Engineering, infrastructure, and operations contractor across transport, energy, and defence
UGL operates as a diversified engineering and infrastructure contractor with 9000+ employees across Australia and Canada, managing transport manufacturing, energy operations, and major infrastructure projects. The hiring acceleration is heavily skewed toward engineering (216 open roles) and operations (66), with senior-level positions dominating the mix—a pattern consistent with scaling delivery on complex, fixed-price contracts. The tech stack blends legacy industrial tools (SCADA, Primavera P6, SAP, Oracle) with recent BIM adoption, signaling a move toward digital-first project delivery and asset lifecycle management.
Notable leadership hires: Project Commercial Director, Project Director
UGL is a subsidiary of CIMIC Group and one of Australia's largest engineering services contractors, founded in 1899. The company operates across four primary verticals: transport (manufacturing, maintenance, operations), energy (renewables, power generation, resources, transmission), infrastructure (major construction projects), and emerging sectors (defence, telecommunications, technology). UGL maintains offices and active projects throughout Australia, with workforce presence in Canada. Work spans greenfield development, brownfield remediation, and ongoing asset operations under long-term service contracts.
Core tools include SCADA (operations monitoring), Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project (scheduling), SAP and Oracle (ERP), AutoCAD and Plant 3D (design), Power BI (analytics), and Salesforce (CRM). Recently adopting BIM for project delivery.
Active major projects include HumeLink (high-voltage transmission), Logan-Gold Coast faster rail, substations and HV transmission infrastructure, solar farms, onshore and offshore gas operations, and brownfield remediation work.
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