Employee stories
UGL's most valuable assets are our employees.
We love to find out more about our people, their journey, the exciting projects they've worked on, and the insightful advice they have for others; and we think you'll love reading about them too!
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Starting his career journey with UGL in February 2024 as part of the CIMIC Group graduate program, Maxwell Smith has embraced his role as a commercial graduate in UGL's rail and technology systems line of business. Read more.
Emily Bramich’s journey with UGL began in 2020 through the CIMIC Group graduate program, where she worked as a health, safety and environment advisor in Sydney. Read more.
Senior Electrical Supervisor Benjamin Maloney, reflects on his 20 year career journey at UGL, highlighting the experiences, friendships, and milestones that have shaped his time with us. Read more.
Joining UGL in 2021, Lee Jobson’s journey has been marked by significant milestones, including a recent promotion to Health and Safety Coordinator on the Snowy 2.0 Transmission Connection project. Read more.
Starting as a fitter machinist at UGL, Rahul Othavancheri reflects on the opportunity to expand his knowledge of heavy equipment engineering within the rail industry. Read more.
Clinton Cowell is a Logistic Supervisor on Snowy Hydro's Hunter Power Project (HPP). Read more.
Ella Hodgson embarked on her journey with UGL just over three years ago, joining as an electrical fitter apprentice. Read more.
After transferring from contractor to employee, Charles Liu, Design Leader in Projects, has enjoyed 10 years with UGL, consistently contributing to the Rail & Technology Services team. Read more.
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Our employees in the news
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13 October 2024
Sisi Ying, Commercial Director for the VicConnect alliance at UGL, has been named one of the Top 10 Young Executives finalists by the Australian Financial Review (AFR) for 2024. Read more.
25 April 2024
The culture within UGL shone through after a recent accident at home for Shaun Kay, UGL’s Signalling Construction Team Lead. Read more.
18 April 2024
The University of Newcastle recently hosted an event as part of the Science and Engineering Challenge (SEC), held at Olympic Park, Sydney. Read more.
14 April 2024
Khadiza Rashid Nira is a civil engineer in UGL’s Projects Division and a member of our 2023 CIMIC Group graduate program cohort. Read more.
10 April 2024
Robert McAdam is a Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) graduate in UGL’s Projects Division and a member of our 2023 CIMIC Group graduate program cohort. Read more.
02 April 2024
Benjamin Cannard is a finance graduate in UGL’s Services Division in Melbourne and a member of our 2023 CIMIC Group graduate program cohort. Read more.
24 March 2024
Dhruanshi Patel is an electrical engineer in UGL’s Projects Division and a member of our 2023 CIMIC Group graduate program cohort. Read more.
04 March 2024
Linda Hamilton has been dreaming since she was 12 years old of working in engineering and construction and has landed a job in the industry just over six months ago.
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Read about our Very Best Awards winners
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21 August 2024
At UGL we value employees who put their thinking caps on and innovate to make processes and procedures more efficient. Read more.
17 July 2024
Working on the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project as the Testing and Commissioning Manager, Paul Hindmarch has helped solve any challenge that the project has thrown his way. Read more.
26 June 2024
At UGL, safety underpins everything we do. It’s pleasing that on one of our maintenance outages, delivered at the port of Hay Point, Mackay, Queensland our team achieved a 99% compliance outcome on personnel training and authorisation. Read more.
21 February 2024
Brad Adams, Site Manager at Ballarat, has been awarded a Very Best Award following the rollout of the ‘Act on Site’ program at the UGL workshop.
14 February 2024
The team of Dallas Dunlop, Rhys Mettam, Carol Ward, Dean Russell, and Irek Grzechowiak has been awarded with a Very Best Award for safety after responding to an incident to prevent it from reoccurring.
06 February 2024
Joshua Burgess and Colin Hillhouse’s excellent work has not only been recognised by UGL, but also by our client.
30 January 2024
Vathsalan Mahadevan has received a Very Best Award for innovation after being nominated twice by his colleagues for developing two applications which are now being used across UGL.
18 January 2024
Aaron Hodge, a S08 Painter Tradesperson in Broadmeadow, has won a very best award for his part in helping to win the first stand-alone paint project for the Newcastle Operations site.
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