You want to play a part in making NSW a better place to work, live and travel.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:Work within our Project Services West, Natural Disasters West team within the Regional Road Network Maintenance Branch of the Road Maintenance & Resilience division at Transport for NSW. The team focuses on developing and delivering (via contractor) slope remediation projects, predominately around the Oberon and Lithgow LGAs.This role will see you lead projects within the Natural Disasters space to deliver outcomes in accordance with the project scope and business requirements. It will see you responsible for the development, management and implementation of transport infrastructure or maintenance projects to achieve Transport for NSW and Government road safety, asset management and network efficiency objectives.This will include: Provide efficient and effective project and contract management services by ensuring that the nominated projects are developed and delivered to specified, time, cost, quality and scope requirements that meet Government and TfNSW objectives. Lead the investigation, design, estimating and procurement processes for the nominated project to deliver required client objectives. Manage the process of development, tendering, awarding and administration of professional service, construction and maintenance contracts by controlling the scope, managing contract risks and issues, while fulfilling the role of a TfNSW Representative. Lead multidisciplinary project teams to drive and deliver project objectives and targets by modelling high-performance behaviours, including teamwork, initiative and flexibility, and developing less experienced team members through mentoring and coaching. Build and maintain effective working relationships and collaborate with our customers, colleagues, stakeholders and partners to understand and manage risk and influence sustainable outcomes on projects by the development and implementation of active stakeholder and community involvement plans. For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.About youYour tertiary degree from an Australian University in Civil or Structural Engineering will accompany your previous experience working on large project sites and your experience with contract management.Youre recognised for your ability to work in a frontline role involving construction sites on a regular basis with experience ideally in slope stabilisation.You also have the following - White card, Prepare Work Zone Traffic Management Plans (PWZTMP), Workers on Foot and drivers licence.This is an Award Transport Engineering Level 3 Temporary Fixed Term frontline role till 30/06/2027, that requires someone to be based in Orange, Bathurst or Lithgow and work from the construction site on a regular basis.Also, flexibility will be required to work weekends to fulfill projects operating on a Wednesday to Sunday pattern. This will see you attend on site minimum 3 days per week and weekends when major milestones or hold points/witness points are required for the continuation of works. Minimum 8 hours per day, hours may vary depending on project requirements. Who we areTransport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. Join usOur workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If youd like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers. This is an in-person, on-site role. Apply today Applications close 11:59 PM Sunday, 10th May 2026. For more information about this role, please contact . 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 viaOur recruitment process | Transport for NSW
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Project / Contract Manager