Energy & Resources

Business Overview    John Holland's Energy & Resources business delivers project management, engineering and construction services to the energy, resources and industrial sectors throughout Australia. We specialise in the development, design, construction and commissioning of mining, marine, metals and mineral processing, manufacturing, power and oil and gas infrastructure projects. We provide our clients with an innovative engineering and construction service based on excellence in safety, environmental and quality management. With access to thousands of current team members our business is able to meet the manpower required on large and technically complex projects anywhere within Australia. Our engineering workshops are located in industrial hubs throughout Australia and are set up to handle small jobs whilst providing specialist support to our teams on larger projects. We continually strive to be an industry leader in terms of training, career development, support and remuneration. We also understand the value that our teams bring to our effective project delivery and our successful partner relationships.

Our capabilities  

As part of John Holland, we have the skills, teams, experience, financial backing and geographic reach to complete projects within a range of specialisations. Our capabilities encompass engineering, procurement, mechanical, civil, electrical and instrumentation construction. Our services extend to the manufacturing, oil & gas, marine infrastructure, mineral processing, power generation, marine and port infrastructure and general industrial sectors.

Expertise and Experience: 

• Marine Works and Terminals
• Coal handling, Preparation and Wash Plants
• Aluminium Smelters and Refineries
• Industrial Chemical Plants
• Industrial Gas Production Plants and Bottling Facilities
• Gas Capture and Infrastructure
• LNG Export Marine Facilities
• Onshore Process Plant Construction
• Petrochemical Plant Upgrades and Shutdowns
• Offshore Platform Topsides
• Pulp and Paper Mills
• Steel Mills, Blast Furnaces and Sinter Plants
• Power Stations
• Shiploaders and Ship Unloaders
• Wharves and jetties

Multi-disciplined Construction: structural, mechanical and process piping works, electrical and instrumentation

John Holland's Energy & Resources business undertakes projects that require structural steel fabrication and erection, mechanical equipment installation, pipe spooling and installation, electrical and instrumentation.  Our national professional electrical team also specialises in construction works in hazardous environments and in the installation of high voltage systems. 

Heavy Lift Engineering  

Our specialist in-house capabilities allow us to engineer and execute heavy plant and equipment lifts. This particular skill combined with our extensive fleet of heavy lift plant and equipment allows us to offer our clients safe and value adding constructions solutions on their projects.

Our clients see benefits in:

• Heavy lift engineering knowledge
• Methodology planning
• In-house plant and equipment

Modularisation and Pre-Assembly

John Holland's Energy & Resources business has extensive experience in the pre-assembly of plant and equipment into modules away from the project site. We complement this with our heavy lift capability to transport completed modules by either land or sea to their final location.

Our clients see benefits in:

• Reduced site labour hours
• Access to a greater range of skilled personnel and resources
• Shorter construction program
• Reduced costs  

Fabrication and Protective Coatings

Operating one of Australia's largest fabrication and corrosion protection facilities from Richlands, Queensland, John Holland's Energy & Resources business can undertake the fabrication and coating for a diverse range of steel structures, from architectural elements to heavy fabricated sections. An array of products can be manufactured including, but not limited to:

• Pressure vessels
• Wharfs
• Shiploaders and cranes
• Fabricated piles and pipes
• Bulk storage bins/silos
• General structural steel, chutes, conveyors
• Bridges
• Power stations, transmission towers and poles
• Draglines, stackers and reclaimers

Additional facilities are located at Rockhampton (QLD), Traralgon (VIC) and Bunbury (WA).

Upgrades, Maintenance and Shutdowns   

We provide cost effective delivery of major and minor upgrades, shutdowns and maintenance works projects in industrial hubs around Australia. We specialise in planning and delivery systems for "brownfield" environments with the goal of supporting our clients on a long term basis.    

Construction Engineering   

John Holland’s Energy & Resources business delivers engineering construction projects throughout Australia. We have the capability to deliver major projects utilising our extensive in-house resources. Our experienced project managers and site staff are supported by a full suite of project management systems and procedures that facilitate successful project delivery.

Skills include:

• Design
• Construction Methodologies
• Lifting and Rigging Plans
• Schedule Optimisation
• Cost Optimisation   

Our engineering workshops  

Coupled with our regional offices we have a number of engineering workshops strategically located to provide a range of services to the energy, resources and industrial sectors and John Holland major projects across Australia. In particular they provide extensive services in;

• Asset expansion and development
• Facility shutdowns
• Upgrades & Maintenance works
• Fabrication
• Modularisation
• Protective coatings

The workshops employ specialist staff in engineering, supervisory, welding, boiler making, fitting, rigging, painting and electrical and instrumentation roles in sectors as diverse as the food and beverage, oil and gas industries. The workshops provide John Holland with significant vertical business integration, driving innovation and efficiency in the delivery of projects for our clients.  

Our geographic locations

John Holland's Energy & Resources business operates from a Head Office in Brisbane with major offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Darwin and Hobart. We also operate regional offices and facilities in Blackwater, Crestmead, Gladstone, Mackay, Richlands, Rockhampton, Springvale, Traralgon and Bunbury.