Project / Contract Manager

Transport for NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a Project / Contract Manager for a regional, temporary assignment to support road, bridge and traffic infrastructure projects. The role focuses on delivering program outcomes, managing contracts, and coordinating deployment across the Southwest REZ and Central West/ New England REZ regions.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, engage stakeholders, and mentor staff while ensuring delivery aligns with government standards and timeframes.

Qualifications

• Four-year engineering degree or equivalent.
• Experience in delivering road/bridge/traffic infrastructure projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery and contract management for key asset projects (road, bridge, traffic).
• Develop and manage projects from brief through ready-to-implement stage, identifying/resolving risks.
• Manage stand-alone RMCC contracts to ensure safe, compliant project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Education

Four-year engineering degree

Job description

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Project / Contract Manager - Regional (Temporary opportunity until 30th June 2030)

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Projects

Job location:

Milsons Point, NSW, AU, 2061

Job reference number: 111702

Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time

Salary range: $153678.0-$167946.0

You want to play a part in making NSW a better place to work, live and travel.

You have the opportunity to gain a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of skills, providing insight and knowledge without losing sight of your work-life balance or wellbeing.

In this role, you'll:

Work within our Project Services Team within the Regional Road Network Maintenance Branch of the Road Maintenance & Resilience division at Transport for NSW, with a focus on project delivery and project and contract management for key Asset related projects such as road, bridge and/or traffic infrastructure support the Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Program

This role will see you develop and manage the implementation of transport infrastructure or maintenance projects to achieve Transport for NSW and Government road safety, asset management and network efficiency objectives.

You will develop projects that includes taking a project from a project brief through to having it ready to implement. This will see you working proactively to identify and manage risks that could impact delivery and sorting out community engagements where required.

In addition to this, you will be running contracts that are either stand alone or RMCC – Road Maintenance Council Contracts to make sure projects are safely performed.

There are 2 Fixed term positions up to 30/06/2030 with 1 x position to be based in Wagga Wagga or surrounding area (negotiable) to support the Southwest REZ and 1 x position to be based in Newcastle / Tamworth or surrounding area (negotiable) to support the Central West Orana REZ and/or New England REZ project.

You will have broad experience in either project development and/or implementation of road, bridge and/or traffic infrastructure construction or maintenance projects.

Your four-year engineering degree from an Australian University or equivalent overseas qualifications or a related discipline and demonstratable relevant experience will enable you to understand and deliver multiple priorities for Transport for NSW and government agreed on standards and timeframes.

You're recognised for your strengths in stakeholder engagement and mentoring. This will enable you to mentor a team and successfully engage across various stakeholder groups to project manage multi-disciplinary teams.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

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 .

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