Senior Project Officer

Senior Project Officer CL 0910, Temporary, Sydney

This role is a salary Grade 0910 with the base salary for this role starting at $129,464 - $142,665 base plus superannuation, commensurate with experience.

The role is temporary role up till 18 September 2027.

Join INSW and play your part in creating a sustainable infrastructure legacy for NSW

About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Senior Project Officer.

As the Senior Project Officer, you will support the Strategy, Planning and Innovation team to deliver strategic infrastructure initiatives by managing workstreams, coordinating stakeholder engagement, and contributing to the development of priority projects.

Some of the key accountabilities for the role include:

• Manage and oversee project planning, development and implementation of SPI team workstreams, including developing project plans, coordinating resources, managing budgets, meeting reporting requirements, and supporting project-related activities, to ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope in line with established objectives and key milestones.
• Facilitate collaboration across government and with industry by organising stakeholder meetings, workshops, and briefings to support the development and delivery of SPI team workstreams, including preparation of agendas, meeting minutes, and related follow up.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates to senior leadership, identifying risks and recommending mitigation strategies to ensure timely delivery.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure coordinated input into the SPI team workstreams, including through robust document and file management practices.
• Prepare executive briefs, ministerial correspondence, and Cabinet submissions related to the State Infrastructure Strategy (SIS) or as required to inform strategic decision-making and enhance stakeholder understanding of infrastructure priorities.

About You

You hold tertiary qualifications in a relevant field such as project management, public policy, law, economics, urban or regional planning, engineering, data science, or possess equivalent professional experience. You demonstrate the ability to effectively manage competing priorities from diverse sources and consistently deliver outcomes within established timeframes.

Your work reflects a high level of attention to detail, including the capacity to interpret and analyse substantial volumes of qualitative and quantitative data from various inputs.

You have proven experience in information management and document control, along with a sound understanding of government processes. You are skilled in preparing accurate, timely reports for senior executives, the Board, and Government stakeholders.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. For more information, please refer to the
role description.

For any questions regarding the recruitment please contact People & Culture via email at

Why work for INSW?

Infrastructure NSW is a NSW Government agency providing independent, evidence based advice to Government in relation to infrastructure priorities and projects. Its functions and structure are set out in the Infrastructure NSW Act.

Our core functions include providing independent and strategic advice to ensure infrastructure investment decisions are underpinned by robust assessment and long-term planning; monitoring NSW's infrastructure program through independent reviews and expert analysis; recommending infrastructure projects to the NSW Treasurer for funding from the Restart NSW fund; and managing the procurement and delivery of nominated priority projects.

We offer flexible working including hybrid options, and are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, providing employees challenging and rewarding work, opportunities for career progression, and learning and development.

We offer our employees discounted gym membership, study assistance, salary packaging, and are conveniently located near Wynyard station in Sydney's newest waterfront precinct at Barangaroo.

Our commitment to diversity

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, and women.

We endeavour to make all our roles flexible. While this role is advertised as full-time, we will consider requests to undertake the work flexibly.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and no more than a two-page cover letter which addresses:

1. How your skills and experience align with the Senior Project Officer role.
2. The unique value you can bring to INSW if you are successful in this position.

Closing Date: Friday, 31st October 2025 [9.59am]

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A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role or similar roles, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.

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