Senior Structures Maintenance Engineer

Drive the Future of Rail Infrastructure with Queensland Rail.

Are you an experienced Senior Structures Maintenance Engineer looking for a role where you can make a real impact? Join Queensland Rail’s SEQ Structures Assets Engineering team and play a key role in managing the long-term maintenance and renewal of critical railway structures—including bridges, culverts, and tunnels.

This is a balanced office/field role where you’ll combine strategic asset management with hands-on site inspections. You'll work closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement whole-of-life asset management solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Prioritising structural defects and planning short- and long-term rectification works.
• Developing strategic asset maintenance and replacement plans for SEQ rail structures.
• Provide Engineering expertise when attending field inspections with Structures Inspectors and attending site for bridge strike incidents.
• Conduct engineering and technical investigations and prepare reports associated with asset safety, condition and reliability issues.
• Develop budget and scoping for maintenance and upgrade of structures assets.
• Reviewing and updating old structural drawings and asset records to maintain asset integrity.
• Engaging and managing consultants and contractors for maintenance and renewal works.
• Attending Safety in Design, site inspections and project meetings, providing expert structural advice for internal and external projects.
• Contributing to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in asset management.

Benefits that Count

We offer a range of attractive benefits, all designed to help you bring your best. 

• Full-time permanent role offers stability and opportunities for career growth within Queensland Rail.
• Salary package $156,600 - $167,600 (inclusive of 12.75% Superannuation).

You’ll also benefit from: 

Flexibility and opportunities to boost your earnings:

• Optional overtime (OT) for extra income: Take advantage of optional night and weekend overtime (on average approximately one weekend per month) to increase your earnings, if it suits you.
• Flexible Time Off (TOIL): Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with Time Off in Lieu (TOIL), providing you with additional flexibility. 

Whether you’re looking to maximise your income or enjoy greater flexibility, this role offers the best of both worlds.

• Support for your career and continued professional development including RPEQ Continual Professional Development (CPD) and via internal and externally delivered courses.
• Options for flexible working.
• Four weeks annual leave with 17.5% annual leave loading.
• Long service leave entitlements on completion of 7 years continuous service. 
• Full reimbursement for annual membership with two (2) relevant professional development associations applicable to your role.

And more! Click here to see the full range of benefits available to Queensland Rail employees.

Who We’re Looking For

You’re a proactive problem-solver with strong technical expertise and leadership skills. You thrive in a dynamic environment and can build strong relationships across a range of stakeholders.

You’ll bring:

• Bachelor Engineering Civil degree (or QR accepted equivalent).
• Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ) or close to achieving this within 12 months. 
• Advanced structural asset management experience across rail, road, or footbridges, tunnels, and culverts. 
• Strong knowledge of structural design and construction in a transport infrastructure setting.
• Ability to lead and mentor Graduate/Student Engineers.
• A passion for working with aging assets and delivering practical engineering solutions.

Now is a great time to join us on our journey as we transform Southeast Queensland's extensive rail network, connecting communities and gearing up for the 2032 Olympic Games and beyond.

Position Description

Your journey matters. Make it with us.

Join us in shaping Queensland's Rail future and apply to Senior Structures Maintenance Engineer (9190) via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Sunday 23rd February 2025.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

At Queensland Rail we are 1TEAM and our diverse workforce enables us to connect communities every day.  We are committed to building inclusive and respectful workplaces for all our people, strengthened by our diversity and encourage applications from First Nations Peoples, all genders, those from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ community and people with disability, of all ages and backgrounds.

We strive to provide a barrier free and equitable recruitment experience.

If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Cynthia Mackenzie via the phone number or email below.

Applicants for roles within Queensland Rail will be subject to Alcohol and Other Drugs pre-employment testing if progressed through the recruitment processes. The recruitment and selection process for this position might require shortlisted applicants to undertake psychometric assessment, pre-employment health assessment and background checks that might also include criminal history and credit checks. For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, QR will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to QR's requirements.  Multiple vacancies may also apply to this advertisement. 

To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Cynthia Mackenzie with your specific enquiry via cynthia.mackenzie@qr.com.au   Please do not email your application. We can only accept applications received via our website.