Project Manager - Infrastructure

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging career

Flexible work environment

Competitive pay

Training & development

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Corrective Services NSW is seeking a Project Manager for Infrastructure Planning to lead a portfolio of complex projects, guiding planning, development and delivery. You will ensure outcomes meet time, budget and quality targets while navigating governance and regulatory requirements.

The role requires senior project leadership, multi-stakeholder coordination and a track record of delivering large-scale infrastructure within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering complex infrastructure projects.
• Strong governance, risk and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with planning, heritage and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, development and delivery of complex infrastructure projects.
• Oversee from business case through delivery, ensuring on-time, on-budget outcomes.
• Provide strategic governance, risk management and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Project management

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting & planning

Risk management

Education

Tertiary qualifications or equivalent

Job description

Project Manager - Infrastructure Planning

Corrective Services NSW

Location

Windsor or Parramatta

Employment type

Temporary, Full‑time up to 24 months

Salary

$154,231.00 - $178,369.00 pa plus superannuation and leave loading

Grade

Clerk Grade 11/12

Your role

This role offers the opportunity to lead and manage a diverse portfolio of critical CSNSW infrastructure projects, driving outcomes that directly support organisational priorities and service delivery. As a Project Manager, you will provide strategic leadership, oversee project delivery from planning to evaluation, and work with a wide range of stakeholders. It is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced project professional to influence large-scale outcomes, lead high‑performing teams, and make a meaningful impact across the justice sector.

What You’ll Do

As part of the Corrective Services NSW Infrastructure team, you will lead the planning, development and delivery of a portfolio of complex infrastructure projects that support organisational priorities and operational outcomes. You will manage projects from business case development through to delivery, ensuring outcomes are achieved on time, within budget and to required quality standards. You will provide strategic leadership across project governance, risk management, resource planning and stakeholder engagement. Working with internal and external stakeholders, consultants and contractors, you will provide expert advice, resolve complex issues and ensure compliance with relevant statutory, planning and regulatory requirements. You'll join a collaborative and high‑performing team focused on delivering infrastructure solutions across NSW. This role offers a dynamic and fast‑paced environment where you can influence significant projects, lead multidisciplinary teams and drive meaningful outcomes for the community.

What We’re Looking For

• Extensive experience delivering complex infrastructure or construction projects.
• Strong project management expertise, including governance, risk and stakeholder management.
• Experience in construction planning and statutory compliance, including Heritage, BCA, SEPP and related requirements.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities and deliver results in complex environments.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem‑solving skills.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant Tertiary qualifications or Equivalent demonstrated experience
• Current driver’s licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle in the course of performing the role.
• Demonstrated experience relevant to the role, with the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities outlined in the role description.

What We Offer

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Applications close

Sunday, 01 November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Contact

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Shaun Danby on [e-mail] or phone [phone]. If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Kaushik Gounder on [e-mail]. Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.