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 North Western Program Alliance

North Western Program Alliance (NWPA) consists of five Alliance partners – John Holland, KBR, MTM, V/Line and the client (VIDA Rail), working together as one team to achieve shared goals.

Since 2017, the Victorian Government has entrusted North Western Program Alliance (NWPA) and our Alliance partners to remove dangerous and congested level crossings, deliver new rail stations and infrastructure, and create more community open spaces.

Our Alliance currently has four projects in delivery and two in development phase, along with the successful delivery of ten level crossing removal projects (17LX) and several premium stations and a Tram Maintenance Facility. 

We’re proud to make a real difference to the lives of people on our program of works and in the communities in which we operate. Our values are Care, Excellence, Creativity and Empowerment.

We are looking for a Dilapidation Coordinator to join our team based at Sunshine on a full time permanent basis.

Role responsibilities

This Dilapidation Coordinator will work closely with internal community, stakeholder management, commercial, and construction teams, as well as external subcontractors, to deliver condition survey scopes of work. The role will also support the coordination of internal stakeholders to facilitate the investigation and management of property-related claims.

• Develop and manage dilapidation and condition survey registers across alliance packages
• Coordinate approvals and delivery of condition survey scopes
• Liaise between delivery, communications, and internal teams to ensure alignment and information flow
• Support subcontractor onboarding and coordination for survey activities
• Collaborate with safety, engineering, and construction teams to coordinate survey activities and site access
• Ensure survey outputs meet quality and compliance standards, providing training where required
• Develop and manage spatial mapping of dilapidation scope, including environmental and vibration data integration
• Coordinate booking of assets, property inspections, and site captures
• Manage condition reports and maintain accurate, accessible project records
• Administer contracts, purchase orders, accruals, and forecasting and assist with property damage claims.
• Maintain project dashboards and monitor survey progress, escalating risks as needed
• Maintain closeout registers and support handover to Completions ensuring documentation is audit-ready
• Review and validate condition reports for quality and compliance

What we are looking for

• A qualification in Construction, Project Management, or a related discipline is desirable, though not essential.
• Demonstrated experience within the rail sector and/or a valid RIW card will be highly regarded
• Experience conducting property or building inspections within an infrastructure or construction environment.
• Proven experience managing small-scale projects, including planning, coordination, and delivery.
• Strong understanding of contemporary quality management principles
• Knowledge of project management methodologies will be advantageous.

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.
• 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.

John Holland does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies.