Director Community & Stakeholder Engagement x2 - (Sydney, East) & (Regional)

We’re looking for someone to join our dynamic Community & Stakeholder Engagement team, where our focus is to truly understand and respond to the needs of our many customers, communities, and passengers, ensuring their perspectives shape our decisions and actions.

As the Director of Community & Stakeholder Engagement, you will lead a dedicated team committed to building trust and understanding through authentic and meaningful engagement, to then enable delivery of outcomes that make a real difference.

You’ll foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence, creating an environment where your team and partners feel motivated, empowered, and equipped to succeed.

In these roles, you’ll:

• Lead community and stakeholder engagement on transport initiatives across all modes and regions, working at the forefront of change in a high-impact, high-profile environment.
• Drive customer-centric and place-based engagement strategies that reflect the diversity of NSW and deliver positive outcomes for communities.
• Build and foster trusted relationships across government, industry and community, ensuring decisions are informed by real-world needs and insights.
• Shape strategic narratives and lead proactive communications that build public trust and help communities understand the value and benefits of our projects.Provide leadership, mentorship and vision to your team, cultivating a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture that sets the standard for engagement across Transport.

These are an ongoing Transport Senior Service Executive (1B) roles. Please see the role descriptions and Information Pack Information Pack for more information.  

Director, Community & Stakeholder Engagement (Sydney, East)

Director, Community & Stakeholder Engagement (Regional)

About you

• You’re a strategic communicator with a passion for people and place.
• You’re a strategic thinker who is well versed in resolving complex, high-impact customer and stakeholder issues and can provide expert advice and guidance.
• You are comfortable working in a matrix structure and collaborating across the organisation to achieve positive outcomes.
• You are passionate about forging meaningful relationships and developing a deep understanding of community and stakeholder needs within your area, so you can advocate for and drive positive results.
• You are a leader that fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation and excellence, creating a positive environment where your team and partners are inspired and set up to succeed.
• You are a focused on continually improving the engagement practise and ensuring our communities, stakeholders and passengers have a consistent experience from Transport, regardless of their location.
• You love working in a team that has each other’s backs, knows how to have a laugh, and celebrates the wins (big or small) together. Because doing great work is even better when you're doing it with great people.

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 on Friday 13 June 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact EFFIE.ROGARIS@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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