Design and Delivery Leader for Railway Infrastructure

3 days ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Michael Page Full time

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Program Manager - Design & Delivery to join our team at Michael Page. This is a temporary role with potential for permanency, offering a supportive and collaborative team environment.

As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for overseeing the strategic technical design and delivery lead for engineering and services disciplines in the railway infrastructure sector. You will work closely with stakeholders across internal departments and external influential parties to deliver high-profile projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as the Engineering Design and Delivery Manager, ensuring the successful delivery of strategic technical design and construction planning projects.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including DTMR, local governments, and community groups.
  • Lead the facilitation of all design interactions between engineers, architectural designers, and construction planners.
  • Establish and manage compliance of program quality management systems and frameworks.
  • Deliver expert technical design leadership and guidance to project teams to ensure successful program delivery while managing processes to meet established targets and KPIs.
  • Lead direction and negotiations through successful navigation of design-related obligations to support strategic decision-making throughout the life of the project delivery.
  • Act as the project lead in the asset handover framework and process, ensuring that Queensland Rail's requirements are being achieved.
  • Review transmitted deliverables against Queensland Rail's design standards and specifications, ensuring completeness and 'fit-for-purpose' status.
  • Be the focal point for resolution of design issues, RFI's, derogations, non-conformances, to the satisfaction of Queensland Rail SME's and other internal stakeholders.
  • Provide assistance to the commercial Manager to respond to technical-related commercial letters, as required.

The Ideal Candidate:

  • Tertiary qualification in Engineering (CPEng or RPEG desirable).
  • Knowledge and experience in the project delivery of public infrastructure projects, particularly associated with railway infrastructure.
  • A minimum of 7+ years' experience undertaking project delivery in a site-based environment in Project Engineer, Design Manager, or related roles.
  • Experience leading stakeholders and externally leading design and delivery professionals.
  • Strong knowledge of transport infrastructure design obligations, operations, construction, maintenance, and safety.

What We Offer:

  • A competitive salary range: $120,000 - $160,000 per annum, based on experience.
  • A location in Brisbane with a Hybrid working model.
  • An opportunity to work on high-profile projects in a prestigious Government institution.


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