Job Description

You put people at the heart and take pride in the impact of your work.

You’re ready to play an essential role behind the scenes by providing vital support, ensuring seamless project execution, and playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of transportation.

In this role, you'll:

Support programs that boost Aboriginal participation and economic opportunities. You will help coordinate daily project tasks, keep documentation and data organised, and assist with engaging stakeholders across Transport projects. You’ll also help maintain clear reporting, support culturally safe practices, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope under guidance.

The Project Officer Participation will also be responsible for:

• Assisting with project and procurement planning, scheduling and logistics to keep work on track.

• Maintaining accurate documents, registers and records for monitoring, reporting and audit readiness.

• Collecting and organising data and evidence for dashboards, updates and performance reporting.

• Preparing clear briefs, summaries, presentations and status updates for decision making.

• Supporting engagement with Aboriginal communities, businesses and partners, including event planning and outcome recording.

• Administering project tools and templates, raising emerging risks early and contributing to continuous improvement.

This is an ongoing full-time position located at Newcastle.

This role can be filled through remote working and can be based anywhere in New South Wales. The role requires in person attendance on particular days of the week at your local TfNSW office.

These are Aboriginal-identified roles as they involve the development and delivery of services and programs which impact or require liaison with Aboriginal people and/or communities. Our Aboriginal Employment Unit (AEU), run by a team of Aboriginal employees, is available to support current and prospective employees. For more information, email the AEU team at Aboriginal.Employment@transport.nsw.gov.au

For more information on the role and business unit, view the and information pack

About you

You are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

You have tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience.

You are experienced in supporting projects - including planning, scheduling, maintaining registers and preparing status reports - ideally within government, infrastructure or a similar environment.

You are confident using MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and collaboration or records management tools like SharePoint. You’re also familiar with basic project templates and simple financial tracking.

You are confident in professional email etiquette, and naturally inclined to solve problems with a calm, solution focused mindset. You take accountability seriously, owning your work and contributing positively to every task you take on.

You are skilled in research and analysis, and you can draft clear, high quality minutes, briefs, presentations and reports.

You are aware of Aboriginal cultural heritage considerations and engagement protocols, and you are committed to culturally safe and inclusive practices.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

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