Rail Transformation Portfolio Lead

Transport for NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW seeks a Portfolio Lead to drive a complex reform portfolio across rail, technology, regulatory, and commercial domains. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, balancing scope, time and benefits while engaging a broad network of government and industry stakeholders.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage critical dependencies and financial performance, and embed new ways of working to achieve the government’s rail reform priorities.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge and experience within the rail industry and its stakeholder environment.
• Proven senior leadership delivering large-scale rail programs and complex transformation.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across technology, regulatory, operations and commercial.
• Strong governance, financial and resource management skills with interdependencies.
• Ability to influence senior government, industry and executives and align priorities.
• Resilient change leader capable of sustaining momentum in dynamic environments.
• PM/general program management certification such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMI-ACP, SAFe (or equivalent).
• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a complex, multidisciplinary portfolio covering freight, technology, regulatory, operational and commercial reform.
• Provide strategic direction across interconnected programs with risk and financial oversight and prioritised pathways.
• Build trusted relationships across Government, Transport for NSW and industry to influence decisions and deliver reform.
• Lead cross-functional teams, establish accountability, drive a high-performance culture and embed new ways of working.

Skills

Rail industry knowledge

Senior leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Governance & risk

Stakeholder influence

Strategic & commercial acumen

Change management

Project/program management certs

Education

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline

Job description

Transport for NSW seeks a Portfolio Lead to drive a complex reform portfolio across rail, technology, regulatory, and commercial domains. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, balancing scope, time and benefits while engaging a broad network of government and industry stakeholders.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage critical dependencies and financial performance, and embed new ways of working to achieve the government’s rail reform priorities.