Head of Delivery and Infrastructure Services

Port of Newcastle; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Focus on professional growth

Work180 endorsement

Reconciliation Action Plan involvement

Optional workplace giving program

Top 101 employer for women in 2025

Job summary

Port of Newcastle is seeking a Head of Delivery and Infrastructure Services to steer the delivery of its project portfolio and provide strategic oversight of engineering and infrastructure services.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with Executive Leadership and key stakeholders to ensure projects align with Port of Newcastle's long-term objectives and regional growth plans, delivering value and sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading major capital or infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects safely, on time and within budget.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Extensive experience managing contractors, consultants and suppliers.
• Strong commercial, procurement and contract management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Port of Newcastle's project portfolio and provide strategic oversight of engineering and infrastructure services.
• Drive delivery excellence across the organisation and align projects with long-term strategic objectives.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with Executive Leadership, sponsors and stakeholders.
• Translate strategy into action and build partnerships to enable successful project outcomes.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Contract management

Budget & procurement

Team development

Job description

Head of Delivery and Infrastructure Services

Port of Newcastle is more than a port. It exists to build Australia’s prosperity with responsible, integratedand innovative supply chain solutions.

With trade worth approximately $48 billion to the national economy each year, Port of Newcastle enables Australian businesses to successfully compete in international markets.

The port has capacity to handle 10,000 ship movements and over two hundred million tonnes of cargo annually. With a deepwater shipping channelrunning at 50% of its capacity, significant port land available and enviable access to national rail and road infrastructure, Port of Newcastle is positioned to further underpin the future prosperity of the Hunter, NSW, and Australia.

As custodians of the region’s critical asset, Port of Newcastle is diversifying its trade as it strives to create a safe, sustainable, and environmentally and socially responsible future.

Behind every ship movement, every tonne of cargo, are the people that keep the port operating. Our people are the engine room of our port. Port of Newcastle’s values influence how we develop our strategy, how we measure performance, how we treat our colleagues and how we approach our work at PON.

The Opportunity

Lead the projects and infrastructure that will help shape the future of Port of Newcastle and the Hunter Region

As Head of Delivery and Infrastructure Services, you will lead the delivery of PON’s project portfolio while providing strategic oversight of engineering and infrastructure services. Working across the business, you will drive delivery excellence and ensure projects are aligned to PON’s long term strategic objectives.

Leading a multidisciplinary team, you will work closely with Executive Leadership, project sponsors and key stakeholders to strengthen organisational capability and provide trusted advice on project performance, infrastructure risk and strategic priorities.

This is a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to influence major capital, strategic and business initiatives while contributing to the long-term growth, diversification and success of PON. You will help translate strategy into action, building the partnerships that enable successful project outcomes and lasting organisational impact.

What You’ll Bring

• Significant experience leading major capital or infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects safely, on time and within budget.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Extensive experience managing contractors, consultants and suppliers.
• Strong commercial, procurement and contract management expertise.
• Proven experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams.

What We Offer

• Focus on professional growth
• Optional workplace giving program: supporting employees in giving back to the Newcastle community
• Work180 endorsement:PON is recognised as a top 101 employer for women in 2025
• Opportunity to be involved in PON’s Reconciliation Action Plan (Innovate)

Port of Newcastle is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed tomaintainingan inclusive environment for all employees. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged.

Port of Newcastle acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters of Newcastle Harbour, theAwabakalandWorimiPeople, and pays respect to all Elders past,presentand emerging.