Senior Manager, Network Management & Development

NSW Public Service Commission; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a Senior Manager, Network Management & Development to lead strategic and operational teams responsible for Sydney's arterial and active transport networks. The role focuses on delivering safe, reliable movement and effective network performance.

You will influence planning, governance, and cross‑government collaboration, developing business cases and coordinating multi‑stakeholder outcomes. A senior, systems thinker with commercial acumen is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Strategic leadership of high‑performing, multidisciplinary teams.
• Expertise across road safety, traffic management, active transport and solution development.
• Proven experience developing business cases and complex project documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and negotiate with senior and executive stakeholders to resolve complex issues and drive aligned outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior strategic and operational leadership for teams responsible for managing and developing Sydney's arterial and active transport networks.
• Set clear direction on network performance, road safety, multi-modal integration and early-stage project development.
• Represent Transport in planning, policy and governance forums, partnering across government, industry and communities to translate long-term planning intent into coordinated outcomes.
• Lead complex, multi-modal networks and programs in a highly regulated, stakeholder-rich environment.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Road safety

Traffic management

Multi-modal networks

Commercial judgement

Public sector governance

Education

Tertiary qualifications in transport engineering or related field

Job description

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Senior Manager, Network Management & Development

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Planning

Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2020

Job reference number: 105061

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: An attractive remuneration package

Shape how Sydney moves - lead the strategy, development, safety and performance across the city's arterial and active transport networks.

In this role, you'll:

Provide senior strategic and operational leadership for teams responsible for managing and developing Sydney's arterial and active transport networks, delivering safe, reliable and efficient movement of people and goods across the metropolitan area.

You will set clear direction on network performance, road safety, multi-modal integration and early-stage project development, ensuring alignment with the Metropolitan Strategy, Precinct Plans and the Movement and Place framework.

Taking a whole-of-network view, you will represent Transport in planning, policy and governance forums, partnering across government, industry and communities to translate long-term planning intent into coordinated, value-for-money outcomes for customers and communities.

You are a senior transport or infrastructure leader with a strong record of leading complex, multi-modal networks and programs in a highly regulated, stakeholder-rich environment.

You combine technical credibility with people leadership and sound commercial judgement and are comfortable influencing at executive and ministerial levels.

You bring a systems mindset, balancing day-to-day network performance with long-term city-shaping objectives, and are driven by public value, safety and sustainability.

Key capabilities include:

• Strategic leadership of high‑performing, multidisciplinary teams
• Expertise across road safety, traffic management, active transport and solution development
• Proven experience developing business cases and complex project documentation
• Demonstrated ability to influence and negotiate with senior and executive stakeholders to resolve complex issues and drive aligned outcomes.Strong stakeholder, community and cross‑government engagement skills
• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience (transport engineering and/or commercial background advantageous)

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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