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Transport and Main Roads

Temp Rail Interface Program Manager

Queensland, Australia

Location
Queensland, Australia
Work
Not stated
Employment
Temporary
Level
Not stated
Function
Operations
Pay
A$154.8K – A$163.6K a year
Posted
Yesterday

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, A$164K a year, is 22% above the median of A$134K for operations jobs in Queensland (middle half A$104K – A$164K, 48 jobs that state pay).

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About the role

This role ensures seamless integration, collaboration, and communication across multiple projects and programs, supporting the delivery of high-quality outcomes aligned with Queensland Government priorities.

Some of your responsibilities will include

  • Lead the establishment and ongoing management of program‑level financial oversight frameworks for QR-TMR interface arrangements, ensuring transparency, control and accountability across multiple projects.
  • Monitor and manage financial performance across projects being led by the Rail Infrastructure Delivery Office, including budgets, forecasts, expenditure, variances and cost‑to‑complete, working closely with the finance team as required.
  • Provide authoritative advice to senior leadership on financial risks, emerging cost pressures and funding implications arising from interface activities and agreements.
  • Lead the drafting, negotiation and management of commercial and interface agreements between TMR and delivery partners, ensuring financial obligations, cost sharing and accountabilities are clearly defined and actively monitored.
  • Ensure QR and TMR meet their financial and contractual accountabilities, including performance monitoring against agreed milestones, deliverables and funding approvals.
  • Establish and maintain governance, assurance and reporting processes, including financial reporting, shared risk management and escalation pathways.
  • Facilitate high‑level engagement and negotiation with QR, TMR and delivery partners to resolve financial, commercial and interface issues affecting project outcomes.
  • Prepare high‑quality financial and performance briefings, providing timely insights on program status, risks and outcomes.
  • Lead and influence multidisciplinary teams to strengthen commercial discipline, financial rigour and value‑for‑money outcomes across the program.

Applications will remain current for 12 months.

Source

Posted by Transport and Main Roads on their own hiring page, smartjobs.qld.gov.au. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 10:25 UTC; the original is the reference.

Contains information from SmartJobs, © State of Queensland, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0)

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