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Your impact

Join our project team supporting the delivery of a major infrastructure project, where you'll play a key role in providing onsite quality surveillance, assurance and compliance oversight throughout construction. Working as part of the owner's team, you'll spend most of your time in the field monitoring construction activities, verifying contractor compliance, reviewing quality documentation and supporting project reporting.

This hands-on role offers the opportunity to work closely with project managers, contractors and stakeholders to ensure works are delivered in accordance with approved designs, specifications, quality standards and contractual requirements. Your ability to identify quality risks, gather project information, provide evidence-based reporting and support quality assurance processes will directly contribute to the safe and successful delivery of a nationally significant infrastructure project.

Key Responsibilities

- Conduct site-based quality surveillance, inspections and verification activities across active construction work fronts
- Monitor contractor compliance with project requirements, specifications, quality procedures and approved work methods
- Review quality documentation, inspection and test records, and support hold point and witness point inspections
- Gather site data, maintain accurate records and provide factual reporting on construction progress and quality outcomes
- Identify, investigate and assist in the resolution of quality issues, non-conformances and corrective actions
- Collaborate with contractors, project teams and stakeholders to support safe, compliant and high-quality project delivery.

Here's what you'll need We're looking for a quality professional who enjoys being onsite, working closely with project teams and contractors to ensure construction activities are delivered safely and in accordance with project quality requirements.



You'll bring a practical understanding of quality assurance and surveillance processes, strong attention to detail, and the confidence to build effective working relationships across a fast-paced project environment.

Experience supporting major infrastructure, construction or industrial projects will be highly regarded.

- Degree or Diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality Management or a related discipline
- Experience in a Quality Engineer, Site Engineer, Surveillance Engineer, Project Engineer, Quality Assurance or similar site-based role.
- Demonstrated experience undertaking construction inspections, quality surveillance, compliance monitoring and verification activities
- Strong understanding of quality management systems, construction documentation and inspection processes, including the review of quality records and test documentation
- Excellent communication, reporting and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work independently in a site-based environment
- White Card required. Experience on major infrastructure, transport, rail or industrial projects and/or an RIW Card will be highly regarded.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

Find out more about life at Jacobs here.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives,



lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation.

We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here.

Our meticulously curated employee benefits support ALL employees throughout every stage of life. From paid parental leave to a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment, adoption and surrogacy assistance along with menopause and Low T treatment.

We are steadfast in our commitment to the wellbeing of you and your loved ones with a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially. This is demonstrated in our company being recognised by WGEA for 12 consecutive years as an employer of choice for gender equality along with our industry leading GOLD employer status by the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

Cultural Support

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is significant to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

📌 Quality & Surveillance Engineer - Casual or Fixed-Term Opportunity (Melbourne)
🏢 Jacobs
📍 Melbourne