Senior Manager Program and Portfolio Management (Temporary Opportunity Up to 10 months)
Organisation/Entity: Sydney Metro
Job category: Projects
Job location:
Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
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Job reference number: 110758
Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time
Salary range: An attractive remuneration package
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If you’re after impact, there’s no other organisation in Australia that delivers work on this scale.
This is your opportunity to broaden your experience and perspectives, step out of the confines of a standard project role and expand your scope to work with an interconnected ecosystem of industry professionals.
In this role, you'll:
As the Senior Manager Program & Portfolio Management, you will lead the planning, governance, prioritisation, and delivery oversight of Sydney Metro’s technology and digital project portfolio. You will be responsible for ensuring programs and projects align with strategic priorities, delivery capacity, funding requirements, and organisational objectives while driving best-practice project and portfolio management across the organisation. Leading a team of project professionals, you will oversee governance frameworks, delivery standards, investment decisions, and portfolio performance to ensure successful outcomes across a complex technology landscape.
For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.
About you
We're seeking an experienced portfolio and program management leader with a strong track record delivering complex technology portfolios in large-scale organisations. You will bring extensive experience in portfolio governance, project delivery, demand management, prioritisation, financial oversight, and stakeholder engagement. You are a strategic thinker who can balance competing priorities, lead multidisciplinary teams, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring projects and programs deliver measurable business value.
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.
Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy
Apply today
Applications close 11:59 PM Thursday, 03 September 2026
For more information about this role, please contact KATHERINE.SWAN@TRANSPORT.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 information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.
Learn more about how to apply via Our recruitment process | Transport for NSW
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