Enterprise Asset Management Improvement Lead

Queensland Rail; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Rail in Brisbane CBD is seeking a Manager Asset Management Improvement to shape the enterprise asset management maturity journey. This full-time, permanent role leads improvement initiatives across the organisation, aligning with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Reporting to the Senior Manager Asset Management, you will develop improvement plans, oversee asset performance and renewal programs, and collaborate with stakeholders to uplift asset management capability

Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate qualifications in asset management or related discipline.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Extensive knowledge of whole-of-life asset management.
• Experience with asset registers, GIS, EAMs and asset information systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of asset management improvement plans aligned with sustainable outcomes.
• Provide strategic leadership for asset investment planning, condition assessment, and renewal programs.
• Oversee Enterprise Asset Management Systems and maturity assessments across the enterprise.
• Monitor asset management best practices and data analysis trends for Queensland Rail.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to uplift asset management capability.

Skills

Leadership

Asset management knowledge

Frameworks (ISO 5500x)

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Graduate/post-graduate asset management qualifications

Tools

GIS platforms

Asset information systems

Job description

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

Queensland Rail stands on the foundation of true connection, encompassing the relationships we foster within our teams and the communities we serve across the state. For nearly 160 years, we've been instrumental in linking people and places, and now we invite you to contribute to our proud legacy and shape a brighter, sustainable future.

We’re searching for a talented Manager Asset Management Improvement to play a crucial role in shaping the future of Queensland Rail’s workforce. This is a full-time permanent position working in our office in the Brisbane CBD.

You will provide leadership in creating, leading and delivering asset management improvement initiatives across the enterprise to support Queensland Rail's asset management improvement journey.

Reporting to our Senior Manager Asset Management, you will:

• Lead the development of asset management improvement plans, ensuring plans are developed and implemented that are orientated around sustainable asset management improvement
• Provide strategic leadership for asset investment planning, condition assessment, asset performance, maintenance optimisation, renewal programs, and regulatory compliance in alignment with organisational objectives and industry standards
• Lead the management and strategic direction for Queensland Rail’s Enterprise Asset Management Systems, along with planning, coordinating and reporting on enterprise-wide asset management maturity assessments
• Proactively monitor asset management best practices and trends in information management and data analysis considering potential applications for Queensland Rail
• Develop relationships with internal stakeholders, providing specialist expertise to drive asset management capability uplift
• Negotiate and facilitate agreement to the plan with Senior Responsible Owners, the Investment Committee, the Board and the Department of Transport and Main Roads, including agreeing funding envelopes and program outcomes

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What we’re looking for

• You will have graduate and/or post-graduate certifications/qualifications relevant to asset management or a related discipline
• High level of leadership and management skills in delivering business outcomes
• Extensive knowledge of best practice “whole of life” asset management
• Extensive knowledge of contemporary frameworks to develop goals, convey expectations
• Extensive understanding of contemporary asset management principles and frameworks, including AMAF, ISO 5500x and associated best practice, with experience leading maturity improvement, compliance and assurance activities.
• Demonstrated experience working with asst registers, GIS platforms, EAMs and other asset information systems

Join us, where connection counts

If you're looking to take the next step in your Queensland Rail journey and contribute to shaping our future, we encourage you to submit your resume and cover letter before11:59 PM (AEST) on Friday 23rd of October 2026.

Supporting a diverse workforce

Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterways our network traverses.

Our teams arePeople who Count. We encourage diversity in our teams, including different genders, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religions, neurodiversity, education levels and many more aspects. No two journeys are the same, and it’s because of our differences that as a collective, we achieve great things.

If you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail]

Queensland Rail pays its respect to Elders past and present. Queensland Rail also acknowledges the contributions of First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples within Queensland Rail and the communities we serve.