Site Engineer - Rail Systems

b-g; Nambour; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

b-g is delivering a major transport infrastructure project across South East Queensland, seeking a Site Engineer - Rail Systems to support installation, verification and handover of rail-systems works across greenfield and brownfield fronts, coordinating civil and systems interfaces for testing and commissioning.

This role focuses on preparing work packs, coordinating routes, validating materials, and ensuring readiness for energisation and handover under approved access arrangements.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification in electrical, electronic, systems, or communications.
• Delivery experience on rail systems and signalling.
• Current construction induction card and valid driver’s licence.
• Ability to obtain rail/site competencies.
• Contractor-side experience with ITPs and subcontractor coordination.

Responsibilities

• Prepare work packs and installation readiness checks for signalling, communications, power and control systems.
• Coordinate cable routes, pits, conduits, equipment foundations, rooms, earthing and civil provisions.
• Verify material, equipment, calibration and competency requirements before work starts.
• Maintain cable, termination, test, defect, configuration and red-line records to systems assurance requirements.
• Support staged energisation, testing, commissioning and handover under approved access and isolation arrangements.

Skills

Rail systems delivery

Subcontractor coordination

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

A major transport infrastructure project (valued at more than $1 billion) is underway across South East Queensland, delivering complex rail, station and civil works in both brownfield and greenfield environments. Having won numerous major projects in Queensland in the past 12 months, the head contractor is seeking a Site Engineer - Rail Systems to support installation, verification and handover of rail-systems works across greenfield work fronts, coordinating civil and systems interfaces and readiness for testing, commissioning and operational acceptance.

Workstream: Greenfields | Indicative start: 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare work packs and installation readiness checks for signalling, communications, power and control systems
• Coordinate cable routes, pits, conduits, equipment foundations, rooms, earthing and civil provisions
• Verify material, equipment, calibration and competency requirements before work starts
• Maintain cable, termination, test, defect, configuration and red-line records to systems assurance requirements
• Support staged energisation, testing, commissioning and handover under approved access and isolation arrangements

What We're Looking For

• Engineering qualification in electrical, electronic, systems, communications or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Delivery experience on rail systems, signalling, communications, power or similar systems work
• Current construction induction card and valid driver's licence
• Ability to obtain project-specific rail, site and medical competencies
• Contractor-side experience with work packs, ITPs and subcontractor coordination