Project Engineer Signalling

UGL Pty Limited; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

16 weeks parental leave

Salary continuance insurance

Private health insurance (Medibank)

Individual Development Plan

Wellness Program (AIA Vitality)

OneRewards discounts

Job summary

UGL Pty Limited is seeking a skilled signalling project engineer to support design, coordination and delivery of overhead line equipment works on major Australian infrastructure projects. You will assist across design development, construction and commissioning, helping resolve technical issues and ensure on-time, quality delivery under rail safety obligations.

You will review drawings and specs, coordinate with design teams and site engineers, attend daily meetings, monitor construction to

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years signalling project engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Rail Industry Worker competencies.
• Experience with Project Specific Technical Requirements (PSTR).
• Commercial planning and weekly reporting experience.
• SHEQ processes development and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Review design drawings, models and specs.
• Coordinate with design teams, site engineers and contractors.
• Attend project coordination meetings.
• Monitor signalling construction for standards.
• Conduct site inspections of quality, clearances and foundations.
• Respond to RFIs and escalate issues to senior engineers.
• Support energisation readiness and commissioning planning.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers.
• Forecast accruals and reporting to Construction Manager.

Skills

Signalling Eng

Project coordination

Site inspections

Safety compliance

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

At UGL, we are delivering some of Australia’s most significant infrastructure projects across rail, power, renewables, defence, resources, water and telecommunications. We are committed to building a better future through innovation, engineering excellence and collaboration.

The Opportunity

This role is responsible for supporting the design, coordination, and delivery or overhead line equipment works to ensure they meet technical, safety, and project requirements. The role provides engineering support across design development, construction, and commissioning stages, helping to resolve technical issues and ensure signalling works are delivered on time, to quality standards, and in accordance with rail safety obligations.

Key responsibilities

• Assist with reviewing design drawings, models and technical specs.
• Prepare and update documentation, such as work packs and technical queries.
• Coordinate with design teams, site engineers and contractors on engineering requirements.
• Attend daily site or project coordination meetings.
• Monitor signalling construction activities to ensure compliance with standards and drawings.
• Conduct site inspections to check quality, clearances, foundations, and mast/structure placements.
• Assist with reviewing safe work procedures and construction methodologies.
• Respond to RFIs and escalation complex issues to senior engineers.
• Support energisation readiness, testing and commissioning planning.
• Managing subcontractors and suppliers work
• Managing the verification of conformance for works under control
• Managing temporary works design and ensuring all relevant approvals are obtained
• Managing short term programme (up to 2 months) with a competent understanding of the status, scope and dependencies of activities within a 2 month window.
• Undertake monthly forecasting exercise including accruals, quantity take-offs, forecasting and reporting to ensure the projects financial position is understood and risks are clearly articulated to the Construction Manager.

About You

• A minimum of 4 years signalling project engineering experience
• A b achelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Relevant Rail Industry Worker competencies
• Experience applying engineering principles to comply with Project Specific Technical Requirements (PSTR)
• Demonstrated commercial experience to include planning up to 4 weeks ahead and weekly reporting against cost and time
• Development of SHEQ process and procedures and management of others in conducting SHEQ process and procedures

About UGL

As a member of the CIMIC Group of companies, we value diversity in our team’s backgrounds, ideas, work styles. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.

What we offer

• Benefit from 16 weeks of paid primary parental leave.
• Complimentary salary continuance insurance.
• Discounted Medibank health insurance.
• Shape your career with an Individual Development Plan.
• Participate in our Wellness Program with AIA Vitality.
• Access our OneRewards Discount Program.

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