You see the big picture, you’ve always worked on a grand scale, and now you’re ready to re-focus on grand impact.
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:
If you are after impact, there are not many other organisations in Australia that deliver work on this scale.
You will have the opportunity to gain a diverse range of skills, while applying your expertise and providing support to one of the biggest NSW infrastructure projects.
In this role, you will be:
Reporting to the Director of PMO (Linewide & TSMO), you will be responsible for leading the implementation and application of relevant Sydney Metro standards and procedures to plan, monitor, and control cost, schedule, risk, and change across the Linewide (LW) package.
In this role, you will drive the delivery of integrated, robust, accurate, and timely reporting, enabling informed decision-making and supporting the achievement of project objectives. You will provide expert advice, insights, and capability to the project management team while developing and implementing consistent project control strategies, processes, and standards.
You will also contribute to the development and implementation of project-wide tools, processes, and procedures that enable monitoring and control of the integrated program and interface risks, ensuring interdependencies between packages are managed efficiently and that information is provided to enhance performance, efficiency and value across the Sydney Metro West project.
Key accountabilities include:
- Lead and manage a project controls team to develop and implement consistent project controls processes across cost, schedule, risk, and change, aligned with defined scope and deliverable
- Analyse and continuously improve systems, processes, frameworks, and standards implemented in the package, ensuring alignment with industry best practice and NSW Government requirements.
- Drive strong stakeholder collaboration (internal and external, including delivery partners) to establish KPIs and deliver data-driven reporting on project performance.
- Oversee the implementation and ongoing management of an effective document control system, ensuring compliance and consistency across the project team.
- Contribute to the integrated project schedule, project-level cost management, and interface risk management activities, while monitoring performance, trends, and key issues to optimise overall project outcomes.
For more information, please view the Role Description and Information Pack.
About you
You are a highly experienced project controls leader who operates with autonomy within an agreed work plan, exercising sound judgment in the application of policies and taking accountability for the quality, accuracy, and integrity of outcomes provided.
You are confident in making independent decisions, resolving day-to-day issues, and directly influencing team priorities and outcomes, while ensuring alignment with organisational objectives. You also effectively engage in collaborative decision-making with your reporting line manager or senior leaders on complex matters that significantly impact timeframes, cost, quality, and scope of work.
You bring:
- Proven experience in developing and implementing robust project controls frameworks and processes on large and complex transport infrastructure projects in the delivery phase
- Strong capability across cost, schedule, risk, change management, and document control systems and reporting
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams within a matrix environment
- The ability to influence decision-making and collaborate effectively with all levels of stakeholders, internal and external
Who we are
Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.
Sydney Metro delivers Australia’s biggest public transport project and first driverless railway. We engage with our customers and community, and contribute to vibrant and attractive places through station design, interchanges and precincts.
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
Applications close 11:59 PM Thursday 04 June 2026
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
