Senior Development Manager

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development

Job summary

NSW Department of Communities and Justice is seeking a Senior Development Manager to lead project teams delivering social housing developments. You will oversee planning, feasibility, design coordination, development management, construction delivery and financial governance.

You will build strategic relationships with community, government and private sector stakeholders to secure and deliver quality social housing outcomes, with responsibilities across Western Sydney and regional NSW.

Qualifications

• Delivery-focused role, managing projects from design through to construction handover.
• Delivering social housing projects across Western Sydney and regional Western NSW.
• Regular travel to project sites such as Dubbo, Bathurst and Orange will be required.
• Please indicate in your cover letter whether you are able and willing to undertake regional travel as part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver social housing projects through a range of delivery models, including partnerships with private, community housing and not-for-profit sectors, to achieve Homes NSW objectives.
• Manage projects through the full lifecycle, including planning, stakeholder engagement, governance, financial management, risk management and reporting, ensuring outcomes align with program objectives and client needs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including business partners, contractors, consultants and government agencies, to support successful project delivery.
• Identify and manage legal, regulatory, operational and project risks, while driving continuous improvement, innovation and best-practice approaches.
• Prepare strategic and operational documentation and provide advice, reporting and project support to the Executive Leadership Team.

Job description

Job Description

Senior Development Manager

• Location – Parramatta with expectation to travel regionally in Western NSW Hybrid working is supported
• Employment type – Ongoing
• Salary – Clerk Grade 11/12 ($154,231- $178,369) plus superannuation and leave loading
• A talent pool will be established from this recruitment process. Suitable applicants may be considered for future vacancies of a similar nature as they arise.

Your role

Homes NSW is seeking an experienced Senior Development Manager to lead project teams responsible for the delivery of new social housing developments. This includes overseeing project planning and programming, feasibility assessments, design coordination, development management, construction delivery and financial governance. The role also involves building and managing strategic relationships with community, government and private sector stakeholders to secure and deliver quality social housing outcomes.

What you’ll do

• Deliver social housing projects through a range of delivery models, including partnerships with private, community housing and not-for-profit sectors, to achieve Homes NSW objectives.
• Manage projects through the full lifecycle, including planning, stakeholder engagement, governance, financial management, risk management and reporting, ensuring outcomes align with program objectives and client needs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including business partners, contractors, consultants and government agencies, to support successful project delivery.
• Identify and manage legal, regulatory, operational and project risks, while driving continuous improvement, innovation and best-practice approaches.
• Prepare strategic and operational documentation and provide advice, reporting and project support to the Executive Leadership Team.

What we’re looking for

• Delivery-focused role, managing projects from design through to construction handover.
• Responsible for delivering social housing projects across Western Sydney and regional Western NSW.
• Regular travel to project sites in locations such as Dubbo, Bathurst and Orange will be required.
• Please indicate in your cover letter whether you are able and willing to undertake regional travel as part of the role.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• 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.

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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.

Applications close 13 October 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Nicole Gerschel at

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 call Meryl Georges on or via

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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.