Senior Telecommunications Engineer

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 their communities in which we work.

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about 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 Beerburrum to Nambour (B2N) Rail Stage 1 Project:

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 Senior Finance Manager to join the team and play a key role in the successful delivery of this iconic Sunshine Coast project. 

About the Position:

The B2B JV is looking for a Telecommunication Engineer acting as the key interface for all Telecoms matters with both Queensland Rail (QR) and the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) for the Rail Communication Package.

The Telecommunication Engineer will have to lead the integration of legacy QR telecom systems with next‑generation IP/MPLS transport, ensuring compatibility with QR operational constraints and safety systems.

Key Duties and Requirements:

• Support cybersecurity risk assessments ensuring compliance with relevant standards and project-specific requirements.


• Understanding of complex electrical and physical interfaces between systems and ability to communicate, document and lead discussions with various stakeholders.


• Review and prepare interface documents to QR’s SEMS and TMR standards without design authority supervision including outlining the interface details, demarcations, scope, responsibilities, interface drawings, and risk/impacts to schedule in a clear and concise manner.


• Review/Preparing and managing the Telecoms Bill of Materials (BoM) to support procurement and construction, and perform verification of vendor adherence to QR Type-approved material specifications and lifecycle management criteria.


• Ability to review and complete requirement verification traceability matrix (RVTM) to QR SEMS and Project requirements and assign them accurately assign the applicable evidence to the applicable project life cycle/stage.


• Project management and scheduling


• Developing and track project forecasts for the Telecoms scope of works


• Ability to understand Telecommunication activities with other interfaces and work with Project Planners to create a schedule that complies to project requirements and timelines/milestones and be able to develop Telecom construction sequencing that considers rail possession windows, protection officer requirements, QR change control constraints, and multi-discipline track access limitations

Key Requirements:

• Completed at least one QR Project within the Telecoms field


• Have 5-10 years’ experience within the Rail Industry


• Have 8-12 years’ experience within the Telecommunication or Communication industry


• Have knowledge of working with various cable types, include ethernet, multicore, fibre, power, earthing with its appropriate use in systems, design and testing methods.


• Have knowledge QR’s existing Telecommunication system such as SDH, DWDM, CER, EACS, DC systems, DRS-ETCS/QRON/CSN/SMAS/EMS and interface of Telecom to other systems such as OHLE, MI, Signalling, LV, CSR etc. 


• The Telecommunication Engineer must be a Rail Industry Worker (RIW) and have a minimum assessment of Telecommunication Design Engineer (QR Level 2 competency to MD-15-191).


• The Telecommunication Engineer must have excellent communication skills (verbal and written) sufficiently to liaise and interface with internal and external stakeholders to achieve Project and Client requirements and satisfaction.


• Understand the relevant QR SEMS and AS/NZ standards such as MD-13-416, MD-13-417, MD-13-421, MD-13-423, AS/CA S008, AS/CA S009, as a minimum.


• Review Client comments and respond professionally.


• Review and prepare installation test procedures (ITP) to project and customer requirements.


• Review and prepare and reviewing Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) for Telecoms works to ensure compliance with quality and safety standards.


• Establish rapport/relationships with construction team and/or subcontractor to understand design and schedule to complete construction


• Prepare Activity Method Statements for construction where necessary to relay the information and tasks to be completed.


• Understand construction safety and abide by project and QR site rules and rail corridor access.


• Review and prepare all stages of T&C documentation including FAT, SAT, and SIT and incorporating applicable requirements as per RVTM, and understand the T&C process to Project and Client requirements.


• Ability to lead and execute formal testing with The Client.


• Review and compile Test Reports for submission to Client.


• Prepare scope of works documentation for tender and go through the Project’s tender process and conclude with the most suitable supplier by facilitating technical sessions.


• Subcontractor management - Coordinate with subcontractors (CER, fibre, radio, EACS) to define construction and testing scopes and acting as the primary JV interface for supervision and progress tracking.

Desirable Requirements:

• Have Communication Equipment Room (CER) and Electronic Access Control System (EACS) experience in design and delivery.


• Knowledge in ETCS L2 architecture such as RAN, OSN, DRS, head end, trackside, and onboard, and their relevant ETCS subsets.


• Experience delivering Telecoms within ETCS L2 migration environments or interfacing Telecoms with signalling-of-future technologies.


• Have knowledge of the design and delivery of radio or mobile/Telecom technologies used within the commercial or Rail industry


• Have experience of communication IP networks architecture. Understanding of QR’s networks (CSN and QRON)


• Awareness of the Projects contract requirements.

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

What's in it for you when you join John Holland?