Track Maintenance Supervisor

North West Queensland; Normanton; Hybrid; AUD 101,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 day fortnight

Accommodation provided for travel

Job summary

Queensland Rail is seeking a Track Maintenance Supervisor to join the Regional Assets team at the Normanton depot on a permanent full-time basis. You will oversee allocation of resources, personnel, vehicles, equipment and inventory to deliver safe, cost-effective track maintenance for Network Queensland Rail.

The role emphasizes leadership, planning, risk mitigation and regulatory compliance, with a focus on safety and collaboration across the team.

Qualifications

• Experience in track construction, maintenance and inspection standards.
• Ability to manage assets including inventory, plant, equipment.
• Experience in prioritising, planning and resource management of track maintenance activities.
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring road patrols and other track monitoring activities are conducted as required.
• Efficiently managing workgroup resources and activities to meet defined work programs.
• Conducting audits of completed work, coordinating emergency responses, and implementing, adjusting, removing, reviewing, and reporting on speed restrictions as required.
• Overseeing training, development, performance management, succession planning and the Civil Infrastructure Competency System for direct reports.
• Actively promoting safe work practices by implementing effective risk mitigation strategies, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

People management

Industrial relations

Job description

You’llconnect Queensland.We’llconnect you to an amazing career.

Queensland Rail is built on true connection. We are a large and fully integrated infrastructure business chartered with a responsibility that is pivotal to the success of Queensland and its people. Our culture is one based on safety and performance.

Learn more about Queensland Rail’s purpose, people, and progress by watching our short video here.

Benefits That Count. What Queensland Rail is offering:

• Starting base salary of$101, 200 + 12.75% superannuation+ applicable allowances + penalties.
• 9 day fortnight (Mon-Fri, Mon-Thur)
• Travel on paid work time + accommodation provided
• Supportive team culture focused on safety,collaborationand results.

Purpose That Counts.

Queensland Rail has an exciting opportunity for a Track Maintenance Supervisor to join our Regional Assets team located at our Normanton depot on a permanent full-time basis.

As the Track Maintenance Supervisor, you will effectively manage the allocation and deployment of resources including personnel, vehicles, equipment and inventory to deliver safe, cost effective and timely track maintenance on behalf of Network.

Your responsibilities will include:

• ensuring road patrols and other track monitoring activities are conducted as required
• efficiently managing workgroup resources and activities to meet defined work programs
• conducting audits of completed work, coordinate emergency responses, and implement, adjust, remove, review, and report on speed restrictions as required
• overseeing training, development, performance management, succession planning and the Civil Infrastructure Competency System for direct reports
• actively promoting safe work practices by implementing effective risk mitigation strategies, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements

People Who Count. The ideal candidate will bring:

• strong relationship-building and communication skills to effectively lead your team and maintain productive stakeholder relationships
• substantial knowledge of track construction, maintenance and inspection standards, systems, processes and associated costs
• proven ability in prioritising, planning, programming and resource management of track maintenance activities
• experience in leadership, communication, people management, industrial relations and negotiation skills
• demonstrated capability in the management of assets allocated to the position including inventory, plant, equipment, motor vehicles and building assets

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterwaysour network traverses.

Our teams are People who Count.We encourage diversity in our teams, including different genders, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religions, neurodiversity, education levels and many more aspects. No two journeys are the same, andit’sbecauseofour differences that as a collective, we achievegreat things.Please advise if you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process.

Your journey matters. Make it with us.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Queensland Rail.

By 11:59pm Sunday 20th September 2026.