Surface Site Surveillance Officer

Snowy Hydro; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FIFO roster

Camp facilities

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Snowy Hydro is seeking an experienced Site Surveillance Officer - Civil for the Snowy 2.0 project, reporting to the Surface Project Manager. This fixed-term role provides on-site surveillance to ensure civil works align with design, standards, and contract obligations.

The role emphasizes safety leadership, QA oversight, and proactive problem solving on a 14/7 FIFO roster at the Lobs Hole site, with collaboration across multiple teams to protect long-term asset integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience in 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 with hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

• Contractor Oversight & Quality Assurance: perform daily site inspections across active and non-active fronts, ensuring conformity with IFC drawings, specifications and EIS guidelines.
• Safety Leadership: champion a zero-harm culture, implement safety plans and uphold Snowy Hydro safety policies.
• Problem Solving & Mitigation: maintain communication with field management to identify issues, mitigate risks, and implement timely engineering solutions.
• Collaboration & Reporting: coordinate daily with Safety, Environmental and Quality teams, manage QA communications via ACONEX, and deliver daily/weekly progress reports.

Skills

Site surveillance

Civil engineering

Stakeholder comms

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Construction trade/supervision background

Tools

ACONEX

Job description

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the iconic Snowy Hydro-electric Scheme, gas and diesel electricity generating plants, and contracted wind and solar energy in the National Electricity Market. We also provide electricity and gas to over 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy.

Snowy 2.0, currently under construction, is Australia's largest committed renewable energy project. This nation-building project will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come.

Are you ready to play a critical role in one of Australia's largest and most iconic renewable energy projects? We are looking for an experienced Site Surveillance Officer - Civil to join the Snowy 2.0 team on a fixed-term basis, Reporting to the Surface Project Manager you will provide vital site surveillance and assurance to ensure all civil works delivered by the Principal Contractor align with strict performance standards, design requirements, and contractual obligations.This is a hands-on field role where you won't just record progress—you will proactively work with all site stakeholders to guarantee safety, quality, and long-term asset integrity

Key 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

About the location:

This role is located at our Lobs Hole site, working a 14/7 FIFO Roster. Standard camp style amenities are provided.

About you:

• Experience: Experience in similar surveillance or engineering roles within major infrastructure construction or related heavy industries.

Qualifications:

A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, or a recognized construction trade/supervision background paired with substantial hands-on experience.

Core Skills:

Highly developed influencing, negotiation, and proactive problem-solving capabilities.

Communication:

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

About our workforce:

Diversity and inclusion is important to us: Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a role with Snowy Hydro and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to the Snowy Hydro recruitment team at ***********@snowyhydro.com.au