Workstream Lead

You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career. 

Queensland Rail is delivering one of the most significant rail infrastructure transformations in the state’s history. Workstream Lead to lead the coordination and integration of critical program outputs, ensuring readiness for system-wide configuration changes across the Major Projects portfolio. This is a unique opportunity to bring together projects, operational readiness, and integration to enable a safe, coordinated and high-performing railway.

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 competitve salary plus 12.75% super
• Opportunity to be part of a mega city project
• 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 Workstream Lead, you will lead the integration and coordination of workstream activities, ensuring alignment between project outputs and Queensland Rail’s operational readiness requirements.

You will operate within the Integration function, contributing to a network-wide, programmatic view of configuration changes, risks and readiness to support timely and informed decision-making.

This role is a 4-year fixed term role until June, 2030, based in Brisbane CBD. 

You can expect some of your responsibilities to include: 

• Lead planning and coordination of workstream activities applicable to assigned configuration states, including development and maintenance of workstream plans, schedules, registers and reporting artefacts.
• Coordinate and integrate inputs required for Queensland Rail operational readiness for the workstream scope, including contributions from operations, maintenance, safety, assurance, access planning, fleet and depot operations, training, customer, ICT and asset management stakeholders as required.
• Act as a key interface for the workstream with external delivery partners and integration entities
• Manage workstream controls including tracking of scope, schedule, resourcing, risks, issues, dependencies and quality, escalating matters to the Program Manager where required to support timely resolution.
• Coordinate Queensland Rail review and consolidation of deliverables relevant to the workstream, including readiness artefacts, plans, procedures, operational instructions and evidence required for configuration state transitions.
• Support coordination with Railway Integrity Assurance Manager (RIAM) and relevant governance processes for Railway Configuration Change (RCC) gates applicable to the workstream scope, including evidence collation, action tracking and closure of conditions.
• Prepare concise status updates, briefings and reporting inputs

What you can bring to the role:

• High level of skill in leading or coordinating workstreams within complex rail or major infrastructure programs, including staged commissioning and configuration state transitions.
• High level of skill in planning, scheduling, risk and issue management, dependency management and reporting
• High level of skill in coordinating operational readiness
• High level of interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills
• High level written communication skills, including preparation of briefings, reports and governance artefacts.

For further information on the role, click HERE  to read the position description

Progress that Counts 

Working with Queensland Rail means being part of an exciting future where you'll welcome millions of international passengers for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our Cross River Rail project will transform travel across the Southeast 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 building three new Gold Coastline stations, implementing the $2.6 billion 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 Workstream Lead role via our website by clicking the apply button before 11.59pm Wednesday, May 20th, 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 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.