Senior Manager Project Controls - WSA (Up to 6 Months Temporary Opportunity)

You’re agile, keen and open to meaningful work and opportunities that come your way.

You're passionate about public service and ready to lead a team of professionals, share your expertise and guide decision-making to help shape the future of our State.

In this role, you'll:

Lead the budget, cost, forecast, and risk & opportunity functions within the technical partner EDA PMO (Engineering, Design and Assurance), supporting the successful delivery of the Western Sydney Airport (WSA) project.

You will be responsible for overseeing an already integrated project controls system, covering budget, cost forecasting, scheduling, risk & opportunity, change management, and senior leadership reporting.

This role is critical in enabling accurate project controls oversight, early risk identification, and data-driven decision-making across the EDA PMO portfolio.

You will drive the consistent application of Sydney Metro’s project controls standards, ensure work package performance is transparently tracked and reported, and provide strategic advice to the EDA Leadership Team and senior stakeholders across finance and commercial.

Role is based in  Sydney. It is a hybrid role with office and at home mix according to TfNSW policy.

 

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the application of TfNSW-endorsed project controls standards with a strong focus on cost, forecasting, and risk & opportunity management

• Oversee and enhance the EDA PMO’s integrated project controls framework to monitor performance across budget, schedule, scope, and risk

• Prepare accurate forecasts and monthly reports that provide clear insights into cost performance, risk exposure, and key delivery milestones

• Coordinate risk and change management processes, including the identification of mitigation strategies and assessment of project impacts

• Collaborate with work package sponsor teams and stakeholders to establish, track, and report on KPIs aligned with program objectives

• Ensure project controls outputs such as cost reports, schedules, and dashboards are consistent, validated, and compliant with assurance standards

• Promote continuous improvement by embedding best practices in project controls, reporting, and decision-making support

Please view the Role Description and NSW Info pack.

About you

• Substantial experience in project controls on large-scale infrastructure programs with complex stakeholder environments

• Proven expertise in cost forecasting, financial and schedule reporting, risk and change management in a construction delivery environment

• Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing teams and drive adoption of standards and best practice

• Strong track record of stakeholder engagement across multidisciplinary teams and external partners

• Tertiary qualifications in engineering, construction, project management or a related field, or equivalent experience

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate data into actionable insights

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.

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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 Sunday, 6 July 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact GORAN.DANILOV@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

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