Systems & Assurance Engineer

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do. We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way. Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About The Project

Sydney Metro West is a transformational 24 km underground railway connecting Sydney CBD to Parramatta, with stations at Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays, Pyrmont and Hunter Street.

The Linewide package connects the entire system, delivering the critical rail infrastructure and technology that bring the metro network to life.

Project offices are located across several Sydney locations including the CBD, Clyde, Rosehill, The Bays and Burwood North.

The Role:

We are currently seeking a passionate Systems and Assurance Engineer to join our Sydney Metro West Linewide Project Team. In this role, you will have the exciting opportunity to work on an iconic rail infrastructure projects. 

Your main responsibility will be to ensure that the rail systems on our projects are meticulously designed, constructed, and operated to meet the highest standards of safety, reliability, availability, and maintainability. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the success of our John Holland projects and be part of shaping the future of transportation in NSW. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the coordination and monitoring of systems assurance activities performed by the relevant project delivery organisations.


• Participate in and assist with the risk assessment activities for railway operations to ensure that potential hazards are identified, adequately assessed, and mitigated.


• Support the project and tender teams in effectively implementing risk management elements, recommending effective risk control measures, and evaluating the initial and residual risk involved.


• Review and comment on systems assurance submissions.


• Ensure safety requirements have been included in designs and communicated to relevant parties.


• Review key project processes, documentation, and assurance evidence to ensure alignment with verification and validation strategy across the project lifecycle.


• Ensure all appropriate measures and feedback is in place to support, monitor and review all aspects of the design safety assurance review process.


• Manage and monitor the systems assurance program on projects and tenders.

About You:

• You will have a Bachelor degree in Engineering or relevant tertiary qualification with at least 3 years post-graduate experience. 


• Strong knowledge of contemporary systems engineering and assurance practices and ideally, experience within the rail industry.


• Previous Systems and Safety Assurance experience in Rail. 


• Delivery of contemporary systems engineering and assurance practices. 


• Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. 


• Be able to manage stakeholders across different projects and build positive relationships.


• Be proactive and delivery focused.

As Part Of The Team, You Can Help 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 we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to 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.

We Offer:

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours.

We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

• 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 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.