Project Engineer (Temporary Opportunity until July 2027)

Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134

You believe a quality idea wins, and where or who it comes from is less important.

You have the opportunity to gain a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of skills, providing insight and knowledge without losing sight of your work-life balance or wellbeing.

In this role, you'll:

Work on project initiatives to deliver Lifts and Escalators replacement works at Sydney Train stations within our Facilities & Delivery Infrastructure team who are part of the Suburban Services Branch of Sydney Trains.

This role will see you work on multiple maintenance upgrade project streams across the Transport Cluster mainly on Lift and Escalator replacements, but also other projects requiring support in and around the stations such as resurfacing, reroofing and foot bridge refurbishments.

You will be involved in supporting Lift and Escalator Lead Project Managers with their delivery of Suburban Services Projects, which will include developing, designing and delivering systems for the Lift and Escalator replacement Portfolio. You will work on Project approvals and project handovers that will include submission of as-built documents and asset registers.

In this technical role, you will coordinate and communicate with Stakeholders that will include the asset owners, asset maintainers, contractors and the product owner. You will have Excellent communication skills to manage, plan and coordinate project works with internal and external stakeholders.

This is a Temporary Full-Time role based in Burwood with flexibility through the Sydney Trains hybrid working model

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack

About you

• You will have tertiary qualifications in engineering, ideally Civil or mechanical with construction industry experience.
• Your project engineering experience will include full life cycle exposure ideally in a rail environment.
• You should be able to demonstrate engineering support including functional specification development, design coordination, safety in design, constructability reviews.
• You have high levels of attention to detail and a track record of providing engineering support within rail and/or other civil projects.
• You’re a trusted professional who enjoys building lasting and respectful relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• You will have highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills and demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution. 
• You can work to tight deadlines, you are comfortable following process and procedure even around competing demands of a changing business.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

At Sydney Trains, our rail services keep Sydney moving by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do. We work with our local communities to deliver safe, timely and efficient rail services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Our trains and network are evolving to meet the needs of our customers now and well into the future. We’re continuing to integrate technological innovations that help us deliver a smarter and more sustainable network.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.