Operational Technology Project Officer - Risks, Issues, Scheduling (Fixed term 12 months role)

You can influence outcomes and meet diverse challenges.

This is your opportunity to broaden your experience and perspectives, step out of the confines of a standard project role and expand your scope to work with an interconnected ecosystem of industry professionals.

In this role, you'll:

Be part of a dynamic and collaborative team delivering Operational Technology (OT) projects within the Operations Management branch, including the high-impact, operationally critical environment of the Transport Management Centre (TMC). You’ll play a vital role in supporting project managers across a diverse portfolio to ensure timely, high-quality, and on-budget delivery.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing project management support with a strong emphasis on risk and issue management, project scheduling, and coordination across multiple concurrent projects.

• Managing project documentation, compliance, reporting, and resource planning to ensure alignment with scope, quality, and delivery milestones.

• Coordinating meetings, fostering collaboration among project teams, and facilitating communication to drive issue resolution and risk mitigation.

• Consolidating project reports and briefing notes that incorporate program-level risks, issues, and scheduling insights for distribution to stakeholders.

• Assisting in IT project planning and execution, monitoring financials, and addressing risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle.  

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

About you

You’re a capable and detail-oriented project support professional with growing experience in delivering results in complex environments. You’ve supported multiple initiatives simultaneously and developed solid skills in risk and issue tracking, stakeholder engagement, and project coordination.

With a proactive mindset and an eagerness to learn, you thrive in dynamic settings and bring clarity, organisation, and enthusiasm to every task. Your communication skills, analytical thinking, and ability to adapt to shifting priorities make you a valuable asset to any program team.

Who we are

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

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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.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days. 

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now!

Applications close: 11:59 pm Tuesday, 1 July 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact SHEFALI.UPPAL@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 info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us. 

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