Team Leader Structures Assets Engineer

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Queensland Rail is currently seeking a driven and technically capable Team Leader – Structures Asset Engineering to lead a team of dedicated engineers in delivering end-to-end engineering solutions for some of the state’s most critical rail infrastructure.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a leadership role within a specialist team.

About the Role

This role will be the first point of contact for allocating engineering resources and supporting the delivery of asset management strategies across a diverse portfolio of structural assets including rail bridges, road overbridges, pedestrian bridges, culverts, tunnels, and retaining structures.

You’ll provide expert guidance to the Structures Asset Manager, Structures Maintenance Manager, and field teams by ensuring technical integrity and safety across both maintenance and new project works.

This is a hands-on engineering leadership role, involving:

• Currently managing a team of four engineers plus graduate rotations.
• Supporting field maintenance teams and conducting site inspections and assigning resources to assist with critical works.
• Providing subject matter expertise in structures design reviews and project alignment.
• Guiding strategy for aging structures assets.
• Collaborating closely with asset owners, designers, and third-party contractors.

What you will bring

We’re looking for a technically strong and confident engineering professional who thrives in a collaborative, multi-stakeholder environment.

Essential:

• Proven experience leading complex structural engineering work and providing technical guidance to emerging engineers, ideally within rail, transport, or other complex infrastructure environments
• Strong knowledge of structural design principles and relevant Australian standards
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering outcomes while influencing and aligning stakeholders across maintenance, project delivery, and asset management functions

Skills and experience that will help you thrive in this role:

• Experience working in rail infrastructure or similarly regulated environments
• Practical experience in construction or on-site delivery
• Understanding of whole-of-life asset management principles
• Strong project management capabilities, including task prioritisation and resource coordination

Formal qualifications:

• Bachelor of Engineering (Civil or Structural)
• Be a Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ)
• Hold a valid Driver’s Licence – as this role will require travel by vehicle to various work sites

Note: If your qualification was issued overseas, we ask that your degree aligns with the Washington Accord and is assessed by Engineers Australia as meeting the entry-level competency standard for professional engineers within this discipline.

Location and Work Environment

• Brisbane location
• Work across office and on-site environments
• Standard hours: Monday to Friday 38 hours per week
• Some weekend work and travel may be required to support project needs and respond to critical events

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Why Queensland Rail?

• Leadership opportunity to lead a high-impact engineering team
• Diverse and meaningful project portfolio – both new infrastructure and legacy assets
• Worksite involvement – combine technical and practical application
• Flexible work options
• Competitive remuneration with potential for overtime, allowances, and on-call bonuses
• Long-term career prospect with a company of 160 years history
• Join a trusted and respected organisation making a tangible impact on Queensland’s transport future

Benefits that count:

Base salary starts at $160,900 (PT5.1) plus 12.75% Superannuation - aligned with experience and responsibilities.

• Up to 100% reimbursement for eligible professional membership fees, keeping your skills current and your career moving forward.
• Clear career pathways, innovative projects and professional development opportunities to help you shape a rewarding, long-term career.
• Exclusive discounts and services through QRI Lifestyle, with access to over 2,000 offers.
• A focus on your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing, with a range of free support services.
• Option to join Fitness Passport membership giving you and your family access to over 380 gyms and pools across Queensland.

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Your journey matters. Make it with us.

If you are ready to lead a passionate team and shape the future of rail structures in Queensland, we encourage you to apply today to help keep Queensland moving safely, sustainably, and efficiently.

Please apply to Team Leader Structures Assets Engineer (10023) via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Tuesday 9th September 2025.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterways our network traverses.

Our teams are People who Count. We encourage diversity in our teams, including different genders, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religions, neurodiversity, education levels and many more aspects. No two journeys are the same, and it’s because of our differences that as a collective, we achieve great things.

If you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process, please contact please contact Cynthia Mackenzie via the email below.

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 also include psychometric assessments, pre-employment health checks and background screenings, which could involve criminal history and credit checks if this applies to the pre-employment requirements for this role.

For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, we will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to Queensland Rail's pre-employment frameworks.  

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.