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Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.\nBe part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.\nAbout Beerburrum to Nambour (B2N) Rail Stage 1 Project:\nJohn 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.\nAs construction of B2N gets under way, John Holland is actively looking for a talented Senior Telecomms Engineer to join the team and play a key role in the successful delivery of this iconic Sunshine Coast project.\nAbout the Position:\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\nKey Duties and Requirements:\nSupport cybersecurity risk assessments ensuring compliance with relevant standards and project-specific requirements.\nUnderstanding of complex electrical and physical interfaces between systems and ability to communicate, document and lead discussions with various stakeholders.\nReview 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.\nReview/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.\nAbility 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.\nProject management and scheduling\nDeveloping and track project forecasts for the Telecoms scope of works\nAbility 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\nKey Requirements:\nCompleted at least one QR Project within the Telecoms field\nHave 5-10 years’ experience within the Rail Industry\nHave 8-12 years’ experience within the Telecommunication or Communication industry\nHave knowledge of working with various cable types, include ethernet, multicore, fibre, power, earthing with its appropriate use in systems, design and testing methods.\nHave 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. \nThe 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).\nThe 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.\nUnderstand 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.\nReview Client comments and respond professionally.\nReview and prepare installation test procedures (ITP) to project and customer requirements.\nReview and prepare and reviewing Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) for Telecoms works to ensure compliance with quality and safety standards.\nEstablish rapport/relationships with construction team and/or subcontractor to understand design and schedule to complete construction\nPrepare Activity Method Statements for construction where necessary to relay the information and tasks to be completed.\nUnderstand construction safety and abide by project and QR site rules and rail corridor access.\nReview 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.\nAbility to lead and execute formal testing with The Client.\nReview and compile Test Reports for submission to Client.\nPrepare 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.\nSubcontractor 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.\nDesirable Requirements:\nHave Communication Equipment Room (CER) and Electronic Access Control System (EACS) experience in design and delivery.\nKnowledge in ETCS L2 architecture such as RAN, OSN, DRS, head end, trackside, and onboard, and their relevant ETCS subsets.\nExperience delivering Telecoms within ETCS L2 migration environments or interfacing Telecoms with signalling-of-future technologies.\nHave knowledge of the design and delivery of radio or mobile/Telecom technologies used within the commercial or Rail industry\nHave experience of communication IP networks architecture. Understanding of QR’s networks (CSN and QRON)\nAwareness of the Projects contract requirements.\nAs part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives.\nYour 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.\nWe want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.\nWhat's in it for you when you join John Holland?\nWe'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.\nWe 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.\nWe Offer;\nCompetitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.\nGreat 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.\nCareer 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.\nLearning 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.\nInclusion, 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.\n Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. 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