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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.

About you and the role

John Holland has been awarded the $500m Western Treatment Plant Upgrade for Melbourne Water. We are looking for a Planner to join us on this exciting project based in Werribee, VIC. The ideal candidate will have previous experience working on a major civil infrastructure project. 

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

• Implement planning strategies and reviews for the project. 
• Ensure monitoring and reporting of Project Controls processes are successfully set-up and implemented. 
• Interface with project team, partners, clients, stakeholders, consultants, designers, vendors, subcontractors for management of the planning function. 
• Early identification and communication of issues and opportunities to the Projects team. 
• Compile and collate reference and benchmarking data for future planning purposes. 
• Support Project Managers in report interpretation, analysis of project performance, forward planning and development of corrective actions to maximise project delivery outcomes. 

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary degree preferably in one of the following disciplines – Engineering, Construction, Sciences, Project Management or equivalent. 
• Previous Planning experience on a civil infrastructure project. 
• Intermediate Excel skills for reporting. 
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships. 
• Ability to use softwares such as Schedule Risk Analysis, Program Forensic Analysis, Time Chainage Charts.
• Flexibility to be based at the Werribee site Monday to Friday. 

As part of the team, you can help us 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.

What’s in it for you

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.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

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.