Senior Project Manager

• Be part of City of Ryde transformational journey
• Work for an organisation supporting the broader community
• Newly created role, use your PM expertise – 3-year contract
• We are moving to Macquarie Park in April 2026!

About Us

City of Ryde, just 12 kilometres from Sydney CBD, is a place of unique lifestyle and opportunity. It is home to an engaged and culturally diverse community of around 130,000 people, and a strong and growing Smart City economy including more than 13,000 local businesses, Macquarie Park, world-class hospitals, and a leading university. All balanced with beautiful bushland, riverfront parks, open spaces, and sport facilities.

Our City is undergoing significant population growth as we address the housing crisis in a collaborative manner with the NSW State Government. Council anticipates our population to double over the next 30 years. To address this rapid population growth, Council has developed a strategy to “strike the right balance”, ensuring that employment opportunities and provision of critical infrastructure occurs with significant housing uplift.

About the Role - Build the Future of Our Community

Are you looking for an opportunity where you can truly pave your way to success? Join us and play a key role in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects that make a lasting difference to our community.

We are building a high‑performing Project Management team and are looking for motivated professionals to be part of our journey.

In this role, you will leverage your strong technical planning skills and development expertise to deliver significant community infrastructure projects, including sports fields, open spaces, and leisure centre facilities. These projects are complex in nature, involving structural works and multi‑storey facilities, and will challenge and grow your professional capability.

You will work closely with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, managing key milestones and ensuring successful project delivery that supports the strategic objectives of the City of Ryde and enhances community outcomes.

If you are looking for a role you can truly make your own - where you can collaborate with subject matter experts, contribute your ideas, and make a meaningful impact - we want to hear from you.

About You

You will be a highly capable and driven Project Manager with proven experience delivering large‑scale infrastructure and complex building projects. Your proactive approach, combined with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, will enable you to bring diverse community projects to successful completion.

You will thrive in a complex matrix environment, confidently managing all aspects of project delivery—from planning and design through to construction and handover. Your ability to navigate multiple priorities, influence outcomes, and collaborate across disciplines will be key to bringing projects across the line.

In this role, you will play a critical part in delivering meaningful community outcomes and shaping the future vision of the City of Ryde. You will lead by example—living our values, empowering our people, and contributing to a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

In addition, you will also have:

• Exceptional knowledge of legislation, regulations, design standards, and code of practice relation to the construction and management of infrastructure.
• Significant experience in the management of project finances and budgets, business planning, tendering and contract administration.
• Superior interpersonal skills with proven ability to influence, negotiate, and achieve positive outcomes / resolve complex project management and contractual issues with stakeholders.
• Wide ranging technical knowledge base and experience formulating and implementing innovative project management solutions.
• Excellent written communication skills including the ability to research new subject areas, provide executive level reports, and prepare contract specifications.
• Expert computer skills and proven experience in project management software programs, especially MS Project and MS Project Integration or equivalent program/portfolio scheduling tool
• Degree level qualification in Civil Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management or similar.
• Graduate diploma in Project Management or significant previous experience
• Current drivers’ license.

Your commencing annual salary will be negotiable for the right applicant, dependent on your experience and qualifications.

Culture & Benefits 

• Free shuttle bus between the North Ryde Office and North Ryde Metro Station
• Commitment to providing opportunities for work/life balance
• Hybrid work from home and office arrangements available for eligible positions
• Flexibility regarding start and finish times to suit your lifestyle
• Work 37.5 hours and enjoy one Personal Leave day a month
• Long service leave after 5 years, then accrued monthly 
• 18 weeks paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
• 3 extra leave days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday 
• Annual performance reviews and Award increases
• Opportunity to sign up as a fitness passport member
• Various health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, etc.)

How to apply

Please ensure you give full answers to the online application questions, showcasing your abilities and experience. Your answers, in conjunction with your resume, will determine if you are invited to an interview. 

Please note you do not need a “password” to use our on-line application system, however you have the option save and return to your application prior to the closing date. In addition to answering the online questions, this position requires you to attach your Resume to complete the application process.  Please note, you are not required to submit a cover letter or a statement addressing selection criteria. 

Closing Date: Sunday 22nd February 2026 at 11.30pm

If you would like to know more, please see the position description or contact Kelly Hawkins, Talent Acquisition Specialist on 9952 8480 for a confidential discussion.

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