Project Engineer - Electrical

John Holland Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary continuance

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 project in Werribee, VIC. The role involves coordinating construction activities, budgeting, progress monitoring, and applying commercial and regulatory knowledge within a water infrastructure context.

You will work with LV/HV systems, instrumentation & control, and SCADA, coordinating subcontractors and ensuring safety, quality, and timely delivery on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• LV and HV systems experience required.
• Instrumentation & control expertise.
• PLC network configuration knowledge.
• SCADA systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate 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.
• Demonstrate financial management skills and commercial acumen.
• Assign work and review for accuracy and adherence to standards.
• Execute knowledge of contracts and relevant legislation.
• Undertake safety, environment and quality risk assessments.
• Manage document, progress and compliance reporting.
• Supervise subcontractors to achieve outcomes.
• Plan sequencing of work and resource time.

Skills

Electrical engineering

LV systems

HV systems

Instrumentation & control

PLC network configuration

SCADA systems

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

About the Company

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.

Project Overview

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
• 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

Your Profile

• 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

Benefits and Perks

• 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.