You’re a purposeful leader with extensive experience operating at a senior executive or equivalent level across civil engineering and/or asset management in complex infrastructure environments.

You will be part of the Chief Engineer’s leadership team, contributing to enterprise-wide technical authority, engineering standards and asset management outcomes across Transport for NSW.

In this role, you'll:

Join the Engineering function within the Prioritisation & Asset Management (PAM) Branch, which provides enterprise-level technical authority and asset management leadership to support whole-of-life performance, risk and value optimisation across Transport’s asset portfolio.

Reporting to the Chief Engineer, you will act as cluster‑wide technical authority for civil engineering infrastructure, such as bridges, tunnels, structures and geotechnical assets - setting direction, assuring performance and enabling evidence‑based decisions that serve NSW customers, communities and the broader economy.

You will lead the development and governance of engineering and asset management standards, applying an ISO 55000‑aligned, whole‑of‑life lens to balance safety, risk, performance, sustainability and value for money. This includes oversight of assurance, concessions and technical risk across a complex portfolio of brownfield and new assets.

Operating confidently in a politically and publicly visible environment, you will provide trusted advice to executive and governance forums, navigate competing priorities, and challenge the status quo where needed - shifting thinking from gold plated solutions to pragmatic, outcomes focused infrastructure choices.

You will build and lead a high performing team of senior engineers and specialists, strengthening capability, fostering innovation and enabling consistent, risk informed engineering decisions across all modes of transport.

This is a full-time Ongoing (Perm) Transport Senior Service Executive TSSE1A level role offering an attractive remuneration package.

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

About you 

• Demonstrated experience providing enterprise-level technical and asset management advice for complex civil engineering infrastructure assets (e.g. bridges, tunnels, earthworks, geotechnical and structural systems), including whole-of-life performance, assurance and system risk.
• Demonstrated understanding of the full asset lifecycle, with practical application of ISO 55000 asset management principles.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, standards, and codes of practice in a multidisciplinary engineering environment with specific knowledge of the technical requirements affecting multi modal services and assets.
• Proven ability to provide clear, authoritative advice on complex technical matters to executive and governance stakeholders.
• Strong strategic and analytical capability, balancing risk, performance, customer outcomes and affordability.
• Resilient and inclusive leader, able to challenge established approaches, adapt to change and lead through complexity.
• Experience managing and influencing highly skilled technical specialists while maintaining a pragmatic, outcomes‑focused approach.
• Skilled in building relationships of trust across government, industry and the community to deliver public value.
• Hold tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, with extensive knowledge and experience in engineering, operational systems and/or related field.
• Professional engineering registration (e.g. Chartered Professional Engineer or equivalent recognised professional registration).
• You can meet Rail Safety Worker’s requirements.

Who we are

We are a state government organisation made up of more nearly 30,000 people and we're in the middle of delivering the largest transport infrastructure program in Australia's history. We work across planning, policy and procurement, harnessing data and technology to develop smarter and more adaptive transport solutions.

Transport for NSW keeps our State moving by providing safe, integrated, and efficient transport systems. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do – and we do a lot. We connect people, communities and industry and manage how they use our road, rail and maritime networks and services, and even active modes like walking and cycling. The work we do connects the journeys you take every day.

That means job opportunities in metropolitan and regional areas right across NSW – you have the chance to be part of creating a lasting legacy that will benefit generations to come.

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.