You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career.
At Queensland Rail, we connect communities, industries and regions across the state by delivering essential services that have kept Queensland moving for 160 years.
Our core priorities guide everything we do: keeping people safe, delivering exceptional services, strengthening our network, supporting freight, and operating efficiently and sustainably.
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We're seeking a Senior Track Designer to join our Track & Mechanical Design team and contribute to the delivery of engineering solutions that support our rail networks.
This is your platform; this is where your journey begins
- Permanent, full-time
- Brisbane CBD location
About the role
This is an opportunity for an experienced designer with strong technical capability and a passion for infrastructure projects to take a lead role in developing high-quality design solutions while working closely with a multidisciplinary team across civil, mechanical, track and structural disciplines. Based on current project needs, we're particularly interested in candidates with track, civil or mechanical design backgrounds, and experience in the rail industry will be highly regarded.
Key responsibilities include:
- Deliver track and infrastructure design solutions across a range of rail projects.
- Produce and review detailed designs using AutoCAD and other relevant design tools.
- Provide technical guidance and support to project teams and stakeholders.
- Lead or coordinate small project-based teams to achieve project objectives.
- Contribute to innovation, continuous improvement and best-practice design outcomes.
- Ensure designs comply with relevant standards, safety requirements and organisational processes.
Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve successful project delivery.
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About you
We're looking for someone who combines strong technical design capability with the ability to collaborate effectively and influence outcomes.
You'll bring:
- Extensive experience in railway track design, including points and crossings, turnouts, diamonds and associated track infrastructure using industry-standard CADD software, preferably AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
- Strong AutoCAD (or similar) experience and the ability to develop detailed technical designs.
- Experience in track design, civil infrastructure, mechanical systems or structural design.
- Advanced problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with the ability to manage complex technical challenges and competing priorities.
- Experience coordinating design activities or providing technical leadership within project teams.
- A commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical documentation, provide expert advice and present solutions to diverse audiences.
Formal qualifications
- At minimum hold an Associate Degree of Engineering within a related discipline
- Current un-restricted Drivers Licence
Ability and willingness to travel and work flexibly to support project and operational requirements across the rail network.
Benefits that Count
All that Queensland Rail achieves each day relies on the hard work and talent of our teams. That’s why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best, including:
Annual base salary starts at $143,802 plus 12.75% Superannuation
- Flexible working options
- 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
- Enjoy free travel to and from work plus other discounted rail travel
- 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
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Your journey matters. Make it with us.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Queensland Rail. We offer boundless opportunities to support your career today and for your future.
Please apply to Senior Track Designer(11791) via our website by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Thursday 27th August 2026.
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 it’s because of our differences that as a collective, we achieve great things.
We provide reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees.
If you do require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Cynthia MacKenzie via the details below.
Applicants for roles at Queensland Rail may undergo pre-employment alcohol and drug testing if they advance in the recruitment process. The selection process may also include psychometric assessments, pre-employment health checks and background screenings, which could involve criminal history and credit checks, if this applies to the pre-employment requirements for this role.
For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, we will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to Queensland Rail's pre-employment frameworks.
To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Cynthia MacKenzie with your enquiry via
[email protected] Please do not email your application. We can only accept applications received via our website.
