Director Operations
1 week ago
Organisation/Entity: Sydney Metro
Job category: Senior Executive
Job location:
Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
Job reference number: 101592
Employment type: Permanent Full-Time
Salary range: $0.0-$0.0
You may have been part of some big projects before, but this work is legacy-building.
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:
Join the outstanding Sydney Metro team as the Director Operations for the M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line.
You will provide leadership, oversight and management of the operations of the incredible, high performing Sydney Metro M1 line from Tallawong in the North West through the Sydney CBD to Sydenham, and in the future on to Bankstown. In this senior leadership role, you will be working collaboratively with Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT) and the M1 line operator & maintainer Metro Trains Sydney (MTS) through our Public Private Partnership (PPP) to ensure delivery of safe, integrated, reliable, customer focused and efficient metro passenger services.
You will lead an integrated cross-functional Sydney Metro team focused on operational delivery and performance, contract management, operational readiness, customer experience and communications, as well as maintenance and asset lifecycle management activities. You and your team are key to Sydney Metro in its role as an informed client and will ensure maximum return on investment and value for money for NSW government.
You will create and maintain strong collaborative relationships with delivery partner senior leadership teams, to provide strategic direction and drive the delivery of a world-class metro line with an organisational culture of continuous improvement and robust operational capability.
You will ensure the operations team partners with both matrixed and embedded resources from across Sydney Metro and Transport cluster to support the existing metro line and build knowledge and capability to support delivery and operations of future metro lines.
This is an exciting permanent opportunity where you can leave your footprint on the business. You will receive an attractive remuneration package at the TSSE 1B Band. Sydney Metro offers hybrid flexibility for this position where you can mix work-from-home with office-based days in our George St office.
Find out more in the role description or the information pack.
About you
You hold tertiary qualification in Business, Management, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience in railway operations.
You have a strategic 50-year commercial mindset with big picture thinking and the ability to step out of the day to day to display proven executive level leadership and management.
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.
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 7 September.
For more information about this role, please contact NICHOLAS..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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