Senior Development Manager, Capital Partners

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure; Belimbla Park; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure seeks a Senior Development Manager Capital Partners to lead capital transactions and development partnerships that underpin Bradfield City. You will drive land release strategies, structure deals and facilitate investment outcomes aligned with NSW objectives.

You will build financial models, advise on timing and risk, and collaborate with project teams to keep delivery on track while balancing priorities and governance requirements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex capital transactions and development partnerships in a commercial environment.
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to apply financial modelling and feasibility analysis to inform decisions.
• Proven ability to work across the full development lifecycle with deal structuring, risk and delivery guidance.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills to drive collaborative outcomes.
• Ability to balance priorities and deliver within timeframes, budgets and quality expectations.
• High level of autonomy and accountability with decisive, outcome-driven mindset.
• Advanced communication skills translating complex information for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong planning and prioritisation to manage multiple transactions in a dynamic setting.
• Collaborative and solutions-focused, while ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex capital transactions and development partnerships to underpin Bradfield City delivery.
• Provide commercial advice on deal structuring, timing, risk and delivery strategy.
• Build and maintain financial models and feasibility assessments to inform strategy.
• Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to keep delivery on track.
• Balance competing priorities, manage risk and governance within agreed timeframes and budgets.
• Deliver outcomes with autonomy and accountability in a dynamic environment.

Skills

Capital transactions

Development partnerships

Financial modelling

Feasibility analysis

Market insights

Deal structuring

Stakeholder engagement

Time/budget management

Autonomy & accountability

Advanced communication

Planning & prioritisation

Collaborative approach

Job description

Shape your world in a career that grows with you

• Temporary full-time opportunity up to August 2029
• Location based in in Penrith NSW with day trip to Bradfield if required
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $154,231 to $178,369 + super
  

Join our team and shape your world in a workplace that empowers you to do your best work and build a meaningful career. In this role, you will contribute to shaping lives and communities across NSW, while shaping your own career. You will enjoy flexible work options, varied and impactful projects, and a vibrant, diverse team culture built on collaboration, inclusion and support. We are creating a workplace where everyone belongs and where you can balance work, life and wellbeing.

The role

The role is responsible for leading capital transactions and development partnerships that underpin the delivery of Bradfield City. You’ll work closely with project teams to drive land release strategies, structure commercial deals, and facilitate investment outcomes that are financially and commercially viable and aligned to broader objectives. At its core, the role brings together commercial insight, capital transactions and partnership delivery to unlock investment and progress major city shaping projects.

Day to day, you’ll lead and manage complex capital transactions and development partnerships, while providing clear commercial advice to support key project decisions. You’ll build and maintain financial models and feasibility assessments to inform strategy, while working closely with project teams and stakeholders to keep delivery on track. At the same time, you’ll balance competing priorities, manage risk and governance requirements, and take a practical, solutions-focused approach to delivering outcomes within agreed timeframes, budgets and quality expectations.

For more information about this position, read the full Role Description: Senior Development Manager Capital Partners

What you will bring to the role:

• Demonstrated experience in delivering complex capital transactions, development partnerships in a commercial environment
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to apply financial modelling, feasibility analysis and market insights to inform development and investment decisions
• Proven ability to work across the full development lifecycle, providing commercial advice on deal structuring, timing, risk and delivery strategy
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to drive collaborative, transparent outcomes
• Proven ability to balance competing priorities and deliver results within agreed timeframes, budgets and quality expectations
• High level of autonomy and accountability, with confidence making decisions and driving outcomes with minimal oversight
• Advanced communication skills, including the ability to translate complex commercial information to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong planning and prioritisation capability, with the ability to manage multiple transactions and competing priorities in a dynamic environment
• A collaborative and solutions-focused approach, balancing innovation with compliance to organisational policies and procedures
  

What is an essential requirement:

Demonstrated management experience and experience working within a commercial financial function in a diverse and complex organization.

About Us

At the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI), you could shape your world while helping us shape the future of NSW. Together, we create vibrant communities, places and precincts, and manage land, assets and property.

We are a high-performing organisation that proudly reflects the communities we serve. Our diversity strengthens our cultural capability and enables us to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people across NSW. As an inclusive and accessible workplace, we value your contribution, lived experience and cultural knowledge, and we want you to feel supported, connected and empowered to succeed. With flexible work arrangements, job share options, workplace adjustments and various employee affinity groups, we are here to help you thrive every day.

Join us

Shape your world in a place where you’re valued, included and heard. Applications close Monday, 05 October 2026 at 11:55PM.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Joseph Nguyen on [e-mail]

A talent pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Check out our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for the role or contact our Aboriginal Career pathways team for a yarn.

We encourage and support applications from people with disability. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process, ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Contact the Talent Team via [e-mail] or [phone] - HR Support, option 2, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.

Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, including a criminal record check.