs
  • Delivery of major projects and teams to program and budget specifications
  • Skilled in developing work methods and communicating agreed outcomes
  • Understanding of the Quality Management Plan. Safety Management Plan, Environmental Management Plan and Projects Design Management Plan
  • Leads and promotes HSE

As part of the team, you can help us 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 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.  

What’s in it for you

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.  

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 it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.  



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