Hybrid Interface Design Manager

at Queensland Rail

• Job title: Interface Design Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Brisbane, Australia

About the role

• Interface Design Manager delivering complex, multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure projects at Queensland Rail. Coordinating design teams to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating engineering, architectural and construction planning professionals, including the effective management of external consultants and resources within project-based, multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Providing infrastructure design scope definition and planning services across all project phases, ensuring delivery against key performance indicators relating to scope, cost, time, quality, risk and safety.
• Overseeing and managing design interfaces between new and existing Queensland Rail assets to ensure fully coordinated, safe and compliant design solutions.
• Leading the development and implementation of design activities, including design reviews and approvals, meetings, scope and design changes, budget monitoring, scheduling and performance reporting.
• Engaging, overseeing and administering multi-disciplinary consultant agreements, ensuring contractual obligations are met and value for money outcomes are achieved.
• Participating in and managing tender and contract activities, including consultant selection and tender evaluation.
• Planning and delivering complete, coordinated, multi-disciplinary design packages ready for tender, including all required drawings, documentation and certifications.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant safety, risk management, operational and environmental legislation, standards and Queensland Rail governance frameworks.
• Building and maintaining strong, trusted stakeholder relationships between project teams, design teams and key internal and external stakeholders to achieve beneficial project outcomes.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of design management experience in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management related discipline.
• A high level of skill and experience in managing and coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams on complex rail infrastructure or comparable large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Proven capability in administering and managing multi-disciplinary consultant and professional services agreements.
• Strong experience leading the delivery of commercially focused design management solutions, with specialist expertise in at least one of the following areas: design, asset management, infrastructure maintenance, construction or supervision.
• Highly developed relationship management, stakeholder engagement and communication skills, underpinned by emotional intelligence and the ability to influence diverse stakeholders.
• Extensive knowledge of collaborative tools such as Aconex, railway transport operations, construction, maintenance and safety standards, or the ability to rapidly acquire this knowledge.
• Extensive understanding of design and engineering requirements associated with rail infrastructure works or similar complex environments.
• Demonstrated ability to meet statutory, regulatory and policy obligations, particularly in relation to safety, environmental and commercial contract processes.
• A commitment to working in alignment with Queensland Rail’s values and behaviours, and to fostering respectful, collaborative and inclusive working relationships.

Benefits

• Attractive salary to be discussed with preferred applicant based on skills and experience plus 12.75% superannuation.
• Permanent, full‑time position with flexible working arrangements to balance work and life commitments
• Enjoy free travel to work and discounted rail travel
• The opportunity to work on high-profile, complex projects that shape the future of Queensland’s rail network
• QRI Lifestyle offers members access to over 2,000 exclusive discounts and services
• Prioritise your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing with our range of free services
• You and your family can get fit and have fun with access to over 380 gyms and pools with our Fitness Passport discounted membership options
• And more! Click here to see the full range of benefits available to Queensland Rail employees.