About us

Sydney Metro is Australia's biggest public transport project and first fully-automated metro rail network, connecting customers and transforming the way Sydney travels. Our new generation of driverless trains are fast, safe and reliable, and link with Sydney's existing public transport network to provide seamless journeys. Our 46 state of the art, fully accessible metro stations and precincts are designed to meet the evolving needs of our customers and communities.

With the Northwest line already in operation and works well underway on the City & Southwest, West and Western Sydney Airport lines, Sydney will enjoy a fully operational Metro network by 2030.

About the team

The Operations, Customer and Place-making team ensures Sydney Metro delivers integrated, reliable, customer-focused, and efficient services. Including managing large scale place-making projects, designing and developing thriving precincts where community members can gather, connect, shop, work and play. We are proud of what we have achieved so far and excited for the full vision of Sydney Metro to come to life.

The Opportunity

We have a unique opportunity for a Manager Transport Planning to join our Transport Planning team on a fixed-term contract until the 31st of December 2023. Reporting directly to the Senior Manager Transport Planning, the primary purpose of the role is to assist in transport planning and advisory with a focus on sustainable transport, transport modelling and traffic engineering.

Activities you'll be involved in include:

- Being a member of an experienced team delivering various transport planning projects.

- Strategic thinking that explores wide-ranging possibilities in developing a vision for the future.

- Monitoring external sources and identifying underlying trends: develop, maintain, and use various systems, processes, and references to gather information.

- Dealing with concepts and complexity to comfortably use analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems.

- Generating new ideas by drawing on a range of information sources to provide best practice outcomes.

- Managing projects to ensure they are completed on time, within budget while meeting customer needs and all deliverable requirements.

- Implement and comply with Sydney Metro's Quality Management system

- Collaborate with multi-discipline teams and work with an energetic and motivated team of professionals in a supportive and encouraging environment.

- Manage a diverse range of stakeholders which have unique requirements.

Please click here to view a copy of the role description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly complex environment. You will have a sound understanding of the workings of Government and a proven track record of providing high-level Transport Planning advice. Attention to detail, initiative, and a can-do approach, is essential. You act with high integrity and discretion as you will handle confidential and commercial information.

You possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and as a part of a team.

Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is Grade 9 ($138,670 - $155,309) per annum plus superannuation and leave loading. For more information on Employee Benefits at Sydney Metro, please click here.

Interested?

By joining Transport for NSW, you'll have access to unique government benefits in a flexible work environment like no other. So we want to hear from you if you're ready to step into this meaningful and rewarding role!

Please submit a resume and answer all questions within the online application process to apply for this position.

We are the community we serve

We are committed to being an inclusive, diverse and flexible workplace where differences are valued. We welcome people of all backgrounds, experience and abilities.

We enable our people to work in ways that work for them and their teams. Working virtually and from different locations including regional locations, staggering work hours and job sharing are just some of the ways our people can work flexibly.

Please contact the Talent Specialist below if you require any adjustments to be made to how you interact with us throughout the recruitment process or would like to discuss flexible work options.

For any enquiries, please email Richard Pickford at RICHARD.PICKFORD@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

We’re certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace

Our flexible work practices and policies for parental leave, employee and family wellbeing and family care enable us to provide genuine support for our people to thrive at work and at home.

Apply today to register your interest!

Take a look at our application tips video series for plenty of great information on navigating and acing the application and recruitment process with Sydney Metro.

Find out more about Sydney Metro at https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sydney-metro. ​

Our COVIDSafe Measures Policy

All Transport for NSW workers are required to have:

appropriate evidence of being fully vaccinated with a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine; or

an approved medical contraindication.

You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status or apply for a medical exemption prior to securing this role.

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