Statutory Land Transactions Officer

Transport for NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a skilled professional to support statutory land transactions for major transport projects. You will assist with compulsory acquisitions, land dedications, declarations, and classifications, helping to enable timely and compliant land access.

You'll work within a regulated environment, coordinating documentation, submissions, and stakeholder engagement, while building capability across approvals and quality assurance to deliver audit-ready outcomes.

Job description

Working as part of a team delivering statutory land acquisition and compulsory acquisition outcomes for major infrastructure projects, this role will see you supporting end to end statutory land transaction processes that enable critical transport projects across NSW. You will assist with compulsory acquisitions, land dedications, declarations, and classifications, while building capability across statutory approvals, documentation quality, and stakeholder engagement.

You will navigate and support statutory land transactions and approvals to enable timely, compliant land access outcomes in a complex legislative, regulatory, and delivery focused environment, balancing competing priorities and statutory timeframes.

About You

Your strong legislative knowledge, attention to detail and stakeholder engagement capability formed across property, land acquisition, legal, valuation or government regulatory environments will see you excel in coordinating documentation, preparing submissions, and managing statutory processes, overcoming sensitive landowner interactions and contributing to accurate, audit ready land transaction outcomes that support project delivery.

You’re recognised as professional, resilient, and accountable, skilled at communicating complex statutory matters clearly and respectfully, and experienced in working within regulated environments, applying legislation to practical scenarios, and collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams to achieve quality, compliant outcomes.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

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Flexible work optionsmay be available.

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