Project Controls Manager

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

You have the opportunity to gain a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of skills, providing insight and knowledge without losing sight of your work-life balance or wellbeing.

In this role, you'll:

Working within our Engineering & Maintenance Team at Sydney Trains, the primary purpose of our Project Controls Manager role is to work with Program/Project/Contract Managers to provide an assurance function for the management of processes and systems for project controls and reporting. 

This includes cost, estimation, scheduling, risk, and quality assurance systems required for the efficient and effective management of the division's program of work.

About you

You will take responsibility to drive the Project Controls in Major Works Division, including the provision of project controls assurance and management for Major Works programs.

You will ensure the implementation of a project controls framework for delivery at project, program and portfolio level, extending to external works and contract management.

You will coordinate and monitor of uniform practices for compliance with applicable standards, accurate and consistency.

You will implement and undertake assurance for compliance to a consistent framework for measurement of progress at project, program and portfolio levels, and supported by relevant processes and tools.

You will ensure senior delivery managers adopt an appropriate framework to manage the definition, monitoring, and reporting on key performance metrics (including cost and schedule) for all projects/programs/contracts.

You will take responsibility to drive the consistent adoption by senior delivery managers, of effective systems for project change management (cost, schedule), ensuring portfolio level visibility of change.

You will also identify and lead continuous improvement opportunities including identification and implementation of new tools, systems and processes to improve scheduling, estimation, cost control, performance management and reporting.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. 

At Sydney Trains, our rail services keep Sydney moving by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do. We work with our local communities to deliver safe, timely and efficient rail services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

Our trains and network are evolving to meet the needs of our customers now and well into the future. We're continuing to integrate technological innovations that help us deliver a smarter and more sustainable network. 

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 is an in-person, on-site role.

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now

Applications close: 11:59 pm Sunday 9 November 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact BEN..NSW.GOV.AU.

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