Senior Manager Facilities Maintenance
Senior Manager Facilities Maintenance
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Job Description
Why Queensland Rail
At Queensland Rail our people and customers are central to everything we do. With a proud history as a safe and reliable railway operator we are committed to maintaining the highest standards in everything from engineering to customer service. We foster innovation passionate motivation and forward thinking across our diverse workforce of over 7500 employees empowering our people to achieve their career aspirations.
We are a modern dynamic organisation offering exciting opportunities in rail infrastructure transport planning and operations.
About the role
Queensland Rail have a permanent fulltime opportunity for the Senior Manager for our South East Queensland Facilities Maintenance team based in Brisbane. This role is responsible for the end-to-end asset management of Queensland Rails SEQ stations and depot facilities including buildings stations car parks and ancillary infrastructure. This role takes a whole-of-life approach to managing the SEQ facilities asset portfolio.
What Youll Lead and Deliver
- Directly lead 7 Operational Managers 3 Operational Coordinators and indirectly a dedicated team of 140 employees across Queensland.
- Manage the full lifecycle of Queensland Rails facilities asset base from post-construction through to end-of-life disposal.
- Oversee facilities asset management budgeting including annual expenditure and 15 year operating and capital plans.
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs improve asset utilisation and lifespan enhance service delivery and apply Lean maintenance practices.
- Drive cultural change by promoting a service-focused asset management approach that ensures assets are fit for purpose and support quality service outcomes.
- Lead a large team upholding Queensland Rails human resource and safety standards including performance management and championing exemplary safety behaviours.
What Youll Bring
- Senior-level experience in facilities asset and maintenance management including whole-of-life asset planning preventive and reactive maintenance strategies and strong contract management expertise across complex infrastructure portfolios.
- Proven ability to lead large multidisciplinary maintenance teams with a strong focus on people management performance development and driving cultural and operational change in asset-intensive environments.
- High-level interpersonal consultation and negotiation skills with a demonstrated ability to build productive partnerships and collaborate with internal stakeholders contractors and service providers in the delivery of maintenance and facility services.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen with experience managing significant maintenance and capital works budgets and a solid understanding of cost control procurement and lifecycle costing.
- A proven safety focus with a strong track record of applying and championing OHS&E standards policies and practices in maintenance operations and high-risk work environments.
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Remuneration and Work Arrangement
This is a permanent full-time opportunity based in Bowen Hills just outside Brisbane CBD at our Mayne depot offering a competitive remuneration package and relocation if required.
Working Monday to Friday this role includes regular visits to the various facilities around Brisbane to maintain strong visible support across teams.
Progress that Counts
Queensland Rail stands on the foundation of true connection encompassing the relationships we foster within our teams and the communities we serve across the state. For over 150 years weve been instrumental in linking people and places and now we invite you to contribute to our proud legacy we look to the future focusing on improving customer experience safety and efficiency.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterways our network traverses.
Our teams are People who Count. We encourage diversity in our teams including different genders age race disability status sexual orientation religions neurodiversity education levels and many more aspects. No two journeys are the same and its because of our differences that as a collective we achieve great things.
Please advise if you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process.
Your journey matters. Make it with us.
Theres never been a more exciting time to join Queensland Rail. If youre ready to make a real impact and help shape our future we encourage you to submit your resume and cover letter by 11:59 PM (AEST) on Monday 30th of June 2025.
To learn more about this opportunity please contact Liam McKeown with your specific enquiry via
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
