Job Description

You're passionate about a career delivering solutions that impact millions.

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:

Join Transport for NSW's newly stood up Prioritisation and Asset Management team and this role will lead and manage a team of engineers and technical specialists to support Signalling & Control Systems to ensure safety and to command and control movement of rail vehicles, excluding telecom equipment or network equipment.

You will play a key role in overseeing the assessment and monitoring of Technical Assurance Organisations (TAOs), undertake investigations and performance assessments, and delivers effective and timely resolutions to technical issues to ensure safe, reliable, and sustainable outcomes.

In addition to measuring the performance of TAO’s, this role will also see you contribute to the development, governance, and continuous improvement of engineering standards and provide advice on regulatory compliance under delegated technical authority from the Professional Head Signalling & Control Systems.

This is a permanent ongoing role with opportunity to leave a legacy for the NSW transport infrastructure.

This role is designated a Rail Safety Worker under the requirements of RSNL.

This role is hybrid-friendly with Macquarie Park as home base location.

Please click here to view a copy of the role description and click here to review NSW information pack.

About you

You will have a relevant tertiary qualification and relevant engineering knowledge coupled with professional engineering registration (or ability to obtain registration) and signalling design experience in both conventional signalling and new and emerging technologies.

Your demonstratable extensive experence in rail signalling design. signalling principles, development and assurance of train control systems will see you effectively play a key role in operationalising the ETCS systems in NSW and ensuring a fit for purpose system.

You will also have demonstrated knowledge of train operations and network management principles, including headway optimisation, capacity analysis, degraded mode operations, and risk-based decision frameworks. with proven ability to apply and advance digital engineering and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools and techniques to validate train control performance and system interfaces.

Technical and high level principles knowledge of ETCS design and implementation practices is a prerequisite for this role.

Who we are

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

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 role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days.

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us. Apply now!

Applications close: 11:59 pm Friday, 30 January 2026.

For more information about this role, please contact YVONNE.HUGHES@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

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