Manager Electrical

You prioritise the safety of yourself and others at work, both physically and mentally.

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 with our Electrical Asset Management team within the Engineering and Maintenance Branch of Sydney Trains with a focus on managing the physical electrical assets across the Sydney Trains + NSW Trains networks on behalf of TfNSW.

This role will see you managing a small team and providing your expertise in overhead wiring and systems that feed the rail network and ultimately provide significant operational impact to our services that meet our stakeholders expectations and needs.

You will be focused on the training of staff, making sure our asset management is up to date, work with the planning teams around the delivery for scope of works as well as making sure the business is supporting the operations of the network.

This will also see you meeting with external stakeholder project groups, dealing with ministerial requests for any defects and issues as well as regulatory requirements for overhead feeders.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description.

About you

Your tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience will be in a related engineering field or rail maintenance management. This will include a proven knowledge of electrical power system and distribution which will include, overhead 1500 volt DC systems.

Your recognised as having the ability to work to tight deadlines and function as a mentor to a team, with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage stakeholder relationships.

In addition to this, you have the problem solving and project management skills that will enable you to successfully apply your electrical power system and distribution knowledge to the development of large-scale medium to long term asset maintenance and capital works programs.

This is an Award RC7 Permanent Full-Time role based in Hornsby with a number of metropolitan offices to work from, with flexibility through our cutting-edge hybrid working model!

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.

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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 Sunday 28 April 2024.

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

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