Signal Electrician

About the Role and Organization

Join Queensland Rail's Regional Assets division in Cairns, where the team is vital to maintaining the safety, reliability, and efficiency of Queensland's rail network. Our dedicated maintenance team based at the Portsmith depot is seeking a full-time Signal Electrician to handle servicing on the North Coast and Tablelands lines, from Cardwell to Mareeba.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, service, repair, and calibrate electrical signalling equipment.
• Conduct routine preventative maintenance tasks on signalling systems.
• Respond promptly to signalling malfunctions by diagnosing, repairing, and reporting on failure causes.
• Maintain detailed records and documentation related to signal maintenance and relevant costing systems.
• Provide thorough reports comparing completed work against planned schedules and highlight any irregularities observed in equipment.
• Operate primarily between 7:15 AM and 4:15 PM on a 9-day fortnight roster.

Qualifications and Experience

• Possession of Certificate IV Railway Signalling.
• Current Queensland Electrical Mechanic Licence or an interstate equivalent transferable before commencement.
• Valid 'C' Class driver's license.
• Proven experience with installation, maintenance, and fault diagnosis of signalling apparatus.
• Willingness and ability to travel and work throughout regional areas of Queensland.

Benefits and Work Conditions

• Competitive remuneration package with earning potential up to $191,800 inclusive of superannuation and allowances.
• A 9-day roster schedule with a Monday to Friday and Monday to Thursday pattern.
• Paid travel time within rostered shifts.
• Access to paid training and continual professional development programs.
• A strong safety culture to ensure each employee returns home safe daily.
• Provision of specialised rail tools, uniforms, personal protective equipment, and shared vehicles.

Additional Information

Queensland Rail embraces diversity, welcoming people of differing genders, ages, races, disabilities, sexual orientations, religions, neurodiversity, education backgrounds, and more. Applicants requiring reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process are encouraged to make this known.

The network operates on lands and waters traditionally owned by Indigenous communities, and their Elders are respectfully acknowledged.

Application deadline: Submit your resume and cover letter by 11:59 PM Sunday 19th July 2026.