Job Description

This once-in-a-century infrastructure investment will provide fast, reliable turn-up-and-go metro services with nine fully accessible stations between Hunter Street and Parramatta, linking communities to faster rail services and support employment growth and housing supply.

Play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of this visionary project, contributing to the transformation of our city, working with the teams on high-value project contracts including the Trains, Systems, Maintenance & Operations package, Linewide package, Hunter Street, and Stations Package West.

The role on offer is with the Linewide package, which is the kind of package that offers real impact and exposure to the most complex and high-profile aspects of modern rail delivery. This package brings together end-to-end critical rail systems including signalling, communications, power, drainage, ventilation and control. It is complex, with significant interfaces and technical assurance requirements.

It comprises:

• Fit out of tunnels, cross passages and caverns;

• Tunnel ventilation system and tunnel ventilation control system;

• Bulk power supply and high voltage reticulation systems;

• Traction power system with static frequency converters, overhead contact system, power control system, fibre optic and leaky feeder aerial communications backbone;

• Tunnel drainage;

• Permanent way;

• Acoustic integration, noise and vibration;

• Fit out of linewide systems at the Stations; and

• FMW Facilities (Clyde SMF and the Rosehill Serves Facility including the Rosehill Substation).

In these roles you'll:

• Manage the commercial aspects of a major contract package within the Sydney Metro program throughout the project delivery lifecycle
• Ensure the implementation of robust commercial frameworks, procedures, and best practices for contract administration and management
• Provide expert advice on complex commercial matters, including contract variations, claims management, risk allocation, and dispute resolution
• Review key contract information and prepare, issue and respond to contract notices in relation to the contract requirements ensuring Sydney Metro is complying with its contractual obligations
• Develop and maintain effective processes for managing the assessment of payment claims and variations in collaboration with stakeholders, while developing and maintaining project claims and insurance positions to ensure compliance with contractual and legislative requirements
• Lead and mentor a team of commercial professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
• Represent Sydney Metro in high-level stakeholder engagement, building trusted relationships with delivery partners, contractors, and consultants
• Undertake regular budget analysis, cost reporting and forecasting activities, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures
• Provide support and coordination relative to the reporting requirements of the project including preparation of briefing notes for expenditure under delegation and monthly project reports ensuring reporting facilitates the effective management of risks and successful project delivery
• Contribute to the strategic planning and decision-making that will transform Sydney's public transport network

This is a Temporary Full-Time (TFT) Transport Senior Service Manager (TSSM) role on offer in the Linewide package with an end date of 30.06.2031. Please see the and Information Pack for more information.

Integrated Project Office

Our Linewide Integrated Project Office will be based at Darling Harbour for the duration of the project. This co-located environment brings together key project teams, including the Linewide Contractor and the Trains, Systems, Maintenance and Operations (TSMO) package team, fostering collaboration, integrated decision-making, and efficient project delivery.

The team rhythm includes regular in-person collaboration days at our Sydney CBD Hub in George St Sydney our Integrated Project Office at Darling Harbour.

About you

You hold tertiary qualifications in construction management, quantity surveying, engineering, project management, or a related built environment discipline. You bring 10+ years of extensive experience in commercial management of complex, high-value infrastructure or construction projects.

With deep expertise in the built environment and detailed knowledge of construction contracts, you have a proven ability to lead and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to drive successful project delivery.

Your strong commercial acumen is complemented by a track record of driving innovation and best practice in contract administration, cost control, and risk management throughout the project lifecycle.

Your exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills enable you to build trusted relationships with delivery partners. Finally, you are committed to delivering world-class public infrastructure for the people of Sydney.

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

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