Testing & Commissioning Manager, AHMC

You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow. 

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:

Working as part of our Fleet Maintenance team, this role will see you oversee testing, commissioning, modification, fault finding, removal and installation activities for Sydney Trains rolling stock systems—ensuring all are completed safely, economically and within required timeframes.

You will monitor the progress of the Test and Commissioning process, manage quality documentation, support safety initiatives, and collaborate closely with stakeholders to resolve issues.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will also include ordering parts, closing work orders in SAP, and managing labour hours in Excel or SAP.

You'll implement corrective actions, provide expert advice to engineering leaders, and support a culture of continuous improvement.

This is a permanent full-time position.

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

About you

To be successful in this role, you'll bring at least three years' experience in a supervisory or managerial position, ideally within a testing and commissioning environment, with a total of 5–6 years in the electrical or mechanical field.

You're a qualified Engineer or a trade-qualified professional with strong electrical experience (15V and 120V systems preferred) and a solid track record in leading teams, meeting deadlines, working within budgets, and maintaining a high safety standard.

You have proven skills in fault finding, interpreting schematics, and diagnosing pneumatic system results. Your background includes testing and commissioning of plant and equipment (P&E), including in-transit systems.

You're confident guiding teams, sharing your technical knowledge, and driving results in high-pressure environments.

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 role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team's home base location with remote days. 

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

Applications close: 11:59 pm Monday 15 September 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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