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 as a casual in 2004 with UGL, Archie Russell has grown through diverse roles, from tender assistance to rail project supervision. Read more.
In Gerard Mulligan’s career as payroll officer at UGL, he has witnessed the transition from manual timekeeping to automated systems and been able to mentor others throughout his four decades in the industry. Read more.
Embark on a four-decade journey with UGL's National Shared Services Manager, Ada Nuis, as she reflects on her career evolution from a receptionist to overseeing a diverse team across the country. Read more.
Leslie Osborne has spent the last 19 years at the UGL Townsville workshop doing pretty much everything! From driving a forklift and shunting trains, to working in the store and as a trade assistant.
Kathleen Rhodes has pivoted from the mining industry to join the UGL Townsville rail workshop as an HSE Advisor. Read more.
Sixteen years ago, Sabrina departed Italy for Australia, and joined the UGL project engineering team. Read more.
During his 10 years at UGL, Robert Bryce has worked as a quality manager for Defence projects and acted as an employee wellbeing advocate. Read more.
Neil Anderson has dedicated 45 years to UGL. Based in Newcastle, NSW, he started as a store man and progressed within the company to become a Quality Compliance Manager. Read more.
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Our employees in the news
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08 February 2024
A love of the work and ability to see his young family grow-up has kept Mark Talbot at UGL's Townsville workshop for 18 years.
28 January 2024
Toney Magner has worked for UGL for 30 years, working across the east coast of Australia, but it was a holiday to Townsville in 2006 that changed everything for him.
21 January 2024
Nearing 20 years at UGL, Adam Sizmur, Supervisor, has seen a lot of change at UGL, but many of the people have remained consistent with familiar faces from the beginning of his apprenticeship.
16 January 2024
In a world that sometimes seems like it’s moving at the speed of light, taking a step back to focus on mental health can be a real game changer. Read more.
14 January 2024
David Fitzgerald has spent more than 34 years with UGL and he’s not slowing down!
05 December 2023
In the process of expanding digital accessibility, the UGL Telecommunications team is making great progress on NBN Co’s Fibre Connect project, which fulfills upgrades from Fibre to the Node (FTTN) to Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) technology in Queensland Regional North. Read more.
14 December 2023
Recently, 17 UGL employees volunteered their time to participate in a mock interview event which was hosted by UGL at our Chatswood office in Sydney. 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.
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Read about our Very Best Awards winners
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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.
09 January 2024
Glenn Jones has won a VBA after developing and trialling a Hi-Pot Tester Module - an electrical breakout box used to test locomotive electrical circuits.
21 December 2023
Richard Iveson has been awarded a Very Best Award for safety after he saw potentially unsafe activities by a subcontractor on-site.
21 December 2023
Patrick Baird’s contribution is not only innovative, but environmentally friendly.
13 December 2023
Simon Ramsay and Brett Thompson have worked hard to build the logistic support analysis record for black hawk helicopters and earned themselves a Very Best Award for delivery. Read more.
06 December 2023
Lance James has gone above and beyond in his role as the Small Tools Store person identifying opportunities within the warehouse and maintenance teams at the site he’s working at, and has been awarded a Very Best Award for customer. Read more.
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