Job Description

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

Our team of over 7,500 and our customers are central to everything we do, we have a proud history as a safe and reliable railway operator, with a commitment to ensuring that our operating systems reflect the highest standards. Queensland Rail inspires innovative thought, passionate motivation, teamwork, and forward thinking, where our people can achieve their own career aspirations.

Why Queensland Rail?

We will provide you with an exciting and diverse career opportunity to join a company that continues to strive in the delivery of a modern and world-class railway provider, you will be able to lead and apply your innovative thoughts to enhance our rail network. For this role we also offer:

• Highly competitive salary plus 12.75% super
• Opportunity to be part of a legacy project
• Join a rail industry leader
• Collaborative and engaged workplace and team environment.
• Genuine work life balance
• Free Citytrain travel to and from work and access to other free or discounted SEQ rail travel
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing employees with holistic and contemporary health and wellbeing programs.

About this role:

Working within Queensland Rail’s Major Projects division as the Project Director (B2N), you will be working as part of the Major Projects division on the Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upgrade. You will provide technical leadership within a multi-disciplinary and multi-party environment, ensuring solutions are safe, compliant, and operationally effective.

This role is a fixed term role until 30 April, 2028, based in Brisbane CBD.

You can expect some of your responsibilities to include:

• Participate as a member of the management team to provide leadership on key issues relating to the delivery and integration.
• Provide leadership, technical and professional guidance to design, planning and delivery teams of project.
• Lead and provide clear direction and development of the Queensland Rail programme of works to ensure delivery of results, budgets, schedules
• Provide detailed reporting to key stakeholders outlining progress against agreed deliverables including actual and potential variations to cost, time or quality.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders and strategically influence decision making to drive beneficial outcomes for Queensland Rail, the Cross-River Rail Program and DTMR.
• Work with enterprise project management frameworks and governance arrangements appropriate for multiple large-scale projects with significant touchpoints and stakeholder relationships across Queensland Rail.

What you can bring to the role:

• High level of skill and proven experience in providing leadership and strategic direction of a complex major infrastructure project.
• Extensive knowledge of rail transport operations and associated legislation and organisational governance principles relating to the Rail Industry projects.
• High level of skill in program management to optimise safety including understanding of commercial arrangements, contract negotiation, management and reporting within various delivery models.
• High level of influencing, interpersonal, consultation, relationship building and negotiation skills that build and sustain productive relationships and partnerships.

For further information on the role, click HERE to read the position description

Progress that Counts

Joining Queensland Rail means being part of an exciting future where you'll welcome millions of international passengers for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our Cross River Rail project will transform travel across the South East Queensland network, doubling passenger journeys to 80 million over the next decade.

To support this growth and enhance customer experiences, we're committed to key initiatives, including The Wave project for the Sunshine Coast along with Beerburrum to Nambour upgrade, building three new Gold Coastline stations, implementing the $5.75 billion Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail Project, introducing 65 new Next Generation Rolling Stock trains, improving station accessibility at eight main stations, boosting North Coast Line capacity and upgrading Central Station.

Your journey matters. Make it with us.

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

Apply for our Workstream Lead role via our website by clicking the apply button before 11.59pm Monday, May 18th, 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 James Conlan via email at qrcareers@qr.com.au

We’re a team of thousands and we’re proud of our individual journeys and stories. And as we grow, we need more diverse backgrounds and perspectives than ever before. We are committed to facilitating a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.