Senior Extended Possessions Advisor

This role involves working with internal teams, delivery contractors, and external partners like Queensland Rail and Transport and Main Roads. You’ll help prepare and review documentation that shows how and when works will happen, making sure plans are realistic, safe, and aligned with project goals.

You’ll also support the governance process by progressing possession requests through approvals, checking readiness, and managing risks or changes. Your work ensures that extended track possessions are delivered smoothly and support the overall sequencing of project milestones.

The Senior Extended Possessions Advisor plays a key role in planning and coordinating major rail closures, known as extended track possessions, for the Cross River Rail project. These closures are essential for construction works and must be carefully managed to minimise disruption to train services and passengers.

• Coordinate and support the multi-agency planning of extended track possessions in accordance with established frameworks and processes.
• Report progress and manage issues and risks related to extended track closures and changes to planned works, escalating to the Delivery Sequencing Manager with solutions and mitigation measures.
• Contribute information and updates to the Delivery Sequencing Working Group (and other governance forums as required) to support discussions, analysis, and review activities related to extended track possessions.
• Develop and maintain materials (extended track possession applications, options analysis, risk assessments and reporting) for governance approvals to progress to the next stages of planning or assuring readiness of extended track possessions.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders, including Cross River Rail project teams, Queensland Rail, and construction contractors, to assist in the preparation of extended track possession documentation and alignment of planning and readiness activities.
• Review technical and planning documents and participate in working groups to support the identification of network and customer impacts associated with proposed possessions.
• Plan and coordinate extended track closures for Cross River Rail
• Collaborate with project teams, Queensland Rail, and contractors

• Capable of interpreting complex or technical information and producing effective communication tools suited to a variety of audiences.
• High attention to detail with the ability to check and maintain accurate information and documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience supporting project and program management activities within major transport or infrastructure environments (rail experience highly regarded), with a focus on governance processes.
• Understanding of and working exposure to the rail industry is viewed favourably.
• Highly organised, with the ability to work with initiative and independence, and implement improvements in a time sensitive environment.

On Cross River Rail you will not only work with the best but become your best. And as we enter a new phase of delivery, our project offers a rare career opportunity for top tier professionals to have played their part on something that is genuinely city shaping and transformative.

Once complete, it will provide trains with a much-needed alternative rail path through the core of the current SEQ Rail network, unlocking a bottleneck and allowing more trains to run more often across the whole of South East Queensland.

Cross River Rail Delivery Authority (CRRDA)…Your chance to work with the best!

Our people are supported with flexible work options, career development through the Australian Institute of Management, salary packaging and access to world class employee assistance provider Telus Health.

This opportunity is offered as a 2-year fixed term contract with possible extension.

• Corporate CBD Office / Flexible working options.