Organisation/Entity: Sydney Trains- Job Category: Projects- Job Location: Auburn, NSW, AU, 2144- Job Ref No: 84375- Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time- Salary Range: $128436.0-$142809.0- Permanent full-time opportunity
- Use your exceptional leadership skills to lead and manage a team of Documentation Engineers and Design Assistants, supporting the production of signal documentation
- The salary for this position is RC6 $134,750 - $149,415 per annum plus superannuation and annual leave loading
**About us**
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.
**The team**
Our Engineering and Maintenance Branch manages a $1.5 billion annual maintenance program on behalf of Sydney Trains and NSW Trains - delivering a safe, reliable passenger fleet and metropolitan rail network, to meet growing customer demand and keep Sydney moving.
Engineering and System Integrity (ESI) keeps Sydney moving by providing design and engineering services to Sydney Trains and the Transport for NSW cluster. ESI are also the technical leaders responsible for ensuring system safety and integrity. The team works collaboratively with stakeholders to provide technical expertise and assurance, acting as Sydney Trains' interface with the Asset Management Branch (AMB) and hold Sydney Trains' Technically Authorised Organisation (TAO) accreditation.
**The opportunity**
This position manages a team of Documentation Engineers and Design Assistants to produce signal documentation on behalf of the Signalling Control System business unit, at the required standard, accuracy and quality to meet Sydney Trains technical, quality and agreed engineering team deliverables. This role is located in Clyde Hub.
Key accountabilities include:
- Ensure that staff in the team are competent and confident to perform their role and provide effective coaching and leadership to maintain high standards of staff performance, development and support succession planning.
- Manage the team of Documentation Engineers and Design Assistants in the production of required design drawings of varying complexity in a quality, timely and accurate manner, on behalf of the Signals business unit.
- Liaise with the Principal Engineers, Technical Specialists, Senior Engineers, Signal Field and Asset Engineers, and other relevant stakeholders (including Technically Assured Organisations - TAO) to establish a shared understanding of design scope, requirements, constraints, success indicators, quality environmental and safety standards necessary to satisfy client outcomes.
- Collaborate with Asset Management to develop the annual works program for Signalling Documentation updates
- Contribute to team success by following project plans and scheduled works for relevant signals engineering projects, to ensure they are completed in a financially responsible manner, to time, cost, quality and safety standards, as well as satisfying client and asset management requirements.
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**About you**
You have demonstrated experience producing and checking engineering designs, comprising of specifications, technical drawings, and reports, within the engineering standards and services competency framework. Along with this you bring the ability to deliver presentations and assist with proposal preparation and the costing of documentation updating projects. Demonstrated experience in the use of engineering software, including an understanding of CAD is also critical to your success in this role.
It is essential you have a Certificate IV in Rail Signalling, or demonstrated equivalent discipline, experience in signals engineering within a comparable public or private sector organisation.
**Salary and benefits**
The salary for this position is **RC6 $134,750 - $149,415** per annum plus superannuation and leave loading.
Sydney Trains offers its employees challenging and rewarding work with opportunities for career progression, learning and development and work-life balance. Other benefits include:
- Free travel on Government trains, buses and ferries
- Flexible work practices
For more information on Employee Benefits, please click here.
**Interested?**
Joining Transport for NSW, you'll have access to a range of unique government benefits in a flexible work environment like no other. If you're ready to step into this meaningful and rewarding role, we want to hear from you
**How to apply**
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