Project Cost Practice Lead

You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow. 

This is your opportunity to broaden your experience and perspectives, step out of the confines of a standard project role and expand your scope to work with an interconnected ecosystem of industry professionals.

In this role, you will:

Provide expert leadership in uplifting and embedding project cost management standards across Transport for NSW’s portfolio, supporting confident, transparent and informed investment decision‑making. You will develop, maintain and continuously improve project cost management frameworks, tools and guidance covering cost estimation, budgeting, forecasting and cost‑risk analysis, ensuring alignment with NSW Treasury requirements, the Digital Assurance Framework and recognised industry best practice. 

You will contribute specialist assurance advice to project health checks, gate reviews and portfolio assurance activities, working collaboratively with Finance, PMO and analytics teams to ensure consistency between portfolio and financial reporting. Through analysis of portfolio cost performance, you will identify systemic issues, trends and improvement opportunities, translating these into practical enhancements to standards, reporting and capability uplift across the organisation.

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

About you

You are an experienced project cost management professional with a strong track record operating in large, complex organisations or infrastructure delivery environments. You bring a deep understanding of project cost estimation, forecasting, financial controls and earned value management, and can apply assurance and governance frameworks in a pragmatic and proportionate way. You are highly analytical and numerate, confident working with complex financial data and modelling tools, and able to clearly communicate technical concepts and insights to both financial and non‑financial stakeholders.

To be successful in this role, you will hold a tertiary qualification in finance, project management, economics or a related discipline, or equivalent experience, and a relevant professional certification in project management or cost engineering, such as AACE Certified Cost Professional, PMI or PRINCE2. You bring a collaborative and consultative approach, are comfortable working with autonomy, and are motivated to drive continuous improvement in project cost management practices in support of Transport for NSW’s strategic objectives.

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.

Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy  

Apply today 

Applications close 11:59 PM, Monday 27th July 2026

For more information about this role, please contact FIONA.BRADY2@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

Learn more about how to apply via Our recruitment process | Transport for NSW 

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