About Laing O’Rourke

Laing O’Rourke is a $6 billion international operation with 70 years of involvement in Australian construction and infrastructure, including nearly two decades under the Laing O’Rourke banner. The business delivers projects as diverse as the environments in which they are built, from high security military bases and major rail transport infrastructure projects, through to landmark buildings at the transport interface. Laing O’Rourke owns one of Australia’s largest plant and equipment hire company called Select Plant Australia. We know the right culture combined with purposeful technology will help us meet demand and deliver certainty for our clients. That’s the #powerofexperience.

About the Role

We are looking for experienced Commissioning Engineer- Stations to work on our complex civil/rail project in Perth, Western Australia. This role will assist the Engineering team and be responsible for contributing to the project.  

Key responsibilities

• Taking on the lead role for discipline or multiple disciplines commissioning activities  
• Deliver all commissioning, testing and operational readiness pre-requisites to successfully handover a rail system to the client
• Provides adequate input and review to all commissioning planning, test planning, ITPs, ITRs, test results and reports across assigned engineering disciplines    
• Tracking costs and managing subcontractors
• Deliver commissioning management plans and sub-plans in accordance with project requirements
• Actively participate and coordinate all elements of commissioning including:
• Factory Acceptance Testing
• Type approvals
• Construction Verification
• Site Acceptance Testing
• System Integration Testing
• Reporting to the Commissioning Manager and Construction Project Manager for specific testing stage tasks 
• Participate with the completions team for final handover and asset acceptance
• Participate in possessions and shutdowns as required to enable work to progress
• Provide leadership and direction to direct reports as well as interface with design management and construction delivery teams
• The assessment of the work dependencies, staging and allocation of works to competent and approved personnel  
• Assessing and approving competencies to individual resources appropriate to the works being carried out  
• Develop Laing O’Rourke testing and commissioning procedures and processes to ensure that they meet all relevant standards
• Assess and manage the training requirements of Testing and Commissioning resources, including the sharing of lessons learned from each delivered project

About you

• Tertiary qualification in an Engineering discipline or similar
• Experience in commissioning rail systems in communication and/or signalling
• Experience in commissioning in a rail systems environment
• Experience in urban AC electrified rail systems is highly desirable

Benefits

We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. Laing O’Rourke is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Laing O'Rourke actively supports a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Download our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.