Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Projects

Job location:

Macquarie Park, NSW, AU, 2113

Job reference number: 107342

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: $137551.0-$154055.0

If you’re after impact, there’s no other organisation in Australia that delivers work on this scale.

This is your chance 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:

Join us as a Portfolio Risk Lead and play a key role in strengthening risk management across a portfolio of strategic programs and projects.

You will lead the development of risk frameworks, oversee portfolio risk reporting, and provide expert advice to support informed decision-making and successful delivery outcomes. Working closely with project teams, executives and governance forums, you'll help ensure risks are proactively identified, assessed and managed across the project lifecycle.

About You

You're an experienced risk management professional who can balance strategic thinking with practical delivery.

You have strong stakeholder engagement skills and can confidently influence decisions, facilitate risk discussions and provide trusted advice to senior leaders.

You enjoy solving complex problems, improving processes and building a strong risk culture within large, complex organisations.





Technical Skills & Experience

- Enterprise and project risk management
- Risk assessment, analysis and mitigation planning
- Risk governance, assurance and compliance
- Risk frameworks and methodologies (e.g. ISO 31000)
- Risk reporting, dashboards and trend analysis
- Procurement and financial risk management
- Audit readiness and regulatory compliance
- Project delivery methodologies (Agile, PRINCE2, MSP or similar)
- Stakeholder engagement and risk facilitation
- Data analysis and risk insights reporting

Who We Are

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

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.

Apply today

Applications close 11:59 PM, Monday 14th September 2026.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work. 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.

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📌 Portfolio Risk Lead (New South Wales)
🏢 Transport For Nsw
📍 New South Wales