Deputy Project Director, Rail Infrastructure

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

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Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a Deputy Project Director for Rail Infrastructure under the Future Fleet Program in Sydney. This is a Fixed Term Full-Time role leading complex rail projects and ensuring safety, schedule and budget across major work packages.

You will coordinate procurement, governance and cross‑agency collaboration, delivering transformational rail infrastructure that supports local content and community benefits.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering major rail or transport infrastructure.
• Strong track record in live rail environments and safety.
• Deep contract, commercial and financial management capability.
• Proven success leading multidisciplinary teams and complex delivery partners.
• Ability to resolve complex risks and deliver on schedule and budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, procurement and delivery of complex enabling works across Sydney’s rail network and production facilities.
• Provide strategic oversight across multidisciplinary workstreams and delivery readiness.
• Partner with operators, government agencies, contractors and specialists to resolve interfaces and delivery challenges.
• Support the Project Director to build capable, collaborative teams and deliver integrated infrastructure outcomes.

Skills

Rail Infrastructure

Contract Management

Leadership

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

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Deputy Project Director, Rail Infrastructure (Future Fleet Program)

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: CEO & General Management

Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000

Job reference number: 112513

Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time

Salary range: An attractive remuneration package

You’re a leader who takes ownership and actively creates positive change.

You have the opportunity to lead the delivery billion-dollar work packages in critical rail infrastructure, enabling the Future Fleet Program to transform services and deliver lasting benefits for customers and communities across NSW.

In this role, you'll:

Join the Future Fleet Program (FFP) , a transformational NSW Government initiative to modernise Sydney’s suburban rail fleet, rebuild rail manufacturing capability in NSW, and establish a long‑term pipeline of train replacement extending beyond 2050. The Program will commence with the replacement of Sydney’s ageing Tangara fleet, which currently delivers around a quarter of Sydney’s suburban passenger services and is approaching the end of its operational life. FFP with also establish the foundations for future replacement of other Sydney Trains fleets, including the Millennium, OSCAR and Waratah fleets. A minimum 50 per cent Australian and New Zealand local content requirement will apply to the rolling stock procurement, supporting local industry participation and job creation.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will lead the development, procurement and delivery of complex enabling works across Sydney’s rail network and production facility, including station upgrades, stabling yards, maintenance facilities and power infrastructure.

Provide strategic oversight across multidisciplinary workstreams, driving delivery readiness while maintaining safety, operational continuity, quality, budget and schedule in live rail environments.

Partner with operators, government agencies, contractors, councils and technical specialists to resolve complex risks, interfaces and delivery challenges.

Support the Project Director to build capable, collaborative teams and deliver integrated infrastructure outcomes aligned with NSW Government priorities and long‑term public value.

This is a full‑time Fixed Term Opportunity until February 2030, Transport Senior Service Executive TSSE1A level role, an attractive remuneration package. This role operates within our hybrid working model, requiring 50% workplace attendance initially based in Sydney CBD for the first 18 months with flexibility to work from other office locations at times.

• Extensive experience delivering major rail or transport infrastructure through development, procurement and construction.
• Strong track record in live rail environments, operational interfaces and rail safety.
• Deep contract, commercial and financial management capability.
• Proven success leading multidisciplinary teams and complex delivery partners.
• Skilled at resolving complex project and high‑risk issues while maintaining safety, momentum, budget and schedule.
• A credible, decisive and inclusive leader who builds trust across government, industry and operations.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience.

Who we are

TfNSW

We are a state government organisation made up of more nearly 30,000 people and we're in the middle of delivering the largest transport infrastructure program in Australia's history. We work across planning, policy and procurement, harnessing data and technology to develop smarter and more adaptive transport solutions.

Transport for NSW keeps our State moving by providing safe, integrated, and efficient transport systems. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do – and we do a lot. We connect people, communities and industry and manage how they use our road, rail and maritime networks and services, and even active modes like walking and cycling. The work we do connects the journeys you take every day.

That means job opportunities in metropolitan and regional areas right across NSW – you have the chance to be part of creating a lasting legacy that will benefit generations to come.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers .

For more information about this role, please contact [e-mail].

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

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