Senior Manager Legal Govt Regulatory & Prosecutions

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 209,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a Senior Manager Legal Govt Regulatory & Prosecutions for a 12-month term, based at Elizabeth St, Sydney with hybrid work options. You will lead the GRP team’s legal services for the Transport Asset Manager of NSW and contribute to legislation development and policy delivery.

You will provide expert legal advice to meet statutory obligations, manage risk, and draft complex instruments, briefs and opinions for high-level decisions.

Qualifications

• A current NSW practising certificate is required.
• Exceptional drafting skills, with the ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and persuasively.
• Integrity, sound judgement and a commitment to delivering outcomes that serve the public interest.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality legal services and independent advice.
• Lead legal work supporting legislation and regulatory projects.
• Draft and negotiate legal documents in plain English.
• Coordinate with internal clients to influence policy outcomes.
• Identify legal risks and provide solution-oriented advice.
• Work in a hybrid arrangement at the Elizabeth St office Sydney.

Skills

Drafting skills

Stakeholder management

Regulatory law expertise

High-pressure performance

Attention to detail

Education

NSW practising certificate

Job description

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Senior Manager Legal Govt Regulatory & Prosecutions (Up to 12 Months Temporary Opportunity)

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Projects

Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2020

Job reference number: 112214

Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time

Salary range: An attractive remuneration package

You see the big picture, you’ve always worked on a grand scale, and now you’re ready to re-focus on grand impact.

You've been looking for an opportunity to influence policies, initiatives, and projects that can improve the lives of millions of people.

In this role, you'll:

• Perform a significant role within the Legal and Governance division, delivering high-quality, high value, timely and solutions-focused legal services and independent advice.
• Be the primary contact in the Government, Regulatory & Prosecutions team for legal services performed by the GRP team for the Transport Asset Manager of NSW (TAM).
• Lead legal work supporting the development and implementation of legislation, including supporting TfNSW’s implementation of the Community Improvement Districts Act 2025.
• Provide expert legal advice that supports Transport for NSW in meeting its statutory obligations, managing risk, and delivering major programs that connect communities. Your work will support and influence decisions at the highest levels and help ensure integrity, compliance and public value across the Transport cluster.
• Draft and negotiate complex legal documents including legal advice, instruments, correspondence and briefing notes in plain English, translating legal complexity into clear, practical outcomes.
• Forge consultative working relationships with key internal clients to improve early decision making in relation to legislative reform proposals and policies in field of legal expertise and advise clients on options to meet the agency’s policy objectives and provide drafting or drafting instructions to achieve these outcomes.
• Take a leading role in project teams and working parties, identifying legal risks, providing solution oriented legal advice and drafting and contribute as a senior team member to coordinate and influence outcomes that align to organisational and commercial objectives and parameters ensuring that strategic legal risks are escalated to the Manager.
• This role is fixed term up to 12-months and is within the TSSM Band $209-$215k inclusive of super. The role is located at the Elizabeth St office in Sydney, with hybrid working arrangements available.

You are an experienced legal professional with strong technical expertise, able to operate confidently in complex, high-pressure environments, and bring demonstrated experience providing strategic legal advice across government, regulatory and administrative law matters. You are a trusted advisor who builds strong stakeholder relationships, balancing legal risk with operational and policy objectives. You also bring:

• Demonstrated expertise in one or more legal domains such as regulatory, government law or administrative law.
• A current NSW practising certificate is required.
• Exceptional drafting skills, with the ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences
• Expertise managing competing priorities and high workloads, maintaining quality and attention to detail while delivering within tight timeframes
• Integrity, sound judgement and a commitment to delivering outcomes that serve the public interest.

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 .

For more information about this role, please contact [e-mail].

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