Senior Manager Program Delivery

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 a generous superannuation contribution
• Opportunity to be part of the planning and preparation for the 2032 Olympics
• 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.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities

About this role:

In this Senior Manager Program Delivery role, you will work within the Major Projects division of QLD Rail on the Logan & Gold Coast Faster Rail Program. You will provide technical leadership within a multi-disciplinary  environment, whilst working alongside a group of internal and external stakeholders, ensuring solutions are safe, compliant, and operationally effective.

This is a fixed-term role with an end date of 30 June, 2029, with the potential to extend.

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

• Provide leadership, technical and professional guidance to design, planning and delivery teams of the LGCFR Project, ensuring infrastructure interface and station works are aligned.
• Lead and provide clear direction and development of the Queensland Rail program of works for the LGCFR Project. This includes budgets, schedules and project performance measures.
• Anticipate and address potentially significant safety, legal, environmental, and commercial risks associated with managing a large-scale project.
• Provide detailed reporting to key stakeholders outlining progress against agreed deliverables including actual and potential variations to cost, time or quality and potential risks or issues with operational and enterprise-wide implications.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders and strategically influence decision making.
• Lead the integration of LGCFR project requirements, engineering, cost, constructability and human factors.
• Work within the enterprise project management frameworks and governance arrangements.

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

• High level of skill and proven experience in providing leadership and strategic direction of a complex major infrastructure project
• Extensive knowledge of rail transport operations and associated legislation and organisational governance principles relating to the Rail Industry projects.
• High level of skill in program management to optimise safety including understanding of commercial arrangements, contract negotiation, management and reporting within various delivery models.
• High level of influencing, interpersonal, consultation, relationship building and negotiation skills that build and sustain productive relationships and partnerships.

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.              

Key legacy projects such as Logan  AND Gold Coast Faster Rail, The Wave and Cross River Rail will transform the SE QLD network and doubling passenger journeys over the next decade.

To support this growth and enhance customer experiences, we're committed to key initiatives, including 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 to join Queensland Rail. We offer boundless opportunities to support your career today and for your future. 
 

Apply for our Project Coordinator role via our website by clicking the apply button before 11.59pm, Sunday, May 24th, 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 James Conlan via email at qrcareers@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.