Rail Infrastructure Asset Engineer

Pacific National; North Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance-based bonus

Hybrid working arrangements

Paid parental leave

Novated Leasing

Fitness Passport

Purchase leave program

Access to EAP program

Job summary

Pacific National, Australia’s largest private rail freight operator, seeks a RIM Asset Engineer to support rail infrastructure assets across the national network from Sydney. You will deliver safe, reliable and cost-effective engineering solutions while reporting to the RIM Asset Manager.

You’ll provide technical support for asset management, review designs, and coordinate between teams and contractors. Regular interstate travel is required to support project delivery and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (rail infrastructure preferred).
• 2–5 years rail industry engineering experience.
• Registered engineering status or willingness to obtain within 12 months.
• Knowledge of rail infrastructure standards, safety legislation, risk management and regulatory requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical, solutions-focused with ability to identify risks and investigate asset issues.
• Familiarity with Maximo and MS Project.
• Current driver’s license, White Card, and SARC accreditation.
• Willingness to undertake regular interstate travel across PN’s network.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for rail infrastructure asset management and project delivery across PN’s network.
• Support development and delivery of maintenance plans, project schedules, budgets and resources.
• Review engineering designs and work processes for compliance with standards and regulations.
• Support testing, commissioning, defect rectification and investigations to improve asset reliability.
• Coordinate activities with internal teams, contractors and stakeholders to monitor delivery and resolve issues.
• Contribute to asset management plans, technical maintenance plans and tender documentation; identify efficiency opportunities.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Registered engineering status or willingness to obtain within 12 months

Tools

Maximo

Microsoft Project

Job description

• Make a real impact on rail infrastructure across Australia
• Deliver engineering solutions that put safety, reliability and value first
• Safely Every Day — That’s Our Promise

Join Pacific National – Australia’s largest private rail freight operator

Every day we transport millions of tonnes of critical freight around the country for our customers. We haul coal, intermodal containers, steel, and bulk commodities that keep Australia moving.

An opportunity has presented itself for a RIM Asset Engineer to join our team in Sydney, supporting rail infrastructure assets across our national network.

What You’ll Do

You’ll provide engineering expertise and technical support to maintain, improve and deliver safe, reliable and cost-effective rail infrastructure assets across Pacific National’s network.

Reporting to the RIM Asset Manager, you will:

• Provide engineering support for rail infrastructure asset management and project delivery, including track, turnouts, rail structures, signalling and overhead line equipment.
• Support the development and delivery of maintenance plans, project schedules, budgets and resource plans to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Review engineering designs, specifications and work processes to ensure compliance with Australian Standards, regulatory requirements and Pacific National’s RIM standards.
• Support testing, commissioning, defect rectification and technical investigations to improve asset reliability and performance.
• Work closely with internal teams, contractors and other stakeholders to coordinate engineering activities, monitor delivery performance and resolve technical issues.
• Contribute to asset management plans, technical maintenance plans, tender documentation and business cases, while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and value.

What You’ll Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably in rail infrastructure or a related discipline.
• Two to five years of rail industry engineering experience, ideally in rail infrastructure management, asset management or project delivery.
• Registered engineering status, or a willingness and ability to obtain registration within 12 months.
• Knowledge of rail infrastructure standards, safety legislation, risk management principles and regulatory requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across technical teams, contractors and operational stakeholders.
• An analytical, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to identify risks, investigate asset issues and deliver practical engineering outcomes.
• Familiarity with asset management systems (Maximo) and project management tools (Microsoft Project).
• A current driver’s licence, a General Construction Induction Card (White Card) and Safety Access the Rail Corridor (SARC) accreditation.

Applicants must be willing and able to undertake regular interstate travel across Pacific National's operational network, including Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. Travel is an essential requirement of the role to support project delivery and may involve extended periods away from the employee's usual place of work or residence.

At Pacific National we value the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted.

Some of the benefits we offer are:

• Annual performance-based bonus linked to business and individual performance
• Hybrid working arrangements, including work-from-home flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Novated Leasing
• Fitness Passport
• Purchase leave program
• Access to EAP program through Sonder

We live by our Values: Make it Simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own It – helping us build strong connections and do our best work every day.

Ready to deliver what matters?

Pacific National acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work live and rail.