Executive Director Transition Office

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW- Job Category: Senior Executive- Job Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000- Job Ref No: 84064- Employment Type: Fixed Term Full-Time- Salary Range: $0.0-$0.0**About us**

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.

We are a state government organisation made up of more than 28,000 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.

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

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**The Opportunity**

Reporting directly to the Secretary, we are currently looking for an Executive Director, Transition Office to establish the function and team to lead the governance and coordination of independent reviews and development of transition and policy implementation plans in a highly complex portfolio across the Transport Cluster to contribute to the achievement of NSW Government objectives.

This opportunity is for a 6-month fixed term duration.

**Key Accountabilities include**:

- Create a strong internal governance and program management structure in relation to the establishment, coordination, and monitoring progress of independent reviews across the Transport Cluster.
- Establish the Transition Office and functional accountabilities including effective governance, program and project management frameworks, and a multi-disciplinary and cross-cluster team to underpin effective implementation of plans within agreed timelines and budget, and with achievement of defined outcomes.
- Lead the management of interdependencies and coordination across transport portfolio areas to ensure that information relating to deliverables, risks and issues, and implementation strategies are effectively communicated between stakeholders and that key performance indicators are monitored and evaluated.
- Act as the primary escalation point for urgent, complex, or highly sensitive issues relating to the functions of the Transition Office, determining appropriate responses and the need for further escalation.
- Lead the design, development and implementation of stakeholder engagement and communication plans and channels to support coordination of independent reviews, transition planning and implementation.

For more information on this position please view role description here.

**About You**
- You have significant executive leadership experience and a proven track record of achievement in policy development and implementation and in all aspects of program management including delivery of enterprise-wide transformation and service delivery programs within the Transport industry.
- You have extensive experience in briefing and engaging senior stakeholders at executive/board/ministerial levels in the Transport industry ideally with a focus on infrastructure and service delivery programs.
- You have a proven track record in building effective and collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders during periods of complexity and change and driving the delivery of major programs in a complex, politically and commercially sensitive environment.

**Essential Requirements**
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated equivalent professional experience.

**Salary and Benefits**

This is a Transport Senior Service Executive (TSSE) role offering an attractive remuneration package.

To find out more about the benefits available to you when you join Transport please refer to our Employee Benefits Guide here.

Transport offers flexible working options in a Hybrid working model.

**How to apply**

**We’re an inclusive and flexible workplace**

Here at Transport, we want our workforce to reflect the communities we serve by being an inclusive, diverse and flexible place for all our people.

We offer a range of flexible work and leave options for our people. These options depend on your role and the work you do. Some of the ways our people work flexibly include a hybrid mix of virtual and in-person collaboration, staggering work hours, or even allocating extra hours worked towards a day off from time to time. We also offer more structured flexible agreements and tailored hybrid options for people who live regionally. We’re proud to be recognised as a FlexReady Certified employer, a Family Inclusive Workplace and winners of the ‘Best Remote Work Strategy’ at the Australian HR Award