Senior Rail Integration & Operational Readiness Lead

b-g; Queensland; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Indigenous Business Growth (IBG) is leading a major transport infrastructure project across South East Queensland, seeking a Project and Rail Integration Manager to provide senior leadership for complex integration with rail operations. You will manage interfaces with the rail operator, oversee configuration control, coordinate staged handovers and ensure operational readiness.

This senior role requires systems thinking, mature stakeholder management and deep experience delivering complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, systems engineering or related discipline.
• 12+ years on major rail or transport programs.
• Led at least one $100m+ brownfield integration program.
• Demonstrated interface management and systems assurance experience.
• Experience in operational readiness and configuration control.
• Direct working relationships with rail operators or asset owners.
• Ability to work around 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

Operations readiness

Change management

Rail/transport program delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Construction management

Systems engineering

Job description

Indigenous Business Growth (IBG) is leading a major transport infrastructure project across South East Queensland, seeking a Project and Rail Integration Manager to provide senior leadership for complex integration with rail operations. You will manage interfaces with the rail operator, oversee configuration control, coordinate staged handovers and ensure operational readiness.

This senior role requires systems thinking, mature stakeholder management and deep experience delivering complex