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Systems Engineering and Systems Assurance Lead
UGL Group
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Civil/Structural
- Location
- Queensland
- Type
- Full-time
About the role
UGL is home to one of Australia’s largest in-house engineering teams, delivering complex transport and infrastructure projects nationwide. As part of the CIMIC Group, we bring long term stability, technical depth and genuine career pathways.
This permanent full time position will be based out of Brisbane’s CBD and your first assignment will be to support a major greenfield rail project in South East Queensland. This next stage of work involves delivering new dual-track rail, tunnels, stations and stabling infrastructure, a large-scale expansion that will help shape the region’s long-term transport network.
Why this role
- Get involved early and help shape the assurance framework for a major greenfield rail project.
- Take ownership of systems and safety assurance planning, governance and delivery.
- Influence how technical risk, requirements, RAMS and safety assurance activities are managed across the project.
- Lead and develop a team of systems and safety assurance engineers.
- Work closely with project leaders, design and delivery teams, clients, contractors and independent assessors.
- Join a top-tier engineering team backed by UGL’s long-term stability and strong project pipeline.
About the role
As SESA Lead, you will be responsible for maintaining and adapting the project’s systems engineering and safety assurance framework. You will lead the planning, monitoring and control of assurance activities, ensuring effective governance and supporting the achievement of the project’s functional, safety and compliance outcomes.
Reporting to the Chief Engineer, you will oversee the development of systems assurance documentation, coordinate assurance activities across the project lifecycle and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will also lead the project’s systems and safety assurance engineers, ensuring deliverables are completed to the required quality, programme and budget.
Key responsibilities
- Maintain and tailor the project’s systems engineering and safety assurance framework, plans and processes.
- Lead the planning, monitoring and control of systems assurance activities across the project lifecycle.
- Oversee requirements management, safety assurance, RAMS and associated governance processes.
- Monitor technical risk assessments, Judgement of Significance processes and the implementation of risk mitigation activities.
- Coordinate systems assurance reviews, audits, evidence management and the close-out of resulting actions.
- Manage engagement with clients, contractors, suppliers, project teams and independent safety assessors.
- Lead, guide and develop the systems and safety assurance engineering team to achieve project outcomes.
What we offer
- Benefit from 16 weeks of paid primary parental leave.
- Complimentary salary continuance insurance.
- Discounted Medibank health insurance.
- Shape your career with an Individual Development Plan.
- Participate in our Wellness Program with AIA Vitality.
- Access our OneRewards Discount Program.
About you
- Tertiary qualifications in engineering or a related discipline, with systems engineering qualifications viewed favourably.
- At least five years’ engineering industry experience applying systems engineering and assurance principles on major projects.
- Demonstrated experience establishing or managing systems assurance frameworks, governance regimes and supporting processes.
- Proven capability managing external safety audits and assurance activities with independent assessors.
- Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes and relevant standards, including ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288.
- Experience with applicable functional safety and railway standards, including IEC 61508 and EN 50126, EN 50128 and EN 50129.
Strong leadership, stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills, supported by a collaborative and continuous improvement mindset.
About Us
UGL is a respected provider of end-to-end engineering, construction, operation and maintenance services across rail, transport, communications, oil and gas, power, renewables, resources, water and defence. We partner with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies, government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. As a member of the CIMIC Group, we value diversity in our team’s backgrounds, ideas and work styles.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage applications from people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and a pre-employment medical.
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