About this role
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 7,500 employees, empowering our people to achieve their career aspirations. At Queensland Rail, we connect communities, businesses and regions across the state. With a significant land and building portfolio spanning thousands of sites and a growing pipeline of major infrastructure investments, we are delivering projects that improve accessibility, enhance customer experiences and unlock long-term value for Queensland. The Regional Asset Management team plays a vital role in supporting the long-term performance, reliability and safety of Queensland Rail's regional infrastructure assets. Through strategic asset management, risk-based planning and engineering excellence, the team helps optimise asset performance while ensuring investment decisions deliver value, safety and operational outcomes across the network. About the role We are seeking an experienced Principal Asset Management Engineer to provide technical leadership and specialist engineering expertise across Queensland Rail's Regional Asset Management teams. Reporting to the Manager Asset Performance, this role will lead asset management engineering initiatives that support strategic decision-making, asset reliability and continuous improvement across regional assets. This is a permanent full-time position based in Brisbane CBD, offering the opportunity to influence asset management strategies and drive outcomes that enhance the performance, safety and reliability of Queensland Rail's infrastructure assets. As a key member of the Asset Performance team, you will: • Lead and drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on asset management data quality, governance and integrity. • Coordinate and enhance Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) methodologies across Regional Asset Management teams. • Provide expert engineering advice to support risk-based, data-driven asset replacement strategies and capital planning activities. • Deliver professional engineering services including technical investigations, engineering assessments and asset performance reporting. Our ideal candidates will demonstrate the following experience, skills, and capabilities: You are a highly experienced engineering professional with a passion for asset management, strategic thinking and continuous improvement. You have a demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, solve complex problems and deliver engineering outcomes that create measurable business value. • Extensive experience developing and implementing asset management strategies within a complex asset-intensive environment. • Highly developed stakeholder engagement, influencing, consultation, and negotiation skills. • Strong experience working with Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAMS), including SAP-based asset management platforms. • Demonstrated expertise delivering professional engineering outcomes across asset management, infrastructure maintenance, engineering analysis, inspections, investigations and project delivery. At Queensland Rail, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to the performance and sustainability of one of Queensland's most critical infrastructure networks. In return, we offer: • Competitive remuneration package. • Flexible and hybrid work opportunities where operationally appropriate. • Career development and professional growth opportunities. • Access to health and wellbeing initiatives. • A supportive, collaborative and safety-focused culture. • The opportunity to make a lasting impact on rail infrastructure across Queensland. Position Description Please apply to Principal Asset Management Engineer (12087) via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Sunday 27th September 2026 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CURRENT QUEENSLAND RAIL EMPLOYEES: You must apply for vacancies via the internal People Connect solution – Click here for more information External applicants applying for roles within Queensland Rail will be subject to Alcohol and Other Drugs pre-employment testing. The recruitment and selection process for this position might require shortlisted applicants to undertake psychometric assessment, pre-employment health assessment and background checks that might also include criminal history and credit checks. Supporting a Diverse Workforce Queensland Rail is committed to a diverse workforce that is reflective of the customers and communities we serve. We are inclusive, collaborative, respectful, and value our differences. We are 1TEAM, where everyone belongs. If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Natasha Neuendorf via the phone number or email below. To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Natasha Neuendorf with your specific enquiry on 0 436967743 or email [email protected] . Please do not email your application. We can only accept applications received via our website.