Project Engineer - Electrical

John Holland; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Parental leave

Career progression

Learning & development

Diversity & inclusion

Flexible working

Job summary

John Holland is seeking an experienced Electrical Project Engineer to join the Melbourne Water Framework on a project in Werribee, VIC. You will coordinate construction activities and ensure work aligns with plans, designs and specifications.

The role requires LV/HV, instrumentation, PLC/SCADA expertise, and strong commercial acumen for budgeting, reporting and risk management. You will lead subcontractor oversight and ensure safety, quality and regulatory compliance on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with LV and HV systems in water infrastructure.
• Knowledge of PLC, SCADA, and instrumentation networks.
• Commercial experience including budgeting and risk reporting.
• Strong safety focus and subcontractor management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer construction engineering activities per plans, designs and specifications.
• Assist with site construction budgets and reports.
• Monitor construction progress and report to Site Manager or Project Manager.
• Interpret designs for execution on site.
• Apply financial acumen in project decisions.
• Manage subcontractor work and performance.
• Ensure compliance with contracts and regulations.
• Conduct safety, environmental and quality risk assessments.
• Maintain project documentation and reporting.

Skills

LV Systems

HV Systems

Instrumentation & Control

PLC networking

SCADA Systems

Water Infrastructure

Commercial budgeting & reporting

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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:

JV partnership between John Holland and KBR delivering innovative and high-quality assets and upgrades with Melbourne Water to ensure communities across Melbourne continue to enjoy high quality water supply and seamless sewage removal and treatment.

The JHG-KBR JV have delivered a wide range of important infrastructure projects for the region including, water and sewer pipeline renewals, treatment plant upgrades, civil and road works and reservoir improvements.

We are looking for an experienced Electrical Project Engineer to join our Melbourne Water Framework on an upcoming project in Werribee, VIC.

Your Role:

• Coordinate and administer construction engineering activities to ensure that projects are implemented in accordance with plans, designs and specifications


• Assist with the preparation of site construction budgets and reports


• Monitor construction progress for adherence to programme and report to the Site Manger or Project Manager


• Interpret designs for implementation in construction projects


• Demonstrate financial management skills and commercial acumen when making decisions


• Assign work and assist with reviews for accuracy and adherence to required standards


• Execute working knowledge of contractual and legislation relevant to the project


• Undertake quantitative and qualitative safety, environment and quality risk assessment to ensure acceptable quality of structures and finishes


• Analyse and use document and record management, progress and project performance reporting compliance reporting


• Demonstrate sound people management skills by managing work and performance of subcontractors to achieve outcomes


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

About You:

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering.


• LV Systems


• HV Systems


• Instrumentation & Control


• PLC network configuration systems


• SCADA Systems


• Strong experience in Water Infrastructure including Water/Treatment Plant


• Demonstrated commercial experience to include planning and reporting on progress, cost and risk


• Demonstrated personal commitment to health and safety

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