Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Queensland Rail has an opportunity for a permanent full time Senior Mechanical Engineer within our Rollingstock Project Engineering team. 

The team’s primary responsibility is to provide technical support, guidance, and management for rollingstock projects. This includes offering safety and operational advice to Rollingstock Maintenance, Rollingstock Engineering, and other stakeholders. The projects cover all aspects related to the introduction, operation, modification, and maintenance of rollingstock and associated equipment.

Benefits that Count

We offer a range of attractive benefits, all designed to help you bring your best. 

• Four weeks annual leave with 17.5% annual leave loading.
• Long service leave entitlements on completion of 7 years continuous service. 
• Annual base salary commensurate of skills and experience starting at $138,900 + 12.75% Superannuation. 
• Options for flexible work.
• Support for career development.
• Employee Assistance Program covering career and personal professional support services.
• Health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport.

And more! Click here (link to benefits page) to see the full range of benefits available to Queensland Rail employees.

Overview of the role:

• Provide technical coordination and advice, review design and overhaul documentation, seek out responses from subject matter experts and provide responses to technical tasks aligned to the required work.
• Take lead over various projects to ensure that all the mechanical engineering requirements are captured and met. 
• Perform testing, analysis and acceptance after modifications and overhauls and assist contractors with commissioning activities. 
• Conduct quality audits in accordance with current standards. 
• Liaise with technical trade teams to identify and resolve rollingstock issues. 

This role is predominately based in a Brisbane CBD location, with some travel to site requirements on an irregular basis.  

You will bring:

• Strong mechanical engineering technical knowledge within design, overhaul and modification/repair of rollingstock or similar heavy vehicle/machinery.
• High level of skill in the development of Scopes of Work and associated project documentation. 
• Experience within a mechanical engineering role, performing work that involves managing projects, investigations, testing, problem solving, overhauls and modifications.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to clearly communicate both in written and oral forms and translate technical terms to non-technical audiences. 
• Ability to work across multiple stakeholders who are responsible for differing stages of rollingstock modification and overhaul projects. 

Qualifications:

At the time of application, you will hold Engineers Australia recognised Bachelor Engineering – Mechanical or company approved equivalent, as well as unrestricted Australian working eligibility/visa.

For further information about this role please also read the Position Description. 

Sounds great, what now?

Please apply to Senior Mechanical Engineer (8762) via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Wednesday 27th November 2024.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

At Queensland Rail we are 1TEAM and our diverse workforce enables us to connect communities every day.  We are committed to building inclusive and respectful workplaces for all our people, strengthened by our diversity and encourage applications from First Nations Peoples, all genders, those from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ community and people with disability, of all ages and backgrounds.

We strive to provide a barrier free and equitable recruitment experience.

If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Cynthia Mackenzie via the phone number or email below.

Applicants for roles within Queensland Rail will be subject to Alcohol and Other Drugs pre-employment testing if progressed through the recruitment processes. 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. For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, QR will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to QR's requirements.  Multiple vacancies may also apply to this advertisement. 

To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Cynthia Mackenzie with your specific enquiry via cynthia.mackenzie@qr.com.au   Please do not email your application. We can only accept applications received via our website.