Senior Environment Officer (Heritage)
Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW
Job category: Policy
Job location:
Macquarie Park, NSW, AU, 2113
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Job reference number: 109754
Employment type: Permanent Full-Time
Salary range: $141678.0-$158677.0
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You’re agile, keen and open to meaningful work and opportunities that come your way.
You're looking to contribute to the transformation of the transport sector towards a greener and more sustainable future. You want to actively participate in shaping policies and initiatives that reduce carbon emissions, promote renewable energy adoption, and enhance the overall environmental performance of the transport network.
In this role, you'll:
Work as part of the Heritage and Precincts team at Transport for NSW, this role supports the development of organisation-wide policies, strategies and standards for heritage. In this role you will play an important part in refreshing and updating Transport’s suite of heritage policies, guidance, procedures and technical resources.
The role involves applying your research expertise, policy writing and stakeholder engagement experience to help ensure Transport remains a leader in State Agency heritage management. Through the development and implementation of organisational policies and strategies related to heritage you will contribute to initiatives that protect and promote Transport’s diverse heritage portfolio and role.
You’ll work within the Heritage Policy and Strategy sub-team to improve heritage awareness across the organisation, help establish consistent internal processes for heritage and deliver strategic initiatives that directly shape heritage outcomes across a major state‑wide infrastructure portfolio.
For more information on this role, please view the role description and information pack.
About you
You are a heritage policy and strategy expert with experience working in a complex, multi‑stakeholder environment where heritage, asset management, infrastructure delivery, community expectations, and regulatory frameworks intersect.
Your heritage knowledge, analytical capability, and collaborative working style, demonstrated by your portfolio of public policy and strategy achievements proves that you can balance legislative obligations with operational needs to support improved heritage outcomes, and contribute to Transport’s role as an industry leader in heritage management.
You're recognised as a proactive and ethical heritage and public policy professional, skilled at communicating, researching complex issues, advising, analysing risks, and implementing practical heritage policy and strategy approaches.
You are experienced in translating NSW and federal environmental/heritage legislation to large heritage asset portfolios and have a proven track record of preparing, consulting on and finalising heritage asset strategies.
You are experienced communicating with large and diverse stakeholder groups including executives, leadership teams and decision makers and hold good knowledge of the consultation and stakeholder engagement requirements of a NSW public service role.
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 Thursday, 23 July 2026.
For more information about this role, please contact
[email protected].
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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