Senior Civil Infrastructure Delivery Lead

Banana Shire Council; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Career development

Health & wellbeing

Safety culture

Job summary

Queensland Rail in Brisbane is seeking a Senior Manager - Signalling Delivery to lead the design, construction and commissioning of major rail signalling projects within the ETCS Major Projects program. You will oversee design reviews, contract administration and risk management across complex stakeholder environments, ensuring safe, on-time delivery and alignment with industry standards.

This senior leadership role provides influence across signalling, engineering, construction and rail

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of delivering large-scale signalling infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design review processes with stakeholders.
• Oversee project management and construction contract administration.
• Act as senior escalation point for risks impacting the program.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support resource planning across the Major Projects portfolio.
• Oversee risk treatment plans and the integration of project forecasting.

Job description

Senior Manager - Signalling Delivery

Queensland Rail is seeking an experienced Senior Manager - Signalling Delivery to join our ETCS Major Projects environment in Brisbane. This permanent leadership opportunity will play a pivotal role in leading the successful delivery of signalling design, construction and commissioning across Queensland Rail’s Major Projects portfolio.

As Senior Manager - Signalling Delivery, you will lead, direct and manage signalling delivery across the Major Projects portfolio, ensuring design, construction and commissioning activities are delivered in line with industry best practice and standards while meeting project objectives, performance measures and safety responsibilities.

Working within a complex stakeholder and commercial environment, you will provide leadership across signalling construction disciplines, oversee significant work packages and coordinate design review activities with internal and external stakeholders. You will also provide senior-level oversight of construction contract administration and act as a key escalation and mediation point where emerging risks have the potential to impact the broader program.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate design review processes with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee project management and construction contract administration, ensuring delivery aligns with agreed specifications, terms and conditions.
• Act as a senior escalation and mediation point for risks that could adversely impact the broader program, intervening where required to support compliant delivery.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to drive collaborative outcomes.
• Partner with SEQ Signalling Technical capability to support appropriate resource planning across the Major Projects portfolio.
• Oversee risk treatment plans and the integration of project forecasting.

Ideal candidate:

You will be an experienced senior leader with a strong background in delivering complex rail signalling infrastructure projects and the ability to operate effectively across technical, commercial, construction and stakeholder environments.

Desired qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge and experience delivering large-scale signalling infrastructure projects, including within an Alliance environment.
• Strong project-management and commercial risk-management capability within complex infrastructure delivery environments.
• High-level knowledge of statutory, regulatory and policy obligations, particularly across safety, environmental and contractual requirements.
• Highly developed communication, consultation, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and support achievement of construction program milestones.

What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration package.
• Career development and professional growth opportunities.
• Access to health and wellbeing initiatives.
• A collaborative and safety-focused working environment.
• The opportunity to work across complex interfaces spanning signalling, engineering, construction, commissioning and rail operations.