Job Description

You’re someone who wants to create outcomes that have a real impact on the people of NSW.

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In this role, you'll:

Reporting to the Director Portfolio PMO, The Senior Manager Risk , The primary purpose of this role is to lead the planning, design, implementation, and management of the risk management function at either the Enterprise level or for a Sydney Metro Project.

The role provides strategic leadership and professional guidance in the identification, assessment, escalation, and mitigation of risks, ensuring an integrated and proactive approach to risk management across the project lifecycle. Responsible for developing and implementing risk strategies, plans, and management systems, the position supports the successful delivery of project objectives by embedding risk management principles into all aspects of project governance and operations.

The role designs, develops, implements, and administers a robust and integrated risk management framework to ensure all forms of risk are effectively identified, managed, monitored, and escalated in accordance with relevant statutory requirements and organisational standards.

In addition, the role facilitates risk workshops with the Project Leadership Team, promotes risk awareness and accountability, and provides assurance to the Project Executive that issues and risks are being managed, reported, and escalated in line with established frameworks, policies, and compliance obligations.

Key accountabilities include:

• Embed risk management across the project lifecycle and governance framework, ensuring risks and retained risks are proactively identified, assessed, monitored, and managed throughout all phases of the Portfolio or Project to support successful delivery outcomes.
• Provide expert risk management advice and support to stakeholders, enabling informed risk-based decision-making while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, corporate standards, and government policies.
• Lead the identification, assessment, monitoring, and escalation of project and portfolio risks, implementing effective mitigation strategies and corrective actions, and ensuring timely reporting to Project Executives to strengthen governance and oversight.
• Monitor key risks, controls, and mitigation activities to support project delivery, proactively managing commercial, construction, and commissioning risks to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest industry standards.
• Drive the application of risk management best practices to enhance safety performance, fostering a strong risk-aware culture and ensuring risks to people, operations, and project outcomes are effectively controlled and continuously improved.

This position is offered on a fixed-term basis, with the potential for extension subject to business needs.

For more information please view the role description and information pack.

About you

You will be a trusted risk advisor and strategic business partner, responsible for fostering a strong risk-aware culture across the project through the provision of expert guidance, coaching, and leadership on risk management best practices.

You will be working closely with Project Directors, leadership teams, and functional stakeholders, you will play a pivotal role in supporting project planning, governance, process improvement, and informed decision-making, ensuring risks and issues are proactively identified, assessed, and managed throughout the project lifecycle.

You will be leveraging strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, you will facilitate collaboration across teams, contribute to the effective operation of governance frameworks, and provide valuable risk-based insights that support successful project outcomes.

A key focus of the role will be the ongoing review and monitoring of risks, ensuring their potential impact on project delivery, commercial integrity, and strategic objectives is clearly understood, appropriately mitigated, and escalated in a timely manner, enabling the project to achieve its goals while maintaining the highest standards of governance, compliance, and performance.

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

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 11:59 PM Tuesday 3 November 2026.

For more information about this role, please contact AMBER.TRAVERS@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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