Senior Development Manager

Homes NSW; City of Parramatta; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging career

Flexible work environment

Competitive pay

Training & development

Health & wellbeing program

Job summary

Homes NSW is seeking a Senior Development Manager to lead complex social housing projects from planning to close-out in Parramatta. The role involves steering cross‑sector partnerships, ensuring governance, cost, time and quality controls, and reporting to executive leadership.

It requires strong risk management, high‑level communication, and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently. The position is a temporary, 2‑year assignment based in Parramatta with competitive pay,

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects through the full lifecycle including planning, procurement, governance, delivery and close-out.
• Excellent governance, risk management and financial oversight capabilities.
• Strong communication skills for reports and stakeholder briefings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver social housing projects with multiple delivery mechanisms.
• Build and manage relationships with project stakeholders and partners.
• Oversee project lifecycle, governance, cost, time and quality controls.
• Coordinate governance, reporting and approvals for project implementation.
• Advise leadership on project development and risk mitigation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Construction management degree

Property development degree

Job description

Senior Development Manager

Location: Parramatta
Employment type: Temporary for 2 Years, multiple positions
Salary: GR 11/12 $154,231 to $178,369 plus superannuation and annual leave loading

What you’ll do

• Deliver social housing projects, through a range of delivery mechanisms including partnering with the private, not-for-profit and the community housing sector to deliver outcomes in line with Homes NSW objectives.
• Establish and proactively manage positive working relationships with project stakeholders, including business partners, contractors, external consultants and other Government Agencies
• Develop and manage a range of projects through the project lifecycle, ensuring effective planning, stakeholder management, and operative financial and risk management processes, to guide project delivery in meeting business objectives.
• Plan, manage, monitor, report and coordinate governance arrangements to ensure financial, cost, time and quality of planning, approvals and project implementation occurs in line with quality assurance practices.
• Identify, analyse and advise on legal, regulatory and operational risks to projects and initiatives, and develop, communicate and implement risk mitigation plans and strategies.
• Prepare a range of strategic and operational documentation, including briefing papers, discussion papers, reports, submissions and responses to provide and seek information from project stakeholders.
• Provide advice and support to Executive Leadership Team on the development, implementation, management and reporting of projects.

What we’re looking for

• Experience leading projects through the full lifecycle, including planning, procurement, governance, delivery and close-out.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to autonomously manage risks, budgets, timelines and competing priorities to achieve quality outcomes.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to work and lead a team effectively across government, industry and community stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to prepare high-quality reports, briefings and project documentation, and present complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Sound knowledge of property development, construction and project delivery principles, including governance, compliance and risk management frameworks.
• The ability to plan, prioritise and adapt in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a focus on delivering strategic outcomes.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in construction management, property development or a related discipline.
• The role may involve travel both locally and regionally, including overnight travel, as required by the business.

Who we are

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity.

About Us

We do work that really matters. Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) 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.

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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.

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.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

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. For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

Applications

Applications close 11:59pm Monday 28 September AEST, 2026

Contact

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Megan Crowe [e-mail]

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 reach out to Katie Hardy at [e-mail]

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