Project Controls 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: 

• Salary range is $175k - $180 k plus 12.75% superannuation
• Collaborative and engaged work place and team environment
• Genuine work life balance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing employees with holistic and contemporary health and wellbeing programs.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities

About the Role

As the Project Controls Manager, you will provide commercial, financial and governance leadership across Queensland Rail's Infrastructure Program. This permanent Brisbane CBD-based role will lead a team of project support professionals to deliver robust project controls, financial reporting, investment governance and performance oversight across a complex portfolio of infrastructure projects.

You will bring strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to manage budgets, forecasting, cost control and business performance reporting while identifying risks and opportunities that support informed decision-making. Working closely with project teams, executives and key stakeholders, you will drive continuous improvement, financial accountability and value-for-money outcomes to support the successful delivery of Queensland Rail's strategic infrastructure objectives.

Purpose That Counts – Some of the responsibilities of the role:

• Lead project controls, commercial management and financial reporting activities across a complex infrastructure portfolio, ensuring accurate forecasting, cost control and performance monitoring.
• Oversee program accounting, investment governance and commercial risk management, maintaining strong financial accountability and compliance with governance frameworks.
• Deliver timely and insightful reporting on project performance, budgets, risks and key milestones to support strategic decision-making.
• Provide expert commercial and financial advice to project and program leaders, driving value-for-money outcomes, operational efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships while leading a high-performing team that supports consistent and effective program delivery.

People Who Count - What you can bring to the role: 

• You will bring strong commercial and financial management expertise, with demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, cost control, governance and business performance reporting within complex project or program environments.
• Proven leadership experience in a large and complex organisation, with the ability to lead and develop high-performing teams while fostering a collaborative, customer-focused and outcomes-driven culture.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, influence decision-making and deliver commercially sound outcomes aligned to strategic objectives.
• Highly developed analytical, systems and process improvement capabilities, with a track record of solving complex business challenges, identifying opportunities for optimisation and implementing best-practice project controls and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your journey matters. Make it with us. 

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

Apply via our website by clicking the apply button before 11.59pm Thursday the 6th of August 2026. To read the position description click HERE
 
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 Liam McKeown via email at liam.mckeown@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.