Job Description

You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career.

Queensland Rail plays a vital role in connecting communities, supporting economic growth and delivering safe, reliable rail services across the state. We are seeking an experienced and influential leader to join our organisation as a Network Maintenance Delivery Director (Infrastructure Maintenance Engineer/IMDM), partnering closely with the General Manager to drive excellence in asset performance, safety, and operational delivery.

Benefits that Count:

All that Queensland Rail achieves each day relies on the hard work and talent of our teams. That’s why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best, including:

• Contract level role – generous salary and superannuation
• Balance your work and personal life with flexible working options
• Enjoy free travel to work and discounted rail travel
• QRI Lifestyle offers members access to over 2,000 exclusive discounts and services
• Prioritise your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing with our range of free services
• You and your family can get fit and have fun with access to over 380 gyms and pools with our Fitness Passport
• Eligible employees can receive up to 100% reimbursement for two professional membership fees
• Shape your rewarding career with clear pathways, innovative projects and opportunities for growth and leadership

Your opportunity:

In this pivotal leadership position, you will guide and direct the Network Maintenance team to ensure the efficient delivery of inspection, maintenance and project works across our infrastructure asset base. Your work will shape the culture of safety, compliance and performance, fostering continual improvement and ensuring our assets operate to the highest standards.

You will lead a large, multidisciplinary workforce and play a key role in transforming the way we deliver maintenance across a dynamic, integrated passenger and rail infrastructure environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape strategic direction as part of the Senior Leadership Team, guiding key programs in a fast‑moving rail environment.
• Own critical operational decisions and risk management across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Align asset, engineering, cost and workforce requirements, driving strong cross‑functional engagement and accountability.
• Lead the annual maintenance plan, ensuring smart prioritisation, efficient delivery and tight budget control.
• Champion safety, asset performance and efficiency improvements, ensuring compliance and proactive risk prevention.
• Provide clear direction on asset programs to enable successful delivery across a complex rail network.
• Act as the escalation point for major operational risks, balancing safety, legal, environmental and commercial considerations.
• Build influential relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring strong communication, integration and delivery of major milestones.

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This role will be ideal for people who:

Bring a proven track record in leading large, multidisciplinary operational or engineering teams within complex infrastructure environments. Your leadership style is collaborative, decisive and grounded in safety. You excel at navigating competing priorities, managing risk and driving cultural and operational transformation.

You will also demonstrate:

• Strong strategic and commercial acumen
• Deep experience in asset management, maintenance planning or infrastructure delivery
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• A commitment to safety, compliance and continuous improvement

Your journey matters. Make it with us.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Queensland Rail. We offer boundless opportunities to support your career today and for your future.

Apply for the Network Maintenance Delivery Director role Req 10867 via our website by clicking the apply button before 11:59pm Tuesday 17th February 2026.

Applicants for roles at Queensland Rail may undergo pre-employment alcohol and drug testing if they advance in the recruitment process. The selection process may include psychometric assessments, pre-employment health checks and background screenings, which could involve criminal history and credit checks.

To learn more about this career opportunity, please contact Ben Hogan via email at ben.hogan@qr.com.au