Infrastructure Tech Interface Lead for Pilot Programs

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a Project Manager to join a specialist team focused on rapid deployment, piloting and integration of emerging infrastructure technologies across multi-modal transport projects. You will drive initiatives from proof-of-concept through scale, ensuring measurable business value and alignment with program goals.

You will coordinate agile trials, manage interfaces between delivery teams, technology vendors, industry partners and government stakeholders, and translate

Qualifications

• Your project management, stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills enable you to coordinate complex initiatives and build productive relationships across project teams, government agencies, industry partners, technology vendors and service providers.
• You have experience introducing, implementing or evaluating technology solutions in project, operational or infrastructure environments.
• You understand how to translate business challenges into technology opportunities and can communicate technical concepts in a clear and practical manner.
• You are recognised as a proactive and collaborative professional who can influence stakeholders, navigate ambiguity and deliver outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• You have experience working across multiple projects simultaneously and balancing competing priorities while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
• You are confident taking ownership and managing a broad range of responsibilities including project coordination, stakeholder management, procurement activities, technology implementation and benefits tracking.
• You have a genuine interest in emerging technologies and their practical application across infrastructure projects, including digital engineering, AI, reality capture, robotics, drones, automation and advanced analytics.
• You thrive in a test-and-learn environment and are comfortable challenging conventional approaches, learning from setbacks and adapting as business needs and technology solutions evolve.
• You can assess technology solutions beyond the trial phase by identifying measurable benefits, implementation considerations, risks and opportunities for broader adoption.
• Your curiosity, innovative mindset, willingness to learn and ability to solve complex problems are equally important to your success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a specialist team responsible for the rapid deployment, piloting, evaluation and integration of emerging infrastructure technologies across multi-modal transport projects.
• Manage the interface between the infrastructure technology team, project delivery teams, technology vendors, industry partners and key stakeholders.
• Coordinate agile technology proof-of-concept trials and pilot programs, ensuring successful planning, execution, evaluation and reporting.
• Engage with project teams to identify opportunities where emerging technologies can address business challenges and improve project outcomes.
• Support the implementation of innovative solutions across areas such as digital engineering, AI, reality capture, robotics, drones, automation and advanced analytics.
• Translate complex technical concepts into practical business outcomes and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Capture lessons learned, implementation considerations, benefits and risks to assess opportunities for broader deployment across Transport.
• Contribute to procurement activities, vendor engagement and technology assessments to support informed investment decisions.
• Champion innovation and continuous improvement by challenging conventional approaches and identifying new opportunities to improve infrastructure delivery and asset management outcomes.

Job description

Transport for NSW is seeking a Project Manager to join a specialist team focused on rapid deployment, piloting and integration of emerging infrastructure technologies across multi-modal transport projects. You will drive initiatives from proof-of-concept through scale, ensuring measurable business value and alignment with program goals.

You will coordinate agile trials, manage interfaces between delivery teams, technology vendors, industry partners and government stakeholders, and translate