Senior Manager Fleet and Plant Services (perm opportunity)

You’re a leader who takes ownership and actively creates positive change. 

You have the opportunity to be part of the newly formed Transport Road Maintenance and Resilience division and to lead fleet and plant services management spread across the state of NSW.

In this role, you'll:

As we move towards a statewide model, join the newly established Regional Road Network Maintenance (RRNM) Branch of the Road Maintenance & Resilience Division, that maintains and improves the safety, reliability and resilience of NSW’s road network to better connect our communities and move freight efficiently across our State. RRNM provides fleet and plant services across Transport and the State of NSW and is responsible for:

• Leasing, external hire and purchasing of fleet and plant
• Design and manufacture new plant and equipment
• Fleet and plant maintenance and servicing
• Management of fleet workshops across the State

Reporting to the Executive Director, Regional Road Network Maintenance, you will be responsible for managing the Transport’s fleet hire business including light vehicles, vehicular fleet, trucks, plant and fleet workshops, through the development and management of appropriate business strategies and methodologies to provide cost effective fleet support to Transport wide operations.

Supported by a diverse team of approximately 150 professionals based across the State, the role provides mechanical support for ferries, moveable mediums lift span bridges and other mechanical infrastructure and is responsible for fleet operations and support facility strategy, policies, and management of the corporate fleet as a commercially competitive business.

In consideration of our evolving EV workforce team, whilst managing procurement and commercial activities, you will be required be innovative, purposely driven so as to support more sustainable maintenance operations. 

This is a full-time ongoing (Perm) Transport Senior Service Manger (TSSM) level role, offering an attractive remuneration package. The role is opened to individuals based regionally but preferably in the vicinity of some of our major depots across the State. Ability to travel throughout the State is a requirement. 

Please view the Role Description. For more information about working for Transport for NSW, please view our information pack. 

About you 

• You are an experienced professional in fleet and plant services management.
• Highly developed knowledge of asset management systems and a proven capacity to oversee the development and the implementation of asset standards, procurement, utilisation and maintenance across a commercially focused and geographically dispersed business.
• Strong understanding of change management principals and ability to lead change while operating within commercial framework.
• Demonstrated experience working at a senior or executive level in a complex organization delivering specialist and authoritative advice to executive leadership.  
• Detailed understanding of business management systems requirements and ability to project manage implementation of defined systems within a commercially based engineering or industrial based organisation/s.
• You have strong stakeholder management skills with experience in leading a function within a high reliability / high risk working environment, a large and complex industrial and/or public sector organisation.
• Adaptable in nature, you lead by example with the ability to drive change and to motivate team members towards achieving business objectives.
• As a good problem solver, with progressive and forward-thinking attitude, you have the ability to work in a matrix-style reporting environment where it is essential to have a good understanding of customer orientation and the operational demands that come with service delivery.
• You have appropriate qualifications in Engineering, post graduate business management or related disciplines.
• You possess a valid Australian motor vehicle driver’s license and be willing to work outside regular working hours and travel on occasion / extensively throughout the state.

Who we are

We are a state government organisation made up of more nearly 30,000 people and we're in the middle of delivering the largest transport infrastructure program in Australia's history. We work across planning, policy and procurement, harnessing data and technology to develop smarter and more adaptive transport solutions.

Transport for NSW keeps our State moving by providing safe, integrated, and efficient transport systems. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do – and we do a lot. We connect people, communities and industry and manage how they use our road, rail and maritime networks and services, and even active modes like walking and cycling. The work we do connects the journeys you take every day.

That means job opportunities in metropolitan and regional areas right across NSW – you have the chance to be part of creating a lasting legacy that will benefit generations to come.

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 Thursday 12th June 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact FABRICE.NOEL@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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