Engineering Support Officer - Sydney, Australia - NSW Government -Sydney Metro

NSW Government -Sydney Metro

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Sydney, Australia

1 week ago

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Description

About us

Sydney Metro is Australia's biggest public transport project and first fully-automated metro rail network, connecting customers and transforming the way Sydney travels.

Our new generation of driverless trains are fast, safe and reliable, and link with Sydney's existing public transport network to provide seamless journeys.

Our 46 state of the art, fully accessible metro stations and precincts are designed to meet the evolving needs of our customers and communities.

With the Northwest line already in operation and works well underway on the City & Southwest, West and Western Sydney Airport lines, Sydney will enjoy a fully operational Metro network by 2030.

Find out more about Sydney Metro

About the team
The role operates with a high level of autonomy within the Engineering Design and Assurance (EDA) team.

EDA provides industry-leading design and engineering work that supports the delivery of a world-class metro, engages our people, and enables successful partnerships with local and global businesses.

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The key focus areas for the team include developing long-term strategic partnerships that support the organisation in meeting its goals.

Delivery of timely, safe and affordable engineering outcomes with a side-by-side focus on cost planning and design. Maximising technical collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and opportunities for capability development in our people.

The opportunity

We are looking to appoint 2 Assistant Engineers on a two-year fixed-term contract to support Sydney Metro by undertaking detailed design and project activities.

Role 1:

Reporting to the Associate Director Engineering in Project Delivery, the Assistant Engineer will be undertaking detailed design and project activities and providing MEP engineering support (Mechanical and Electrical Building Services) to all projects and operations across the vibrant station precincts of Sydney Metro.

This is a unique opportunity to work across different Sydney Metro projects at different stages of design and construction.

This role would suit a recent graduate who has a basic knowledge and understanding of principles of engineering design and assurance within the context of rail environment anis looking to grow their skills in a dynamic team working on some of Sydney's legacy projects.

Excellent verbal and written communication are key to this position as well as interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities include:

Work in conjunction with the Project teams to provide input into the definition of user requirements and Engineering Functional Specifications for projects
Work in conjunction with the team to ensure the design for the project complies with relevant standards and is fit for purpose
Participate in feasibility studies of, assist in developing proposed engineering layouts, project specifications, engineering solutions, technical reports and other written documents, and assist in ensuring the design is compliant with safety, legislative and other requirements

Role 2:

Reporting to Associate Director Systems Integration, the Assistant Engineer will be supporting Systems Integration and will work with a range of stakeholders, such as Systems Assurance, Systems Safety, Project Integration and Integrator and Delivery Teams, to ensure that the systems integration activities across various contracts and Rail Systems are properly and efficiently executed on the City and Southwest Project.

Responsibilities include:

Attend stakeholder meetings involving various contracts (Stations, Line wide, Trains and Systems) to represent Systems Integration (SI) and monitor progress and support in conflict resolution.
Assist in monthly reviews of system integration reports, progress updates and monitoring mechanisms provided by the Integrator covering multiple organizations and systems.
Assist in monitoring SI issues and risks on the project reported by the Integrator such that the system integration issues could be identified as early as possible and assist in their timely resolution to minimize impacts.
Support the liaison and coordination with relevant parties to propose recommendations in addressing progress deficiencies.
Review test procedures, witness, and participate in SI acceptance tests to assess the passfail criteria and capture defects of key SI functions in preparation for trial running.

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About you
To be considered for these roles you must have tertiary qualifications in engineering from a recognised tertiary institution and the ability to meet the requirements for Level 1 (minimum) competency in accordance with the Sydney Metro Competency Management system

Some knowledge and understanding of principles of engineering design and assurance within the context of rail environment
Excellent verbal and written communication and highly developed interpersonal skills.
Result oriented with a keen sense of urgency
An enthusiastic and curious approach with the ability to motivate and influence o