Temp Rail Interface Program Manager

Department of Transport and Main Roads; Brisbane; In loco; AUD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

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Flexible work practices

Health and wellbeing

Job security and attractive salary and

Generous leave entitlements

Diversity

Career development

Community impact

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The Department of Transport and Main Roads is seeking a senior financial professional to drive program-level financial oversight across multiple projects and interface arrangements with QR. You will provide authoritative guidance on financial risks, manage budgets and forecasts, and lead governance and reporting for complex programs.

This role requires strong negotiation skills to draft and manage commercial and interface agreements, ensuring accountability for funding approvals and milestones,

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• Lead the establishment and ongoing management of program‑level financial oversight frameworks for QR-TMR interface arrangements, ensuring transparency, control and accountability across multiple projects.

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This role ensures seamless integration, collaboration, and communication across multiple projects and programs, supporting the delivery of high-quality outcomes aligned with Queensland Government priorities.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the establishment and ongoing management of program‑level financial oversight frameworks for QR-TMR interface arrangements, ensuring transparency, control and accountability across multiple projects.
• Monitor and manage financial performance across projects being led by the Rail Infrastructure Delivery Office, including budgets, forecasts, expenditure, variances and cost‑to‑complete, working closely with the finance team as required.
• Provide authoritative advice to senior leadership on financial risks, emerging cost pressures and funding implications arising from interface activities and agreements.
• Lead the drafting, negotiation and management of commercial and interface agreements between TMR and delivery partners, ensuring financial obligations, cost sharing and accountabilities are clearly defined and actively monitored.
• Ensure QR and TMR meet their financial and contractual accountabilities, including performance monitoring against agreed milestones, deliverables and funding approvals.
• Establish and maintain governance, assurance and reporting processes, including financial reporting, shared risk management and escalation pathways.
• Facilitate high‑level engagement and negotiation with QR, TMR and delivery partners to resolve financial, commercial and interface issues affecting project outcomes.
• Prepare high‑quality financial and performance briefings, providing timely insights on program status, risks and outcomes.
• Lead and influence multidisciplinary teams to strengthen commercial discipline, financial rigour and value‑for‑money outcomes across the program.

Applications will remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/706523/26

Closing Date: Friday, 20 November 2026

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is a diverse organisation made up of more than 11,500 employees representing 80 occupational groups across Queensland.

We provide reliable, resilient and responsive transport networks and digital services that are safe and accessible for everyone. No department has a bigger role to play in keeping the Queensland of today moving, or in helping build for the future.

We work, we dream, we innovate and we deliver solutions that connect our communities to schools, hospitals, events, loved ones and more, with customer’s needs in mind.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is a diverse organisation made up of more than 11,500 employees representing 80 occupational groups across Queensland.

We provide reliable, resilient and responsive transport networks and digital services that are safe and accessible for everyone. No department has a bigger role to play in keeping the Queensland of today moving, or in helping build for the future.

We work, we dream, we innovate and we deliver solutions that connect our communities to schools, hospitals, events, loved ones and more, with customer’s needs in mind.

• Perks and benefits Flexible work practices Health and wellbeing Job security and attractive salary and benefits Generous leave entitlements Diversity Career development Community impact