Project Director

Ventia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventia is seeking a Project Director to lead the delivery of the Torrens to Darlington ITS and Control Systems package in South Australia. You will oversee safety, quality, budget, and stakeholder engagement, guiding a multidisciplinary team through design, testing, commissioning and delivery milestones.

You will manage commercial performance, governance, risk and contracts while aligning with alliance partners and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge and experience across Control Monitoring Systems and automation projects ITS, PMCS, CTN or Tunnel Control Systems.
• Proven experience leading the end-to-end delivery of large-scale technical construction projects.
• Well-developed commercial and financial management experience, including contract administration, forecasting and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the delivery of the T2D ITS and Control Systems project, ensuring safety, quality and contractual obligations are met.
• Lead the commercial and financial performance of the project, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, variations, claims and commercial risk management.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end design, testing, commissioning and delivery program, ensuring effective coordination, configuration control and project outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the T2D Alliance, Department of Infrastructure and Transport, subcontractors, suppliers and independent verification representatives.
• Establish and maintain effective project governance, reporting, risk management and financial controls.
• Lead, develop and retain a high‑performing multidisciplinary team, building capability, accountability and a strong performance culture.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence while maintaining a strong focus on safety and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic delivery

Safety compliance

Commercial & financial management

Team leadership

Engineering leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

What's on offer

• Join one of the largest essential services providers across Australia and New Zealand, delivering critical infrastructure and services that communities rely on every day.
• A senior leadership role with accountability across technical delivery, commercial performance and project outcomes.
• Opportunity to play a key role in delivering one of South Australia's most significant infrastructure projects, a career-defining achievement with lasting impact.

About the role

Ventia is proud to be a key delivery partner on the Torrens to Darlington (T2D) Project, South Australia’s largest and most complex road infrastructure initiative.

The project incorporates complex motorway and tunnel control systems, including CCTV, automated incident detection, lane management, variable messaging and fire‑related systems.

Reporting to our General Manager Infrastructure Solutions as our Project Director you will lead the delivery of a major Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Control Systems package.

You will have overall accountability for the safe, compliant and successful delivery of this large‑scale, technically complex project. Combining strategic leadership with hands‑on operational and commercial oversight, you will lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver contractual commitments, achieve financial objectives and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.

We are open to applicants who are Adelaide based, willing to relocate or open to a FIFO arrangement from across Australia.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the delivery of the T2D ITS and Control Systems project, ensuring safety, quality and contractual obligations are met.
• Lead the commercial and financial performance of the project, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, variations, claims and commercial risk management.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end design, testing, commissioning and delivery program, ensuring effective coordination, configuration control and project outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the T2D Alliance, Department of Infrastructure and Transport, subcontractors, suppliers and independent verification representatives.
• Establish and maintain effective project governance, reporting, risk management and financial controls.
• Lead, develop and retain a high‑performing multidisciplinary team, building capability, accountability and a strong performance culture.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence while maintaining a strong focus on safety and compliance.

About you

You are an experienced infrastructure or engineering leader with an excellent track record of delivering complex, large‑scale ITS, transport technology or critical infrastructure projects. You bring the technical understanding, commercial acumen and leadership capability to manage complex delivery environments and achieve successful project outcomes.

You will also have:

• Extensive knowledge and experience across Control Monitoring Systems and automation projects ITS, PMCS, CTN or Tunnel Control Systems.
• Proven experience leading the end‑to‑end delivery of large‑scale technical construction projects, encompassing design, construction, testing and commissioning.
• Well‑developed commercial and financial management experience, including contract administration, negotiations, forecasting and risk management.
• Experience operating in complex, safety‑critical infrastructure environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively at executive and operational levels.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience leading and developing multidisciplinary project teams cultivating a culture of continious learning, and collaboration.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience working within an Alliance environment will be highly regarded.

About Ventia

As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.

Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.

Position Reference Number: 169260