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.
We are looking for a Human Factors Engineer to join our Human Factors capability within the Rail & Transport Business Unit, working on nation building projects. As a Human Factors specialist, you will become part of our well-established Rail Engineering and Integration (REI) team.
With the diversity of the projects in hand your days would never be the same.. You will provide expert advice on human factors across our diverse projects and tenders in support of the rail and transport engineering safety and system assurance disciplines. You will ensure that effective identification of human factors risks and issues has occurred, as well as ensuring appropriate solutions to these risks and issues have been implemented across the lifecycle of the project to the satisfaction of client and regulatory requirements.
The role would suit an enthusiastic person with good communication skills who can become a trusted partner to our people and our projects. If you enjoy a fast-paced environment and have a passion for high performance and delivering results, then this is the role for you!
Responsibilities of the role include:
- Provide subject matter expertise in human factors to the organisation and our clients
- Establish and ensure effective implementation of human factors on projects in alignment with relevant standards, requirements and guidelines, such as AS7470_2024.
- Engagement with stakeholders and regulatory bodies when required and participation in reviews, verification, validation and audits pertaining to implementation of Human Factors Integration across the lifecycle of the projects.
- Conduct, lead and facilitate all related Human Factors activities, such as developing HFIPs, conducting EHFAs and establishing and maintaining HFIRs.
- Provide human factors support to risk assessment workshops where required.
- Help support the delivery of design packages with input into the human factors’ aspects of the design.
- Support the development of safety risk management arguments required for safety and assurance cases.
- Provide input into the development and update of maintenance/operational procedures/plans
- Participate in railway operational readiness activities, including but not limited to input into the training needs analysis, user acceptance testing, HF support during commissioning, verification and validation requirements, post-implementation review and development of HF lessons learned.
- Tertiary qualification in a related discipline
- 2+ years’ experience within the railway industry.
- Working knowledge of human factors related standards including ISO 9241; Australian lighting standards Australian Fire safety standards such as AS7470_2024, and PTV-NTS-013
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.
At John Holland, our purpose is simple: we transform lives. And we do this with everything we do.
From humble beginnings 75 years ago, we are proud to be one of Australia’s leading building, infrastructure, rail and transport companies.
We’re incredibly proud of our history in Australia – but it’s what we’re delivering for the future that drives our teams each and every day.
Our diverse experience and expertise enable us to create innovative and enduring solutions for our customers.
The fact we can do this across multiple industry sectors means we’re up for any challenge.
We’re currently delivering many of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects – from the Melbourne Metro Tunnel and Sydney Metro to the Australian-first Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Queensland – as well as significant water, property and urban renewal projects.
You’ll even see us operating buses, trains and trams.
Our people-first philosophy puts us at the front of the industry and continues to attract the best and brightest talent.
Our customers trust us to deliver complex, city-shaping projects because we push boundaries and employ innovation in everything we do.
We transform lives.
