Find your new career

Principal Rollingstock Engineer

Location: Our preference is Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but we’re open to you being based wherever there are Aurizon offices

Remuneration: Attractive salary on offer

We also offer:

• Development and growth opportunities
• Mentoring and coaching network

Aurizon is committed to a diverse workforce and we encourage female and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply.

What we can offer you: At Aurizon, we believe the future is something to be excited about. We're delivering for a sustainable future; we're innovating ways to make our business better and we're driving the growth of our business. To successfully take our business forward, we need the best people, and our Employee Value Proposition helps reinforce the benefits and promising future we can offer:

• Work that rewards you – thrive both inside and outside of work
• We want you to grow – together we go further
• Great company, great people – Be yourself, be supported, be safe
• Make a positive impact on all of Australia – growing Australia & Australian communities
• Focused on a promising future – a strong base, new markets, innovation, and inclusivity brings incredible opportunity

About the role:

This is an extremely influential role that will see you leading the Principal Engineering function for the largest heavy-haul rail operator in Australia.

As the Principal Rollingstock Engineer, you manage the registration, compliance, and assurance for the entire Aurizon Rollingstock Fleet. This fleet runs Australia-wide and consists of an impressive 700+ locomotives and 15,000+ wagons – over $2 Billion in asset value!

We’re having a big impact on the interoperability of the Australian Railway industry, by challenging the status quo with new technology, competitive fleet strategies and diverse operating environments.  We also have a close eye on the future of rail (and decarbonisation) and we’re continuing to look at how we better leverage opportunities as we continue to lead the industry with our approach and application of technology. 

This position reports into the Manager of Engineering, Assurance and Planning and is a key role for the entire organisation for managing the safety and integrity of Aurizon’s Rollingstock Fleet. This role provides leadership of technical standards, specifications, operational processes and ensures engineering outputs are consistent with legislative requirements. Additionally, this role is the custodian of technical interface with the broader Australian rail community but it will be instrumental with forging a pathway to putting more freight on rail.  

About you:

You’re a natural collaborator with a passion for leading a team of diverse and energised technical people. When it comes to leadership, you lead by example, are intuitive and have a vested interest in development to ensure you’re getting the best out of your team.

You’re comfortable with ambiguity, you thrive on working in a dynamic and agile environment and you value stakeholder engagement, as this will be key to your success on managing rollingstock compliance across a national footprint.  Your business and commercial acumen will enable you to balance cost, risk and performance for a competitive operational environment.

We want you to not only love what you do but work with your team to solve complex problems, generate new ideas and thinking, challenge the status quo and be challenged. We get that work can sometimes be a little on the serious side, so we also want you to embrace the humour and have some fun while delivering value.

In respects to the technicalities, you’ll need:

• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent (mandatory)
• Registered professional engineer under the Professional Engineer’s Act of Queensland (mandatory)
• A proven work history in the rollingstock safety management systems, safety assurance and risk management
• Knowledge and experience with Management of Change, Asset Management and Rollingstock Registration

About Aurizon

Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator Australian; we have a diverse rollingstock fleet that consists of 500+ locomotives and 14,000 wagons. Aurizon also manages an extensive truck transport fleet and service 3 Aurizon owned Ports with extensive fixed plant and equipment.

Each year, we transport more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities, connecting miners, primary producers, and industry with international and domestic markets.

We strive for a diverse, collaborative, creative and a high-performance culture that celebrates the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic work environment.

To learn about us and our company values visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers