Project Risk Practice Lead

Transport for NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 138,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a Project Risk Practice Lead to shape risk management standards across a major portfolio of projects and programs.

You will develop and continuously improve risk frameworks, tools and methodologies, ensuring risk is embedded into planning, forecasting and decision-making while guiding project teams toward a proactive, risk-informed delivery culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing project and enterprise risk across portfolios.
• Ability to translate complex risk information into practical insights.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive risk maturity improvements.
• Capability to coach teams and improve risk-informed decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and continuous improvement of risk frameworks, tools and methodologies.
• Embed risk into planning, forecasting and decision-making across projects and programs.
• Provide expert advice and assurance activities to drive a proactive risk culture.
• Collaborate with project teams and senior stakeholders to improve risk maturity.

Skills

Risk management

Risk frameworks

Quantitative forecasting

Monte Carlo

Risk assessment

Risk reporting

Assurance & audits

Portfolio risk

PM methodologies

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW
Job category: Projects
Job location:
Macquarie Park, NSW, AU, 2113
Job reference number: 107349
Employment type: Permanent Full-Time
Salary range: $137551.0-$154055.0

If you’re after impact, there’s no other organisation in Australia that delivers work on this scale.

This is your opportunity to broaden your experience and perspectives, step out of the confines of a standard project role and expand your scope to work with an interconnected ecosystem of industry professionals.

In this role, you'll:

• Join us as a Project Risk Practice Lead and help shape risk management standards across a major portfolio of projects and programs.
• You’ll lead the development and continuous improvement of risk frameworks, tools and methodologies, ensuring risk is embedded into planning, forecasting and decision-making.
• Working closely with project teams and senior stakeholders, you’ll provide expert advice, support assurance activities and drive a proactive, risk-informed delivery culture.
• For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description.

About You

You’re an experienced risk management professional with a strong understanding of project and enterprise risk practices.

You can translate complex risk information into practical insights, influence stakeholders at all levels and drive improvements in risk maturity.

You enjoy working across multiple projects, coaching teams and helping organisations move beyond compliance-based risk management to support better decision-making and delivery outcomes.

Technical Skills & Experience

• Project and enterprise risk management
• Risk frameworks, standards and governance
• Quantitative risk analysis and probabilistic forecasting
• Monte Carlo modelling and P50/P90 forecasting
• Risk assessment, treatment planning and controls
• Risk reporting, trend analysis and maturity assessments
• Assurance reviews, audits and health checks
• Portfolio risk aggregation and risk insights
• Project management methodologies (PRINCE2®, PMI-RMP or similar)
• Stakeholder engagement, coaching and capability uplift

Who We Are

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

Join us

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. Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

Applications close 11:59 PM Monday 14 September 2026.

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