Senior Program Manager (Temporary Opportunity - up to 32 months)

Temporary Opportunity | Up to 32 Months

Lead programs that keep NSW moving

Join Transport for NSW and play a pivotal leadership role delivering complex, high-impact rail transformation programs that support safer, more reliable and customer-focused transport outcomes. This is a once in a generation opportunity to lead major project delivery across a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment, influencing strategic outcomes that benefit communities across NSW.

In this role you'll:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex freight and rail access projects and programs, ensuring successful outcomes across scope, time, cost and quality.
• Provide strategic leadership across cross-functional teams, bringing together business, operational and technical stakeholders to achieve shared objectives.
• Drive effective risk, governance and performance management to deliver value and realise business benefits.
• Build trusted relationships with sponsors, industry partners and senior stakeholders to achieve alignment and sustained engagement.
• Champion business readiness, change adoption and continuous improvement to strengthen delivery capability across the organisation.
• Mentor project professionals and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and delivery excellence.

For more information, please view the role description and information pack.

About you:

• An accomplished program or project leader with significant experience delivering complex projects within the rail industry.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, stakeholder expectations, commercial outcomes and delivery risk in large-scale environments.
• Strong leadership capability with a track record of building high-performing teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experienced in governance, benefits realisation, budgeting, forecasting and vendor management.
• Tertiary qualified with recognised project management credentials such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMBOK or equivalent.

Why join us?

At Transport for NSW, you'll contribute to projects that make a lasting difference to the way people live, work and connect. You'll be part of an organisation committed to delivering better outcomes for customers, communities and the future of transport across NSW.

Who we are

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

Join us

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.