Project And Rail Integration Manager

Indigenous Business Growth; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Indigenous Business Growth in Australia is seeking a Project and Rail Integration Manager to lead a large-scale transport infrastructure program across South East Queensland. You will oversee interfaces between construction and rail operations, ensuring smooth handovers and strong safety compliance.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering or related field, 12+ years on major rail projects, and proven experience with brownfield integration, interface management, and systems assurance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or systems engineering.
• 12+ years on major rail or transport programs.
• Led a $100m+ brownfield integration project.
• Experience in interface management and systems assurance.
• Knowledge of operational readiness and configuration control.
• Direct working relationships with rail operators or asset owners.
• Proven ability to manage critical possessions and commissioning events.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead interface management between construction delivery and rail operations.
• Manage configuration control, change management and approval workflows.
• Coordinate staged handover and operational readiness activities.
• Develop and maintain possession, isolation and access agreements with rail operators.
• Ensure compliance with operational requirements and safety standards.
• Support commissioning activities and transition to operations.
• Manage stakeholder communications with client, operators and authorities.
• Monitor and report on interface risks and mitigations.
• Lead systems assurance activities and verification testing.
• Mentor project team on operational requirements and constraints.

Skills

Interface management

Systems assurance

Stakeholder management

Operational readiness

Configuration control

Brownfield integration

Rail/transport experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline

Job description

A major transport infrastructure project (valued at more than $1 billion) is underway across South East Queensland, with complex brownfield delivery in and around operational assets requiring careful integration with rail operations. The head contractor is seeking a Project and Rail Integration Manager to provide senior leadership for this complex integration. You'll manage interfaces with the rail operator, oversee configuration control, coordinate staged handovers and ensure operational readiness — a strategic role requiring systems thinking, mature stakeholder management and deep experience delivering complex transport infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead interface management between construction delivery and rail operations
• Manage configuration control, change management and approval workflows
• Coordinate staged handover and operational readiness activities
• Develop and maintain possession, isolation and access agreements with rail operators
• Ensure compliance with operational requirements and safety standards
• Support commissioning activities and transition to operations
• Manage stakeholder communications with client, operators and authorities
• Monitor and report on interface risks and mitigations
• Lead systems assurance activities and verification testing
• Mentor project team on operational requirements and constraints

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, systems engineering or related discipline
• 12+ years on major rail or transport programs
• At least one $100m+ program where they led complex brownfield integration
• Demonstrated interface management and systems assurance experience
• Operational readiness and configuration control expertise
• Direct working relationships with rail operators or asset owners
• 2+ years' average tenure per employer with at least one integration role held for 3+ years
• Ability to work flexibly around critical possessions and commissioning events
• Experience governing possessions, isolations or major operational access events
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Project and Rail Integration Manager Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia