# John Holland — Engineering and building infrastructure that connects communities

> John Holland is an Australian engineering and construction company founded in 1949, delivering transport, water, energy and building infrastructure. Its work includes design-and-construction contracts, rail systems, operations and joint ventures. The Australian operating company is owned by CCCI, a wholly owned subsidiary of CCCC; project roles and partners vary by contract.

- **Legal name:** John Holland Group Pty Ltd
- **Headquarters:** Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- **Founded:** 1949
- **Official website:** [John Holland](https://johnholland.com.au/)
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## CEO and leadership profile

### Nick Miller

Chief Executive Officer

Nick Miller was appointed John Holland CEO on 18 June 2025 and commenced in mid-October 2025; the appointment date and start date are distinct. A civil engineer, he had more than 30 years of infrastructure business experience at appointment and previously led Inland Rail, Adbri, Broadspectrum and Fulton Hogan.

- **In role since:** 2025-10
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-11
- **Profile:** [Nick Miller](https://voltformer.com/ceo/nick-miller)

[John Holland · Nick Miller appointment](https://johnholland.com.au/news-and-media/nick-miller-appointed-ceo-of-john-holland) · [John Holland · Governance](https://johnholland.com.au/who-we-are/governance)

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## Engineering specializations

- Transport and road infrastructure
- Rail systems and stations
- Water treatment and pipelines
- Pumped hydro and energy infrastructure
- Operations and maintenance

## Declared capabilities

- **Basic and detailed engineering:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Procurement and supply:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Civil and structural construction:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Testing and commissioning:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **High-voltage substation EPC:** Not listed
- **Transmission lines:** Not listed
- **Turnkey power plant EPC:** Not listed
- **Grid interconnection:** Not listed

## Representative projects

### Kidston pumped storage hydro project
- **Capacity / scope:** 250 MW generation and 2,000 MWh storage; EPC joint venture with McConnell Dowell
- **Country:** Australia | **Client:** Genex Power
- **Description:** John Holland and McConnell Dowell are delivering the EPC project as a joint venture, converting two disused mine pits into reservoirs with an underground powerhouse and waterway tunnels; it remains under construction, with energisation expected in 2026.
- **Technologies:** Pumped hydro, Underground powerhouse cavern and waterway tunnels
- **Original source:** [https://johnholland.com.au/what-we-do/our-projects-and-specialisations/kidston-pumped-storage-hydro-project](https://johnholland.com.au/what-we-do/our-projects-and-specialisations/kidston-pumped-storage-hydro-project)

### Badu Yarragul water resource recovery facility
- **Capacity / scope:** Foundation facility: treatment capacity up to 35 million litres/day; future Upper South Creek capacity up to 70 million litres/day; more than 40 km of pipelines; 4 MW solar farm
- **Country:** Australia | **Client:** Sydney Water | **Year:** 2026
- **Description:** John Holland completed Sydney Water’s Kemps Creek facility with reverse-osmosis recovery for non-drinking uses and biosolids processing; its solar farm supports the company-reported 50% energy self-sufficiency target.
- **Technologies:** Reverse osmosis, Biosolids processing
- **Original source:** [https://johnholland.com.au/news-and-media/john-holland-badu-yarragul-wwrf-open](https://johnholland.com.au/news-and-media/john-holland-badu-yarragul-wwrf-open)

### Wentworth to Broken Hill pipeline
- **Capacity / scope:** 270 km raw-water pipeline with peak capacity of 37.4 ML/day; $467 million reported project value
- **Country:** Australia | **Client:** WaterNSW
- **Description:** John Holland designed and built the pipeline with MPC Kinetic; four pumping stations and 720 ML of bulk storage support supply, while John Holland and TRILITY have a separate operations and maintenance role for up to 20 years. The $467 million figure is total project value.
- **Technologies:** Raw-water pipeline, Pumping stations and bulk storage
- **Original source:** [https://johnholland.com.au/what-we-do/our-projects-and-specialisations/wentworth-to-broken-hill-pipeline](https://johnholland.com.au/what-we-do/our-projects-and-specialisations/wentworth-to-broken-hill-pipeline)

## Technical services

- **Design and construction:** Deliver defined civil, structural and building packages under client design-and-construction contracts.
- **Rail systems and fit-out:** Install track, station and tunnel systems within the awarded package, coordinating interfaces with other project contractors.
- **Water infrastructure:** Build and upgrade water resource recovery, treatment, pumping and pipeline assets; operation may be assigned separately.
- **Joint-venture delivery:** Large infrastructure contracts may be delivered with named partners; scope, schedule and attribution should remain with the relevant joint venture.

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## Official contacts

- **Address:** Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- **Official website:** https://johnholland.com.au/contact-us

## Reference statistics

- **Founded:** 1949
- **Badu Yarragul treatment capacity:** Foundation plant 35 million litres/day; future Upper South Creek capacity 70 million litres/day
- **Kidston storage capacity:** 2,000 MWh

## Company and energy news

- [North Western Program Alliance opens Webster Street underpass ahead of schedule](https://voltformer.com/news/webster-underpass) — 2026-09-22 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/webster-underpass.md)
- [John Holland–Gamuda completes Black Hill to Tomago M1 extension](https://voltformer.com/news/m1-black-hill-tomago) — 2026-09-09 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/m1-black-hill-tomago.md)
- [John Holland completes Badu Yarragul wastewater facility for Sydney Water](https://voltformer.com/news/badu-completion) — 2026-09-04 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/badu-completion.md)
- [North Western Program Alliance with John Holland opens new Melton Station](https://voltformer.com/news/melton-station) — 2026-09-01 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/melton-station.md)
- [Sydney Metro West moves toward rail installation and fit-out](https://voltformer.com/news/sydney-metro-west-rail) — 2026-08-11 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/sydney-metro-west-rail.md)
- [Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 opens to passengers](https://voltformer.com/news/gold-coast-stage3) — 2026-08-09 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/gold-coast-stage3.md)
- [John Holland selected for early design of Wollert recycled water upgrade](https://voltformer.com/news/wollert-early-design) — 2026-07-15 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wollert-early-design.md)

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