Civil Site Surveillance Lead – Large Infrastructure (FIFO)

Snowy Hydro; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Snowy Hydro invites applications for a Site Surveillance Officer - Civil to support the Snowy 2.0 project. The role focuses on on-site surveillance, QA, and zero-harm safety leadership, reporting to the Surface Project Manager.

It involves daily inspections, field collaboration, and ensuring compliance with design requirements and contractual obligations. The position is based at the Lobs Hole site on a 14/7 FIFO roster, offering hands-on field responsibilities and opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• Experience in similar surveillance or engineering roles within major infrastructure construction or related heavy industries.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, or a recognized construction trade/supervision background paired with substantial hands-on experience.
• Highly developed influencing, negotiation, and proactive problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Contractor Oversight & Quality Assurance: Conduct daily inspections across active and non-active work fronts, ensuring construction productivity is maintained safely and in compliance with IFC drawings, specifications, and EIS guidelines.
• Safety Leadership: Champion a zero-harm culture, implementing safety plans and upholding Snowy values and SHL Health & Safety policies.
• Problem Solving & Mitigation: Maintain constant communication with field management to identify issues early, mitigate legacy risks, and implement timely, effective engineering solutions.
• Collaboration & Reporting: Coordinate daily with Safety, Environmental, and Quality teams, manage QA communications and documentation via ACONEX, and deliver comprehensive daily and weekly progress reports.

Skills

Site inspections

Quality assurance

Safety leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

ACONEX

Job description

Snowy Hydro invites applications for a Site Surveillance Officer - Civil to support the Snowy 2.0 project. The role focuses on on-site surveillance, QA, and zero-harm safety leadership, reporting to the Surface Project Manager.

It involves daily inspections, field collaboration, and ensuring compliance with design requirements and contractual obligations. The position is based at the Lobs Hole site on a 14/7 FIFO roster, offering hands-on field responsibilities and opportunities to contribute to