Job Description

You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow.

You have the opportunity to gain a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of skills, providing insight and knowledge without losing sight of your work-life balance or wellbeing.

In this role, you'll:

Reporting to the Director, Commercial & Controls, the Senior Manager, Commercial leads the commercial function across a portfolio of road and related active transport infrastructure projects ranging from Tier1 to Tier5. The role has end to end accountability for commercial performance across both the development and delivery phases, ensuring commercial strategies, contract management, and risk management are integrated and effectively applied throughout the project lifecycle. It oversees the development and implementation of contract administration manuals to strengthen compliance, improve decision-making and risk management practices,

This position provides leadership across multiple projects and locations, guiding and supporting commercial teams to deliver consistent outcomes. A key focus is building commercial capability, and upskilling teams to strengthen commercial acumen, judgement, and performance across projects of varying size and complexity

Key responsibilities include leading contract negotiations, procurement and delivery strategy workshops, dispute prevention and resolution, and providing expert commercial advice on tenders, variations, claims, and pricing structures.

With a strong judgement, a proactive risk management mindset the Senior Manager, Commercial operates with a high level of autonomy, embedding proactive risk management into day to day commercial decision making, ensuring risks are identified early and managed effectively to support successful project outcomes. The role works closely with project directors, engineers, delivery teams, and external stakeholders to collaborate, influence outcomes, and drive strong commercial performance.

This is a hybrid role, requiring a combination of office based work and regular presence on project sites across Sydney and Regional NSW to support teams, engage stakeholders, and maintain strong connection to project delivery.

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

About you

You will drive and embed a strong risk identification and mitigation mindset to achieve commercial outcomes that support the successful delivery of projects, programs, and portfolios. You will take a solutions-focused approach to resolving issues and enabling value-for-money decision making, often in circumstances where there is limited or no precedent. You will maintain awareness of political sensitivities, emerging risks, and matters that may attract media or community attention, ensuring these are appropriately escalated and communicated to management in a timely manner.

You will work collaboratively and proactively across the organisation, interfacing with business units and branches to build strong working relationships and effective partnerships, while supporting a fair and competitive environment for contractors. You will operate with a variable number of direct and indirect reports depending on business and project requirements, working with a high level of autonomy within an agreed work plan. You will exercise sound judgement in applying policy and will be fully accountable for the quality and integrity of the advice you provide.

You will make independent decisions that influence team and area outcomes, including resolving day-to-day issues that impact priorities and delivery performance. For more complex matters that have significant implications for time, cost, quality, and scope, you will work collaboratively with your reporting line manager to ensure decisions are well-informed, balanced, and commercially sound.

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 Tuesday 19th 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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