Signal Electrician

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

Queensland Rail is built on strong connections, both within our teams and with the communities we serve. For over 150 years, we've been linking people and places. Now, we invite you to join us in continuing this proud legacy and help us build an even brighter, more sustainable future.

What Queensland Rail has to offer

• Permanent position with a salary package of $192,000 + OT after 20 hours
• 9 day fortnight (Mon – Thurs, Mon – Fri)
• Relocation package available
• Must hold Certificate IV Electrical Railway Signalling
• Paid training and ongoing support to develop your experience and skills
• Strong safety culture, ‘we work safe so that everyone goes home safe’

About the team

You’ll be joining a tight-knit and supportive team reporting to the Coordinator of Trackside Systems. The team includes two experienced electricians and one apprentice, working collaboratively to maintain and service a significant stretch of our rail network primarily between Bundaberg and Gladstone. While this is your main area of operation, there may be occasions where you’ll support other parts of the network as business needs arise.

About you

As a Signal Electrician, you’ll be responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of signalling equipment across our network. Your work will include inspecting and reporting on the condition and performance of signalling assets to ensure ongoing safety and reliability. In this role, you'll directly contribute to our mission of providing world-class rail services by helping maintain the critical infrastructure that keeps our network running smoothly.

In this role you will:

• Must have a certificate IV Railway Signalling
• Current ‘C’ Class Drivers Licence
• Current Queensland Electrical Mechanic Licence or interstate equivalent that can be changed over prior to starting
• Must have capacity to travel and work throughout regional Queensland

For further information please click here to view the Position Description.

Join us and be part of a team that helps maintain one of the most vital transport networks in Queensland!

Apply for the Signal Electrician role via our website by clicking the Apply button before midnight on Sunday the 20th of July 2025.

Benefits that Count 

All that Queensland Rail achieves each day relies on the hard work and talent of our teams. That’s why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best.  

• QRI Lifestyle offers members access to over 2,000 exclusive discounts and services 

• Prioritise your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing with our range of free services 

• You and your family can get fit and have fun with access to over 380 gyms and pools with our Fitness Passport 

• Eligible employees can receive up to 100% reimbursement for professional membership fees 

• Shape your rewarding career with clear pathways, innovative projects and opportunities for growth and leadership 

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

Your journey matters. Make it with us. 

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

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

We’re a team of thousands and we’re proud of our individual, diverse journeys and stories. Like the communities of Queensland, there is a home for everyone at Queensland Rail.

We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and accessible to all. If you would like to discuss how we can support your application via reasonable adjustments, please contact Nancy Sanday via email at nancy.sanday@qr.com.au.