Project Engineer (Sunshine Coast Regional)

About Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Project (B2N): John Holland and Seymour Whyte have been engaged to deliver the Beerburrum to Nambour (B2N) Rail Upgrade Stage 1 project. The project is set to increase the capacity and reliability of the North Coast Line, enabling more efficient travel and improved passenger and freight connections between the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay, Brisbane and beyond. As construction of B2N gets under way, John Holland is actively looking for a talented Project Engineer to join the team and play a key role in the successful delivery of this iconic Sunshine Coast project. Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the activities of an engineering team, program workloads and provide technical and administrative guidance to the engineering staff to ensure aims and objectives are effectively and economically achieved.
- Play a key role in the accurate forecasting of costs and revenue.
- Assign work and assist with reviews for accuracy and adherence to required standards of supplier/subcontractor quotations and purchase orders.
- Participate in planning future requirements including machine tools, ancillary equipment, major plant and labour.
- Review design and construction plans, schedules, and method statements to ensure constructability.
- Monitor project progress against the programme and budget.
- Effectively assign task to project team members to deliver the requirement outputs to agreed specifications. Key Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (ideally civil, or similar plus relevant experience).
- 3‑4+ years experience, ideally working with a principal contractor on a large scale transport or infrastructure construction project (bridges, highways, railway, tunnels etc).
- Leadership ability to provide mentorship to direct reports.
- Demonstrated commercial experience to include planning and reporting on progress, cost and risk.
- Knowledge of civil construction standards, codes and regulations.
- Demonstrated personal commitment to health and safety.
- Strong communication and organisational skills. What’s in it for you when you join John Holland? 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 chance 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 it’s flexi‑hours, flexi‑parenting, flexi‑leave, flexi‑shifts or flexi‑work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3ru7ss