Train Captain (Temporary Opportunity - Up to 17 months)

Transport for NSW; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A transport authority in New South Wales is seeking a skilled professional for an on-site role focused on the testing and rollout of the New Regional Fleet. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with safety testing procedures and effectively engaging with diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess a Rail Safety Worker Certificate and experience in train operations. Join a dedicated team committed to enhancing rail services for the community.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with testing and commissioning activities.
• Prepare daily operations plans for On Train dynamic testing.
• Engage with multiple stakeholders for the Regional Rail Project.

Skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Written and verbal communication

Education

Rail Safety Worker Certificate of Competency

Experience as Train Operator

Job description

You’re agile, keen and open to meaningful work and opportunities that come your way.

You have the opportunity to gain a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of skills, providing insight and knowledge without losing sight of your work-life balance or wellbeing.

In this role, you'll:

Work within our Rolling Stock projects Team within the Engineering and Maintenance branch of Sydney Trains, with a focus on the testing and rollout of New Regional Fleet.

This role will see you navigate the test program and working with multiple stakeholders across different organisations for the Regional Rail Project.

You will ensure compliance with any special conditions placed on the possessions and testing and commissioning activities in accordance with Sydney Trains/ NSWTrains Checklist Procedure of the New Intercity Fleet – Mariyung and new Regional Rail Fleet, so that the test trains are safe for network operation.

This will include observing project testing and preparing the daily operations plan for On Train dynamic testing and brief signal boxes, ROC (Rail Operations Centre) on the operations plan to ensure that testing proceeds as planned.

About you

Your current Rail Safety Worker Certificate of Competency will accompany your Train operation (Driver ideally) experience.

You’re recognised as being able to successfully problem solve and manage conflicting priorities under time constraints.

You also have strong written and verbal communications skills with the ability to conduct report writing, review engineering documentation and successfully engage with stakeholders.

This is a front-line Award RC5 Temporary Fixed Term Full-Time role for up to 20 months, based at Sydney with a requirement to go on rosters.

The role will focus on metropolitan Sydney but move to regional and interstate testing in 2026.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

At Sydney Trains, our rail services keep Sydney moving by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do. We work with our local communities to deliver safe, timely and efficient rail services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Our trains and network are evolving to meet the needs of our customers now and well into the future. We’re continuing to integrate technological innovations that help us deliver a smarter and more sustainable network.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This is an in-person, on-site role.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.