Senior Track Engineer

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:

Working as part of the Network Maintenance Track Engineering team, this role will see you provide high level engineering and technical advice ensuring the technical integrity of track assets, and compliance to engineering standards associated with the Track discipline.

With responsibility for such a varied network within the region, the challenges are wide and varied and include having exposure to a high volume metropolitan rail network, rail management within 30T axle routes, and experience with environmentally sensitive areas.

You will be driving a role that is critical to the safety and reliability of train services to both passenger and freight services within NSW.

Whilst you will predominantly be based at Hornsby NSW, you will be expected to travel within the region (North Strathfield to Newcastle. Waverton to Hornsby) for work related requirements.

This is a permanent role.

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

About you

You are Tertiary qualified (degree) in Engineering, preferably mechanical or civil, or have equivalent substantial experience with proven managerial and analytical skills.

You have a sound understanding of track engineering principals with experience in Rail Track asset management, maintenance, construction works in an operational environment.

You have demonstrated research, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to apply them in a multidisciplinary environment. You also have a high level of understanding of maintenance engineering principles and their application to maintenance and operations, including an understanding of relevant legislation, standards and codes of practice.

Your excellent verbal and written communications skills will enable you to successfully collaborate with the Maintenance Operations Managers and their team to provide SME track maintenance and engineering advice.

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.

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 19th May 2024.

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

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