AddressGeneral Manager Technical Capability
Req. Id: 7212
Date: 26 Feb 2024
Location: Brisbane, QLD, AU, 4000
Company: Queensland Rail
We are a large and fully integrated business that provides services that are pivotal to the success of Queensland and its people. Our culture is one based around safety and performance.
With the growth and transformation of our rail transport network, this enables us to embrace innovative new technologies and methodologies. This is an exciting time to be part of the changing landscape of SEQ.
Why Queensland Rail?
Permanent long-term career prospect with an industry leader and organisation with long history of delivering world-class rail services.
Competitive salary to commensurate experience and responsibility of the role + generous Superannuation contribution.
Be part of our strong leadership team and supportive work environment.
Opportunity for meaningful impact.
Professional development investment.
Workplace perks including but not limited to novated leasing, free assistance programs for career and personal support services, health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport, free/discounted rail travel and equal opportunity leave entitlements.
About our Technical Capability team:
Our SEQ Asset business are responsible for delivering infrastructure services, construction, maintenance, asset management and development. Our culture is based around safety and performance.
We have a growing profile given the investment in SEQ rail. In addition, providing support to Queensland Rail’s regional team and their strategy to move rail freight.
The Technical Capability group was formed to bring together our vast expertise and capability across rail engineering disciplines from across SEQ.
As the General Manager Technical Capability, you will report directly to our Executive General Manager SEQ Assets. Your team consists of seven direct reports consisting of five Senior Managers, Business Support Officer and Program Engineer, you will also have indirect oversight of our large engineering and technical professionals covering areas of Telecommunications and Operational Systems, Track and Civil, Signalling, Electrical and Rollingstock.
About the role:
This position presents you with the opportunity to provide technical advice across rail assets of rollingstock, infrastructure and stations, work with an amazing team to improve design and commissioning processes with a lens of value to the customer and formally establish our service offering in rail Technical Capability that is unrivalled across Australia.
You will bring your strong leadership experience to guide the team in providing services to inform asset strategies, asset standards, maintenance solutions and develop aligned technical and safe working capability.
You will help the team form and deliver their vision of value-focused engineering and technical support services. This includes consultancy advice, design, construction validation, commissioning, and maintenance reliability advice and support for SEQ network infrastructure and customer assets (rollingstock and facilities) including other internal and external stakeholders.
About you:
High level of senior leadership and management skills in providing strategic direction for technical service teams within a complex commercial, safety and customer-oriented environment.
Engineering background with knowledge of railway infrastructure, technical systems, maintenance systems and methodologies.
Demonstrated skills in using creative and innovative techniques in driving change to achieve functional transformation.
Strong influencing, interpersonal, consultation, relationship building and negotiation skills that build and sustain productive relationships and partnerships.
For further details please to view the full Position Description.
Sounds great, what’s next?
Please apply to General Manager Technical Capability (7212) via our website by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Monday 11th March 2024.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
Queensland Rail is committed to a diverse workforce that is reflective of the customers and communities we serve.
We are inclusive, collaborative, respectful, and value our differences. We are 1TEAM, where everyone belongs.
If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Cynthia Mackenzie via the phone number or email below.
Applicants for roles within Queensland Rail will be subject to Alcohol and Other Drugs pre-employment testing if progressed through the recruitment processes. The recruitment and selection process for this position might require shortlisted applicants to undertake psychometric assessment, pre-employment health assessment and background checks that might also include criminal history and credit checks. For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, QR will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to QR's requirements. Multiple vacancies may also apply to this advertisement.
To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Cynthia Mackenzie with your specific enquiry via cynthia.mackenzie@qr.com.au or 07 3072 1488. Please do not email your application. We can only accept applications received via our website.
