Engineering Manager - Rail Systems
- Are you an emotionally intelligent, commercially minded Engineering Leader who combines technical aptitude with the confidence to influence at executive level?
- Do you enjoy leading multidisciplinary engineering teams across complex, safety-critical projects while balancing technical excellence with commercial outcomes?
- Do you want the opportunity to shape major rail programs, influence business strategy and play a key role in securing future projects within a highly respected engineering organisation?
The Client:
Our client is a well-established multinational engineering organisation with more than 50 years supporting Australias rail industry and a reputation for delivering highly complex rolling stock and rail infrastructure solutions.
With a significant Australian presence and an established Rail Division, the organisation has played a major role in delivering engineering solutions across some of Australia's most recognised passenger rail programs. Their expertise spans the full project lifecycle - from feasibility, system design and engineering through to manufacture, commissioning and long-term lifecycle support.
This is a rare opportunity to join a highly respected engineering business in a key leadership position that offers significant influence across engineering, project delivery, commercial strategy and future business growth, together with a genuine long-term pathway into executive leadership.
Your Responsibilities:
- Lead multidisciplinary Project Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering and Field Service teams across complex rail projects.
- Manage engineering delivery throughout the full project lifecycle - from feasibility, tendering and design through to manufacture, commissioning, customer handover and lifecycle support.
- Provide technical leadership across systems engineering, design assurance, engineering governance, localisation, compliance, safety and warranty activities.
- Lead major engineering reviews including SDR, PDR and CDR while ensuring quality, regulatory and safety compliance.
- Support manufacturing and factory engineering activities while driving engineering quality, operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Manage engineering budgets, resources, project performance and cost control.
- Lead the engineering component of major tenders and bid submissions, including solution development, engineering methodologies, engineering cost reviews, procurement and engineering risk assessment.
- Present and defend engineering solutions with customers, government transport authorities, consortium partners and executive stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Business Development and Executive Leadership to strengthen customer relationships and secure future projects.
- Mentor and develop engineering talent while building future leadership capability across the business.
About You:
You are a respected and personable engineering leader who combines strong technical capability with commercial awareness, strategic thinking and an emotionally intelligent leadership style.
You Bring:
- Approximately 15-20+ years engineering experience within Rail or another highly regulated, safety-critical industry such as Defence, Aerospace or Aviation.
- Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering or a related discipline.
- Project Management qualifications will be highly regarded.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering large-scale, complex engineering programs.
- Strong systems engineering capability with experience managing engineering governance, compliance and technical assurance.
- Experience supporting major tenders, engineering bid activities and customer-facing technical presentations.
- Strong commercial, financial and operational management capability.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence customers, executive leadership and technical teams.
- A collaborative, approachable leadership style with high emotional intelligence and a passion for mentoring and developing people.
- Experience working within a global or matrix organisation will be highly regarded.
This is an exceptional and rare opportunity, to join a highly coveted engineering company in the Railways sector.
To apply or learn more about this opportunity, contact:
Lee Luu on 0427 005 272 or [email protected]
If this role isn't quite right, feel free to reach out for a confidential discussion about other opportunities.
Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Engineering Manager - Rail Systems
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