Project Manager

NSW Public Service Commission; Newcastle City Council; Hybrid; AUD 173,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW seeks a senior leader to deliver technical, engineering and project management advice across the lifecycle of natural disaster recovery and resilience projects. Based in Newcastle or Grafton with hybrid work and travel to Central Coast, QLD border and New England areas, you will lead multidisciplinary teams to restore essential public assets.

You’ll manage disaster recovery funding and claims, oversee infrastructure assessments, and collaborate with Transport, the NSW

Qualifications

• Experience delivering technical, engineering and project management advice across project lifecycles.
• Ability to lead teams across multiple agencies and councils.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery funding and claims processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, engineering and project management advice across the project lifecycle.
• Lead a team across Transport, NSW Reconstruction Authority and local councils.
• Support development and submission of eligible claims under DRFA.
• Monitor project performance and report on financials, audits and delivery.

Skills

Project management

Engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Job description

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Projects

Job location: Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2302

Job reference number: 111278

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: $173138.0-$184737.0

You’re looking to embed yourself in projects of different sizes and become part of a team that’s shaping the landscape across NSW.

You're looking to contribute client side where you work more sustainable hours and take ownership of projects from beginning to end. You love the challenge of delivering a project that affects millions of people to quality, budget and schedule.

In this role, you’ll:

Working as part of a team delivering technical, engineering and project management advice across the project lifecycle of natural disaster recovery and resilience projects, including assessment, planning and delivery, whilst maximising eligibility and reimbursement opportunities under Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

This role will see you provide technical, engineering and project management advice; lead a team working across Transport, the NSW Reconstruction Authority and local councils; support the development and submission of eligible claims; facilitate technical and engineering support; conduct infrastructure damage assessments; contribute to financial management, audit and reporting; monitor project performance; and provide technical leadership for resilient transport infrastructure solutions.

You will lead the development and delivery of emergency and reconstruction works, natural disaster recovery outcomes and resilient infrastructure solutions in a complex environment requiring collaboration across Transport, the NSW Reconstruction Authority, local councils and technical engineering experts whilst managing disaster recovery funding and claims processes.

This is a permanent full time position based at Newcastle or Grafton with hybrid ways of working and travel between Central Coast to QLD border to New England areas.

Your technical engineering expertise, project management capability, stakeholder engagement skills and knowledge of road and bridge construction and maintenance formed across engineering, infrastructure, road and bridge construction, maintenance and project delivery sectors will see you excel in building and maintaining constructive relationships across Transport, the NSW Reconstruction Authority and local councils, managing the application and claims process under the NSW Disaster Assistance Guidelines and providing technical support for natural disaster emergency and reconstruction works to lead to the restoration of essential public assets, successful disaster recovery outcomes and fully reimbursed eligible projects.

You’re recognized as a collaborative and results-focused leader, skilled at delivering complex natural disaster recovery and resilience projects, experienced in managing the development and construction of road and bridge projects and building constructive and effective working relationships with local government.

Who we are

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

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