Manager Locomotive Contract MaintenanceFlexible

Manager Locomotive Contract Maintenance 

• Permanent opportunity, Hybrid working arrangement available! 
• Location open to Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle and Melbourne
• Leverage your leadership experience to deliver desired commercial outcomes and locomotive reliability & availability.

About us

Pacific National (PN) is the largest private provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region’s economy, businesses and households running.

About the role

Reporting to the Manager Locomotive Fleet Performance and Sustainability, you will play a vital role within Pacific National’s asset management function that will have direct accountability and responsibility for the technical and commercial aspects of our business’s locomotive maintenance contracts.

You will oversee a team of experienced Engineers and Contract Managers, to ensure maintenance contracts deliver the desired outcome for Pacific National’s customer needs.

Your key responsibilities may include, however are not limited to:

• Leadership & Team Management: Focus on providing direction, mentorship, and support 
• Reliability Engineering Oversight: Ensuring the development and execution of reliability improvement strategies for the locomotive fleet while overseeing the implementation of predictive and preventative maintenance programs to minimize locomotive downtime.
• Maintenance Contract Management: Manage locomotive maintenance contracts, ensuring adherence to contract terms and conditions, compliance, and cost-effectiveness.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Ensuring compliance with regulatory, safety, and environmental standards in all maintenance and reliability activities.
• Continuous Improvement and Innovation: Drive Innovation by adopting emerging technologies and industry best practice to enhance maintenance and reliability strategies.

To be successful in this role:

• Mechanical/Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent
• 5 + years’ experience working in the Rail, Mining or other asset intensive industries
• Contract management experience and/or exposure to complex supplier contracts
• Leadership experience, managing engineering/technical teams with a reliability focus
• Exceptional communication and numeracy skills
• Sound administrative skills, with the ability to use computers to assist with work
• Ability to lead and manage numerous internal and external stakeholders

What’s in it for you?

Pacific National fosters a culture that values talent, diversity, and career growth! We offer a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

• Mentoring programs   
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave (with super) after 6 months
• Discounts on health insurance, travel, fitness, retail, and more
• Flexible work and other leave options  

Visit our careers page to learn more! www.pacificnational.com.au/careers.

Proud WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women, visit our Pacific National | WORK180 Endorsed Employer to find out more! 

We are seeking applicants who share our values: Make it simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own it. These values help us achieve strong connections with everyone we work with and play an important part in motivating us all to do our best work. 

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

If you need an adjustment in the recruitment process, please outline at the time of your application.

Next steps

Are you ready to be part of our future? Click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

Applications Close 25^th June 2025!

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of​ the land on which we work, live and rail.​ We pay respect to Elders past, present and future and to the​ continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices​ of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.