- Be part of shaping City of Ryde
- Work for an organisation supporting the broader community
- Attractive remuneration on offer + $13,500 MVA
- Work in vibrant Macquarie Park location!
About Us
City of Ryde, just 12 kilometres from Sydney CBD, is a place of unique lifestyle and opportunity. It is home to an engaged and culturally diverse community of around 130,000 people, and a strong and growing Smart City economy including more than 13,000 local businesses, Macquarie Park, world-class hospitals, and a leading university. All balanced with beautiful bushland, riverfront parks, open spaces, and sport facilities. Our City is undergoing significant population growth as we address the housing crisis in a collaborative manner with the NSW State Government. Council anticipates our population to double over the next 30 years. To address this rapid population growth, Council has developed a strategy to “strike the right balance”, ensuring that employment opportunities and provision of critical infrastructure occurs with significant housing uplift.
About the Role - Build the Future of Our Community
We’re looking for an experienced Project Director to lead our Major Projects team at City of Ryde and deliver a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects valued from $5M to $125M+. This is a key leadership role where you’ll shape how we plan and deliver major infrastructure and public domain projects that make a lasting impact on our community.
In this role, you will leverage your strong technical planning skills and project management expertise to lead the Major Projects team to deliver significant community infrastructure projects, including sports fields, open spaces, stormwater and major road upgrades. These projects are complex in nature, involving structural works and multi‑storey facilities, and will challenge and grow your professional capability.
You will work closely with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, managing key milestones and ensuring successful project delivery that supports the strategic objectives of the City of Ryde and enhances community outcomes.
If you are looking for a role you can truly make your own-where you can collaborate with subject matter experts, contribute your ideas, and make a meaningful impact-we want to hear from you.
About You
You will be a highly capable and driven Project Director with proven experience delivering large‑scale infrastructure and complex building projects, coupled with extensive experience leading a high performing team. Your proactive approach, combined with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, will enable you to bring diverse community projects to successful completion.
You will thrive in a complex matrix environment, confidently managing all aspects of project delivery-from planning and design through to construction and handover. Your ability to navigate multiple priorities, influence outcomes, and collaborate across disciplines will be key to bringing projects across the line.
At City of Ryde, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our city through meaningful infrastructure delivery. You’ll join a supportive leadership team and work on projects that truly benefit the community.
In addition, you will also have:
- Proven ability to lead, manage, motivate & develop a multi-disciplinary, technical and high performing based team
- Extensive experience at a senior level in delivering full project life cycle management of major/multi-faceted capital works projects with high public/political visibility, including project costing, quality control, tender compliance and project reporting
- Proven experience in the development and implementation of program and project management standards, policies, systems, controls and reporting arrangements
- Strong relationship management skills and demonstrated ability to build and leverage relationships across multi-functional or multi-discipline teams, including external service providers
- Degree level qualification in Civil Engineering or a similar Engineering discipline, Project Management or a related field
- Current NSW Driver’s License
Your commencing annual base salary will be negotiable for the right applicant, dependent on your experience and qualifications within the graded range + Motor Vehicle Allowance $13,500.
Culture & Benefits
- Commitment to providing opportunities for work/life balance
- Hybrid work from home and office arrangements available for eligible positions
- Flexibility regarding start and finish times to suit your lifestyle
- Enjoy one Personal Leave Day a month
- Long service leave after 5 years, then accrued monthly
- 18 weeks paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
- 3 extra leave days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday
- Annual performance reviews and Award increases
- Opportunity to sign up as a fitness passport member
- Various health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, etc.)
How to apply
Please ensure you give full answers to the online application questions, showcasing your abilities and experience. Your answers, in conjunction with your resume, will determine if you are invited to an interview.
Please note you do not need a “password” to use our on-line application system, however you have the option save and return to your application prior to the closing date. In addition to answering the online questions, this position requires you to attach your Resume to complete the application process. Please note, you are not required to submit a cover letter or a statement addressing selection criteria.
Closing Date: Wednesday 22nd July 2026 at 11:30pm
If you would like to know more, please see the position description or contact Kelly Hawkins, Talent Acquisition Specialist on 9952 8480 for a confidential discussion.
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