Tunnel Supervisor

UGL; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Salary continuance insurance

Health insurance discount

Development plan

Wellness program

Discount program

Job summary

UGL Limited is seeking a Supervisor to lead field supervision within Cross River Rail tunnels in Brisbane. You will coordinate activities, manage workforce and subcontractors, and ensure safe, authorised execution of works in a live railway environment.

You will work with Electrical/Mechanical SMEs, Safety Advisors and permit personnel to secure required permits, manage tunnel access, and support progressive handover to Unity Alliance control.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising rail or tunnel construction projects.
• Strong safety compliance mindset and incident prevention.
• Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline supervision of tunnel works and associated areas.
• Coordinate daily activities, workforce requirements, and front-line priorities.
• Support Principal Contractor arrangements and permit controls.
• Monitor safety, productivity and compliance across worksites.
• Collaborate with SME/Safety Advisor and permit personnel to ensure permits are in place before works.
• Assist in access coordination for contractors and handover readiness.

Skills

Field supervision

Rail & tunnel construction

Safety compliance

Job description

Help us shape the nation. UGL is delivering the Rail Integration Systems (RIS) Package for Cross River Rail, integrating new infrastructure and systems into a live operational railway. With complex interfaces, staged commissioning activities, and critical possession windows, this role will play a key part in coordinating successful project delivery

About the role

The Supervisor will provide frontline supervision and coordination of activities undertaken within the Cross River Rail tunnels, ensuring works are safely planned, authorised and executed. The role will support Principal Contractor implementation, workforce and subcontractor management, tunnel access, permits and isolations, high-risk activities, emergency readiness, testing and commissioning and the progressive handover of tunnel and station areas into Unity Alliance control.

Key responsibilities

• Provide direct field supervision of activities within the tunnels and associated work areas. And supervise work activities
• Coordinate daily work activities, workforce requirements and work front priorities
• Support the implementation and maintenance of Principal Contractor arrangements, including implementing the physical requirements associated with PC control of the tunnel.
• Monitor workforce performance, productivity, safety and compliance.
• The Supervisor will work closely with the Electrical SME, Mechanical SME, Safety Advisor and authorised permit personnel to confirm required permits are in place before work commences.
• Coordinating access for contractors returning to complete defects or outstanding activities.
• Supporting progressive handover of stations and tunnel areas into Unity Alliance control.

About You

• Experience Supervising construction, rail, tunnel, infrastructure or major projects works.
• Strong understanding of high-risk construction activities
• Experience working in operational, commissioning, testing or rail environments.

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.