Mechanical and Electrical Services Engineer

Metro Trains Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport discounts

Vehicle leasing options

Employee Recognition Awards

EAP services

Job summary

Metro Trains Sydney (MTS) is seeking a Mechanical and Electrical Services Engineer to safeguard assets that support safe, reliable train and station operations. Working with the Principal Engineer, you’ll combine technical expertise with practical asset management to improve performance and address maintenance challenges.

You’ll collaborate with maintenance teams and delivery partners across the asset lifecycle, from planning and condition monitoring to testing and defect close-out, in a

Qualifications

• Proven experience in mechanical and electrical services in rail or construction.
• Experience with maintenance planning and condition monitoring to improve reliability.
• Knowledge of fire safety compliance and testing controls.

Responsibilities

• Support asset strategies, maintenance plans and asset registers for Building and Tunnel Services.
• Monitor asset condition and performance; investigate failures and develop remedial actions.
• Support compliance for electrical installations, essential fire safety measures, lifts, escalators, HVAC tunnel ventilation, hydraulics and BMS.
• Provide input into network expansion, improvement and maintenance projects; assist with requirements, scope reviews and defect close out.
• Collaborate with internal teams and service providers on maintenance delivery and spare parts strategies.
• Respond promptly to emergency maintenance issues and escalate safety concerns.
• Contribute to engineering instructions, reporting and continuous improvement while supporting safety and environmental requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Technical judgement

Maintenance mindset

Problem solving

Education

Mechanical or Building Services Engineering degree

Tools

Asset information systems

Condition monitoring

Failure analysis

Job description

Mechanical and Electrical Services Engineer

MTS are the proud operators and maintainers of the M1 Northwest and Bankstown Line with the new City section now operational. We run a fully automated passenger railway – an Australian first. We connect our customers to opportunities that matter to them while delivering the next generation of rail travel to Sydney. With global expertise, we manage 66km of track and 31 stations, making the M1 one of the longest fully automated metro lines in the world.

We are seeking a Mechanical and Electrical Services Engineer to help safeguard the assets that support safe, reliable train and station operations. Supporting the Principal Engineer, you’ll combine technical expertise with practical asset management to improve performance, address maintenance challenges and support infrastructure projects.

Working with engineering colleagues, maintenance teams and delivery partners, you’ll contribute across the asset lifecycle, from maintenance planning and condition monitoring to testing, acceptance and defect close-out.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a role with awesome variety and exposure to maintaining assets in a world class rail operation.

What you’ll be doing

• Support asset strategies, maintenance plans, schedules and asset registers for Building and Tunnel Services.
• Monitor asset condition and performance, investigate failures and develop practical remedial actions to meet performance targets.
• Support compliance obligations for electrical installations, essential fire safety measures, lifts, escalators and HVAC tunnel ventilation systems, hydraulics and building management systems.
• Provide technical input into network expansion, improvement and maintenance projects, including requirements, scope reviews, asset acceptance and defect close out.
• Work with internal teams and service providers on maintenance delivery, technical contract scopes and spare parts strategies.
• Respond promptly to emergency maintenance issues and elevate safety critical, operational and customer facing concerns.
• Contribute to engineering instructions, business reporting and continuous improvement while supporting safety and environmental requirements.

About you

You’re a solutions focused engineer with excellent communication skills, who combines sound technical judgement with a practical approach to maintenance and asset reliability and defect identification. You have a strong background in mechanical and/or electrical services in particular in fire safety compliance and testing controls.

With demonstrated experience gained in rail, construction and/or or manufacturing, you can build productive stakeholder relationships, communicate technical issues clearly and take ownership of delivering safe outcomes.

You will also bring:

• Recognised qualifications in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering
• Demonstrated engineering and maintenance experience, including preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance, ideally gained in rail or construction.
• Experience implementing technical maintenance plans and using asset information systems, condition monitoring and failure analysis to improve reliability.

What’s on Offer

We are offering a permanent opportunity with flexible working options and access to a wide range of benefits:

• Fitness Passport discounts and access to gyms across NSW
• Maxxia Vehicle Leasing options
• Employee Recognition Awards
• EAP services including confidential advice

The future of train travel, today. That’s what we intend to deliver. And it all starts with our people. Positive and upbeat with an ‘anything-is-possible’ approach, the MTS team is rewriting expectations.

So, if you are energised and enthused by working in a challenging, future focused, vibrant, can-do environment, then let’s talk!

MTS is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive workforce and welcome applications of candidates from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.