Area Manager

2 days ago – Be among the first 25 applicants. About John Holland At John Holland, our purpose is simple: we transform lives with everything we do. We've always known that at its heart, infrastructure is about people – our customers, our employees, and the communities we serve. That's our difference: deep experience and capability with a genuine care for creating better lives for people along the way. Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good. About The Project John Holland, Stantec and KBR are partnering with Sydney Water in an Alliance to deliver the North‑West Treatment Hub – a brownfield treatment program that will commence with a $500 million upgrade of Rouse Hill and Riverstone wastewater treatment facilities. The project will achieve circular‑economy outcomes, increase recycled water production, improve the quality of wastewater by‑products for reuse, and leverage innovative treatment technologies that reduce carbon footprint. Upgrades will support the treatment of an additional 45 megalitres of wastewater each day to cater for growing northwest communities. The project will deliver a new state‑of‑the‑art biosolids facility at Riverstone, with new technology to improve the quality of wastewater by‑products. We're currently looking for an Area Manager – Electrical to join our site team. Key Responsibilities Encourage the Project’s vision, purpose, ways of working, values, mindsets, and behaviours. Understand, comply with, and remain current with all NWHA policies, procedures, and compliance training relevant to your role. Assist in production of a fully detailed forecast cost to complete and reports. Ensure profitability is maximised against individual cost codes to generate contingencies. Develop scopes of work for the tender of subcontract packages and be aware of the scope of work for all subcontract package responsibility. Develop a positive culture so site teams cooperate well with each other and integrate effectively with the wider project teams. Coordinate and ensure that Graduate and Site Engineers are clear on what is expected of them and provide regular feedback to ensure effective performance. Ensure the development, in collaboration with the Supervisors, of a detailed programme for day‑to‑day activities, look‑ahead programme and daily programme changes, including resources required and material deliveries. Manage all lots in accordance with the Project QA system, including opening, closing, testing and creating of material registers, and ensure lots are complete, up to date and closed out expeditiously. Develop work area plans (WAPs), including work packs (WPs), safe work method statements (SWMS), task risk assessments (TRAs), and allocate lots. Oversee subcontractors, consultants and suppliers’ work in accordance with contract requirements, ensuring high performance in terms of time, cost and quality. Liaise with subcontractors and suppliers to maintain constructive relationships and assist in the coordination of subcontract supervision. Understand and comply with the Global Mandatory Standards (GMR’s). Implement and promote a positive safety culture across the Project. Lead the implementation, monitoring and documentation of SWMS’s / TRA’s and procedures in multiple work areas. To Be Successful Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. Experience in a senior project engineer / area manager position managing an electrical scope and a team of electrical engineers and subcontractors. Leadership experience is essential. Experience in a similar industry, water or wastewater projects is desirable. We Offer We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work, from industry‑leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support. Your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits. 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 – access to emerging talent programs, clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development. Inclusion, diversity, and equity – we want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong. We’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business‑wide inclusion strategy and active employee resource groups that support gender equality, reconciliation, and other commitments. Flexible working that works for you. Whether it’s flexi‑hours, flexi‑parenting, flexi‑leave, flexi‑shifts, or flexi‑work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly. Location Horsley Park, New South Wales, Australia #J-18808-Ljbffr