Network Development

You're passionate about a career delivering solutions that impact millions. 

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'll:

Lead end-to-end project development activities across rail and heavy rail initiatives, operating with a high degree of autonomy and providing hands-on leadership for junior team members. 

Drive options analysis and early-stage investment thinking, identifying value-for-money solutions and shaping recommendations, while partnering closely with the Centre of Excellence on formal business case development. 

Act as the sponsor’s delegate for complex rail initiatives, setting clear objectives, managing scope, risks and interfaces, and ensuring projects progress through assurance and governance frameworks. 

Engage and influence a broad range of internal stakeholders, including Sydney Metro and other IPE partners, to align priorities, resolve competing interests and deliver integrated network outcomes. 

Provide strong people leadership within a small, high-impact team, balancing delivery with coaching, performance management and capability uplift in a lean environment. 

Apply deep rail and project management expertise to anticipate issues, guide decision-making and ensure initiatives are technically robust, deliverable and aligned to whole-of-network outcomes.

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

About you

You bring extensive experience leading complex rail and heavy rail projects, with strong end‑to‑end project management capability and confidence operating independently in ambiguous environments.

You have a deep understanding of government investment and assurance frameworks, with proven experience delivering robust options analysis and early‑stage investment advice that drives value for money.

You are comfortable acting as a sponsor’s delegate, setting direction, managing risk and interfaces, and leading multidisciplinary activities through development and governance stages.

You are a trusted internal partner and influencer, able to engage effectively with senior stakeholders across Transport, including Sydney Metro and IPE, to align priorities and resolve competing interests.

You are an experienced people leader, capable of managing and developing a small team, providing hands‑on guidance where needed while fostering accountability and capability uplift.

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  Sunday, 26th July 2026.

For more information about this role, please contact FRANK.ROCA@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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