Construction Interface Manager

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 major 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:

Entering Queensland Rail’s Major Projects division, you will be working on The Wave Brownfield Alliance as the Construction Interface Manager. You will provide technical leadership within a multi-disciplinary and multi-party environment, ensuring the integration of construction resources and providing direction for the project team.

This role is a fixed term role until 31 January, 2032. This role is based 3 days a week in Carseldine and 2 days in Brisbane CBD.

You can expect some of your responsibilities to include: 

• Lead the integration of internal QR construction resources, ensuring alignment between project requirements and internal delivery capabilities while achieving safety, time, cost, and quality outcomes.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction for the program team, ensuring integration across internal teams, alignment in program strategy, delivery strategy, project management capability, and resource allocations.
• Act as the key internal interface, ensuring effective coordination between internal QR construction teams, outsourced work, delivery partners, and government agencies while maintaining a focus on internal alignment.
• Develop and implement a strategic program plan, and monitor and report on program status and outcomes to meet the diverse range of business, client and stakeholder requirements.
• Lead, embed and assure the project activities, prescribed governance, principles, business rules and practices are followed.
• Develop a resource strategy, and oversee and support the resource and capability requirements.
• Ensure assurance aligned to key business and projects risk is carried out across the delivery of the project.

What you can bring to the role:

• High level of skill in analysing and managing complex project and program issues, and identifying value-adding, business focused solutions.
• Extensive knowledge of the delivery of, and operational readiness for, rail projects, with a focus on internal integration of teams, systems, and resources.
• High level of analytical and problem-solving skills to provide solutions that delivers value to Queensland Rail.
• High level of oral and written communication skills with particular focus on writing and/or editing complex business documentation, within a project environment.
• High level of skill in the management and coordination of stakeholders including leadership, motivation, negotiation and delegation skills.
• Substantial level of knowledge and understanding of the principles, strategies and frameworks of project management and operational readiness methodologies.

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 role via our website by clicking the apply button before 11.59pm Sunday, November 8th , 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 james.conlan@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.