Principal Maintenance Manager

Working at Transurban is different; it’s a place where you can see the benefits of your work play out in real life, every day. We create city-sized solutions—building and operating safer, smarter, and more sustainable roads—to solve pressing transport challenges that are slowing cities down.

About the role

We’re seeking a Principal Maintenance Manager to lead the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of maintenance services across our road network, ensuring contract performance, risk management, and technical assurance.

You’ll join an innovative team that values safety, accountability, and continuous improvement in maintaining critical infrastructure.

As our Principal Maintenance Manager, you’ll contribute to lasting and positive changes that shape the future of our cities and communities. It’s meaningful, challenging and exciting work.

Day-to-day, you will:
Lead and develop a high-performing maintenance team, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and inclusion.- Manage maintenance contracts and service providers to ensure high-quality, compliant, and timely delivery of works.- Oversee health, safety, and environmental performance, driving continuous improvement across all maintenance activities.- Plan and deliver the annual maintenance works program, ensuring alignment with budget, standards, and asset risk requirements.- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, contractors, and external stakeholders to support seamless maintenance operations.- Ensure all maintenance works meet technical assurance standards and align with the Code of Maintenance Standards.- Monitor and manage financial performance, including budgets, contractor claims, and reporting on expenditures.- Drive continuous improvement in maintenance delivery, documentation, and asset risk management.

This role will suit someone with a curious mind and transferable skills and experiences, including:
A degree in Engineering or Business or Contract Management or equivalent experience of in a utilities or roads environment.- Contract Management experience in a complex maintenance environment- Experience working in a similar maintenance management position within the utilities, roads, transport or other related businesses.- Considerable experience dealing with complex stakeholder relationships both internally and externally- Extensive experience with HSE as applied to a contracted maintenance environment- Extensive experience of asset risk as it relates to complex infrastructureWith a career at Transurban, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits, including:
A range of flexible working and leave options, including the option to purchase an additional six weeks of leave each year- 16 weeks paid parental leave (regardless of gender or carer status), with no waiting period, with Superannuation paid during unpaid leave as well- Learning and development opportunities to support your career interests- Health and wellbeing support—access to Headspace and our EAP program, wellness facilities, and more- Share offers and insurance benefits- Social activities, community give-back programs and paid volunteer days

We offer a range of flexible working and leave options, so you can balance your work and life commitments and interests. Have a conversation with us about how this could work for you.

We embrace diversity with a foundation of safety, wellbeing and inclusion; where everyone belongs. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect, regardless of gender, gender identity, marital or family status, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, cultural or socio-economic background, perspective, and experience - whether they work for us or not. We want to ensure everyone feels comfortable and safe to express ideas, questions and concerns..

Job Type:
Permanent

Closing Date:
08-Aug-2025 0:00

Please note: The closing date reflects the time zone of the Primary Location for this job posting.

Primary Location:
Sydney CBD, Inner West & Eastern Suburbs Sydney NSW