Job Description

You’re excited by opportunities to explore your potential and try something new.

You're a forward thinker who sees potential where others don't. You'll have the chance to shape and transform urban spaces, contribute to sustainable development and create vibrant, liveable communities for future generations to enjoy.

In this role, you'll:

The Property Development and Divestment sub-branch works across the Transport property portfolio of Transport for NSW and the Transport Asset Manager (TAM). The team identifies, assesses, plans and progresses property opportunities to support transport outcomes, housing and place outcomes, commercial performance, and broader public value.

The team works across the property development lifecycle, including opportunity identification, strategic assessment, feasibility, business case development, planning and approvals, transaction structuring, delivery coordination, and benefits realisation. It also plays an important role in strengthening branch-wide systems, reporting, governance and operational consistency across a statewide operating model.

The opportunity

We have an opportunity for a Senior Development Manager to join the team.

Reporting to the Director, Development, you will lead and support the identification, planning and delivery of a range of property development opportunities across the Transport property portfolio. You will also play a key role in driving continuous operational improvement to strengthen development practice, governance, reporting and delivery consistency across the branch.

This role will work across a diverse portfolio to help unlock value from residual, surplus and under-utilised property, supporting transport outcomes, housing and place outcomes, commercial performance, and broader public value. You will contribute across the full development lifecycle, from early opportunity assessment and feasibility through to planning, approvals, transaction readiness, delivery coordination and benefits realisation.

This is a senior role in a complex and high-profile environment, requiring strong commercial judgement, strategic capability and the ability to influence outcomes across a wide stakeholder group.

What you will be involved in

You will:

• lead and support the identification and delivery of property development opportunities across the Transport property portfolio
• provide strategic advice on priority initiatives that improve development outcomes and support branch and divisional priorities
• identify and unlock opportunities to enhance property value, including through the repurposing of residual, surplus and under-utilised property
• help progress opportunities through the appropriate development, transfer or divestment pathway
• contribute across the full property development lifecycle, including feasibility, planning, approvals, transaction readiness, delivery coordination and outcome realisation
• undertake or commission research across market, policy, legislative, economic, social, technological and industry trends, and translate insights into practical strategies and advice
• deliver robust data, reporting and analysis to support evidence-based decision-making, business planning, portfolio prioritisation and operational performance
• coordinate and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver priority initiatives and development opportunities in a complex stakeholder environment
• help drive greater consistency, accountability and performance across a statewide operating model.

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

About you

You are a capable and credible property professional with strong experience in property development, strategic planning, portfolio analysis or related commercial environments. You bring a strong understanding of how development opportunities move from concept to delivery and are comfortable working across strategy, governance, analysis and implementation.

You can connect long-term policy and market trends with practical actions that improve performance and unlock value from property assets. You will play an important role in supporting the success of the branch by monitoring and reporting on progress against business plan objectives, improving service delivery, using data and technology effectively, and supporting long-term financial sustainability.

You build strong, respectful and productive relationships and work effectively with internal teams and external partners to ensure strategies and initiatives are well understood, supported and embedded into day-to-day practice. You are also skilled at managing complex communication and engagement across multiple, and sometimes competing, stakeholders.

This role will suit a proven leader who is motivated by system-level impact and delivering long-term public value. You will bring the judgement, discipline and commercial insight to strengthen development practice, portfolio integration and decision-making at scale, together with the leadership maturity to influence outcomes across organisational boundaries.

Key knowledge and experience

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• experience in property development, urban development, property strategy, transactions, portfolio management or a related field
• strong strategic, commercial and analytical capability
• experience working across complex project or asset lifecycles, ideally including feasibility, planning, approvals, delivery and transaction interfaces
• strong stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence across government, industry and internal business units
• experience using data, reporting and insights to support planning, prioritisation and performance improvement
• the ability to lead operational improvement and drive consistency across teams, processes and governance frameworks
• sound judgement, resilience and the ability to work effectively in a complex and evolving environment.

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

Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy

Apply today

Applications close at 11:59 PM on Friday 15 May 2026.

For more information about this role, please contact MEAGAN.WALTON@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

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 via Our recruitment process | Transport for NSW

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