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 12.75% super
• Opportunity to be part of once in a generation mega rail projects
• 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:

Working within Queensland Rail’s Major Projects division as the Senior Manager Program Delivery, you will be leading the delivery of integration activities for allocated configuration states across our portfolio of externally delivered mega rail projects . This role provides a critical coordination point ensuring safe implementation of complex changes to the rail network.

This role is a fixed term role until 30 June, 2030, based in Brisbane CBD.

You can expect some of your responsibilities to include: 

• Lead and integrate program workstreams, plans and schedules across configuration states
• Oversee program controls including, scope, schedule, resourcing, risks, issues, dependencies and quality
• Coordinate and integrate operational readiness inputs across operations, maintenance, safety, assurance, access, fleet/depots, training, customer, ICT and asset management
• Act as the primary program interface with external delivery partners and integration entities, ensuring roles, responsibilities and escalation pathways are clear and applied and resolving cross entity conflicts
• Lead Queensland Rail's integrated review of project deliverables, including readiness artefacts, procedures, operational instructions and evidence packs, ensuring outputs are fit for purpose and support configuration state decisions and Rail Infrastructure Manager (RIM) acceptance requirements.
• Coordinate governance readiness for Railway Configuration Change gates by planning submissions, collating evidence and tracking conditions/actions; provide program level go/no go recommendations to governance bodies based on evidence maturity, risk and benefits/operational impact.
• Prepare and present executive quality briefings, decision papers, dashboards and progress reports

What you can bring to the role:

• High level of skill in leading program management, interface management or operational readiness for complex rail or major infrastructure programs
• High level of skill in program controls, including schedule management, risk and opportunity management, issue and dependency management and enterprise-level reporting
• High level skill in coordinating and integrating inputs across diverse internal business areas
• High level of skill in stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• High level of written and verbal communication skills

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. The externally delivered projects 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 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 Monday, June 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.