Senior Development/Delivery Officer

Transport for NSW; Newcastle City Council; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is offering two positions based in Newcastle with hybrid working arrangements. The roles focus on delivering project development activities, engaging stakeholders and coordinating multidisciplinary teams through the project lifecycle.

You will handle governance, risk, cost and quality considerations while developing clear scopes and coordinating professional service providers. Two vacancies are available: 1 permanent and 1 temporary up to 22 months.

Qualifications

• You’re recognised as a collaborative communicator and skilled at project management, stakeholder engagement and delivering quality outcomes.
• Experience in road transport project development and evaluation is preferred.
• A valid Australian motor vehicle driver licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assigned project development activities including investigations and options development.
• Support project development outcomes balancing governance, risk, cost and quality.
• Coordinate engagement, design quality and environmental assessment activities.
• Develop clear project scopes and coordinate multidisciplinary activities across the lifecycle.
• Manage professional service providers ensuring safe, on-scope delivery.
• Monitor and report monthly project performance and manage issues and risks.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Delivering quality outcomes

Education

Tertiary qualifications or equivalent infrastructure development experience

Job description

You’re excited by opportunities to explore your potential and try something new.

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:

• Deliver assigned project development activities, including investigations, constraints analysis, options development, professional services contract (PSC) scoping, user requirements assessment and project planning.
• Support project development outcomes in a complex environment, balancing governance, stakeholder expectations, risk, cost, quality, program and delivery requirements.
• Coordinate community and stakeholder engagement, design quality and environmental assessment activities to deliver outcomes that meet customer, community and Transport for NSW objectives.
• Develop clear, comprehensive project scopes and coordinate multidisciplinary project development activities throughout the project development lifecycle.
• Manage professional service providers and technical specialists, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with scope, program, budget and quality requirements.
• Monitor, analyse and report on monthly project performance, proactively managing issues and risks as a key team member of the project team to achieve agreed scope, budget, program, quality and governance outcomes.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role descriptionand information pack

About you

• You have relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent infrastructure development experience, plus a valid Australian motor vehicle driver licence.
• You’re recognised as a collaborative communicator, skilled at project management, stakeholder engagement, problem solving and delivering quality outcomes.
• You bring experience in road transport project development and evaluation to achieve effective outcomes while working collaboratively with internal subject matter experts and other technical teams.

Location

This role must be based from the advertised location with hybrid working arrangements.

There are two positions available. 1 permanent and 1 Temporary opportunity for up to 22 months.

Who we are

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

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.

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 on Friday 30 October 2026.

For more information about this role, please contact *********@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.