Train Captain

6 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Transport for NSW Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

You're agile, keen and open to meaningful work and opportunities that come your way.

You have the opportunity to gain a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of skills, providing insight and knowledge without losing sight of your work-life balance or wellbeing.

In this role, you'll:

Work within our Rolling Stock projects Team within the Engineering and Maintenance branch of Sydney Trains, with a focus on the testing and rollout of New Regional Fleet.

This role will see you navigate the test program and working with multiple stakeholders across different organisations for the Regional Rail Project. 

You will ensure compliance with any special conditions placed on the possessions and testing and commissioning activities in accordance with Sydney Trains/ NSWTrains Checklist Procedure of the New Intercity Fleet – Mariyung and new Regional Rail Fleet, so that the test trains are safe for network operation.

This will include observing project testing and preparing the daily operations plan for On Train dynamic testing and brief signal boxes, ROC (Rail Operations Centre) on the operations plan to ensure that testing proceeds as planned.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.

About you

Your current Rail Safety Worker Certificate of Competency will accompany your Train operation (Driver ideally) experience.

You're recognised as being able to successfully problem solve and manage conflicting priorities under time constraints.

You also have strong written and verbal communications skills with the ability to conduct report writing, review engineering documentation and successfully engage with stakeholders.  

This is a front-line Award RC5 Temporary Fixed Term Full-Time role for up to 20 months, based at Sydney with a requirement to go on rosters.

The role will focus on metropolitan Sydney but move to regional and interstate testing in 2026.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. 

At Sydney Trains, our rail services keep Sydney moving by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do. We work with our local communities to deliver safe, timely and efficient rail services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

Our trains and network are evolving to meet the needs of our customers now and well into the future. We're continuing to integrate technological innovations that help us deliver a smarter and more sustainable network. 

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you'd like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This is an in-person, on-site role.

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now

Applications close: 11:59 pm Wednesday 8 October 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact FRANCIS..NSW.GOV.AU.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal people or Supporting people with disability for more info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us. 

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