Civil Structures Lead

Queensland Rail Limited; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12.75% super

Legacy project

Rail industry leader

Collaborative team

Work‑life balance

Free Citytrain travel

EAP program

Job summary

Queensland Rail Limited is seeking a Civil Structures Lead to join the Major Projects division, delivering safety‑critical structural works for The Wave Greenfield Stage 2 project. You will coordinate designers, contractors and project teams to ensure compliant, fit‑for‑purpose infrastructure across multiple sites in South East Queensland.

You will lead technical interfaces, review deliverables, manage risks and support successful project delivery in a dynamic railway environment, with a focus

Qualifications

• Experience in design, renewal, implementation and testing of rail infrastructure, focusing on civil structures.
• Strong ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and guide engineering solutions.
• Knowledge of safety, quality and contractual processes in rail projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of structural engineering works, coordinating safety, cost and quality outcomes.
• Ensure professional integrity and sound engineering across project deliverables.
• Build relationships with clients, project managers and stakeholders for governance.
• Provide program status and timely reporting to meet business needs.
• Manage internal and external interfaces with delivery partners to satisfy customer needs.
• Support achievement of Wave project targets and drive continuous improvements.

Skills

Civil structural design

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Job description

You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career.

Our team of over 7,500 and our customers are central to everything we do, we have a proud history as a safe and reliable railway operator, with a commitment to ensuring that our operating systems reflect the highest standards. Queensland Rail inspires innovative thought, passionate motivation, teamwork, and forward thinking, where our people can achieve their own career aspirations.

Why Queensland Rail?

We will provide you with an exciting and diverse career opportunity to join a company that continues to strive in the delivery of a modern and world-class railway provider, you will be able to lead and apply your innovative thoughts to enhance our rail network. For this role we also offer:

• Highly competitive salary plus 12.75% super
• Opportunity to be part of a major legacy project.
• Join a rail industry leader.
• Collaborative and engaged workplace and team environment.
• Genuine work life balance
• Free Citytrain travel to and from work and access to other free or discounted SEQ rail travel.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing employees with holistic and contemporary health and wellbeing programs.

About this role:

Entering Queensland Rail’s Major Projects division, you will be working on The Wave Greenfield Stage 2 Project as a Civil Structures Lead.

This role provides a critical technical assurance and coordination function, ensuring structural infrastructure is safe, compliant, fit‑for‑purpose and operationally effective. Working within a complex multi-disciplinary environment, you will collaborate with designers, contractors, project teams and stakeholders to coordinate technical interfaces, review, and assure project deliverables, manage risks and issues and support the successful delivery of structural infrastructure across all project phases.

Your expertise will help ensure project outcomes align with operational requirements, technical standards, and business objectives, contributing to the delivery of a transformative rail infrastructure project for South East Queensland.

About this Opportunity:

This fixed term opportunity is available through to 31 January 2032, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to contribute to a landmark rail infrastructure project.

You will work within a flexible and collaborative environment, supporting project delivery across Queensland Rail's Carseldine and Brisbane CBD offices, Transport and Main Roads offices, stakeholder locations, and project sites. The successful candidate will demonstrate the adaptability and flexibility required to work effectively across these environments, supporting project delivery and stakeholder engagement.

You can expect some of your responsibilities to include:

• Manage the delivery of the structural engineering works, coordinating delivery, safety, cost and quality outcomes to meet business needs and expectations.
• Ensure project teams demonstrate professional integrity and sound engineering practice in the development and delivery of structural engineering solutions that meet operational requirements and project objectives.
• Build and manage relationships with clients, customers, project managers and other stakeholders to facilitate effective structural engineering strategies and governance procedures and where applicable, build capability.
• Provide program status and outcomes to meet business requirements and to support the development, of accurate and timely program reporting.
• Ensure structural engineering interfaces are managed including internal delivery, outsourced work and delivery partners interfacing significantly to ensure customer needs are met throughout the project.
• Achieve the Wave targets, objectives, performance measures, and safety responsibilities, while continually seeking opportunities to improve project performance and innovation outcomes.

What you can bring to the role:

• Demonstrated expertise in Design, Renewals, Implementation, Testing and Commissioning of rail infrastructure, particularly civil structures, to support safe, reliable, and sustainable railway operations.
• High level interpersonal, communication, planning, coordination, and negotiation skills to manage, design and document safe and sustainable structural engineering outcomes, particularly:
• Rail infrastructure works or rail related infrastructure.
• Maintenance of infrastructure.
• Asset maintenance.
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership, specialist advice, and influence across multidisciplinary teams of professional engineers, technical specialists, and project stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of statutory, regulatory and policy obligations, to satisfy operational, safety, environment and contractual requirements and processes within a complex rail infrastructure environment.
• Substantial level of skill in delivering safe, quality, commercial outcomes through business improvements, technology development, and innovation.

Progress that Counts

Joining Queensland Rail means being part of an exciting future where you will welcome millions of international passengers for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our Cross River Rail project will transform travel across the South East Queensland network, doubling passenger journeys to 80 million over the next decade.

To support this growth and enhance customer experiences, we're committed to key initiatives, including The Wave project forthe Sunshine Coast along with Beerburrum to Nambour upgrade, building three new Gold Coastline stations, implementing the $5.75 billion Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail Project, introducing 65 new Next Generation Rolling Stock trains, improving station accessibility at eight main stations, boosting North Coast Line capacity and upgrading Central Station.

Your journey matters. Make it with us.

There has never been a more exciting time within Queensland Rail. We offer boundless opportunities to support your career today and for your future.

To learn more about this career opportunity, please contact James Conlan via email at************@qr.com.au

We are a team of thousands and we are proud of our individual journeys and stories. And as we grow, we need more diverse backgrounds and perspectives than ever before. We are committed to facilitating a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.