Manager Place Programs

at  NSW Cities Active Transport

DO YOU WANT YOUR WORK TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR NSW?

Together, we create thriving environments, communities and economies.

• Make a real impact: Directly contribute to the revitalisation and vibrancy of cities and towns across NSW through a new collaborative placemaking program.
• Temporary - Full-time position (currently to May 2025), with the possibility of extension
• Based in our Sydney CBD office with hybrid working supported
• Clerk Grade 9/10 - Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $120,859 to $133,183 + super

Great places are at the heart of public life. Through collaboration across local and state government, industry and the broader community, our programs aim to help reinvigorate public spaces including streets and transport hub precincts. Creating places where people feel welcomed, connected and love to be means addressing wellbeing, walkability, amenity and activation. Our programs support pilot and demonstration projects aimed at building capacity and delivering best practice place-led approaches.
The Cities Revitalisation and Place Branch are a team of strategists, policy-makers, place-managers, project managers, planners and storytellers that improve and shine a spotlight on public space in NSW.
As the Manager Place Programs, you will be at the forefront in the delivery of a new placemaking program to achieve quality walkable public spaces and places. In this leadership role, you undertake a dynamic range of activities to support the planning, scoping, and management of placemaking projects and initiatives for quality places across NSW.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• A tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in creative placemaking, project management, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture or a related field, or equivalent experience.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrated experience working in the delivery of placemaking projects
• Demonstrated experience in the design and implementation of grant programs
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working collaboratively to achieve successful place and project outcomes
• Demonstrated project management and coordination skills for the management and delivery of placemaking projects.
• Experience in the planning and delivery of complex projects in urban renewal, urban and regional planning or management of public spaces.
  For more information read the full Role Description: Manager, Place Programs
  For more information hit Apply or visit the iworkfor.nsw.gov.au website.

ABOUT US

Transport for NSW keeps our State moving by providing safe, integrated and efficient transport systems. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do – and we do a lot. We connect people, communities and industry and manage how they use our road, rail and maritime networks and services, and active modes like walking and cycling. The work we do connects the journeys you take every day.
We are in the middle of delivering the largest transport infrastructure program in Australia’s history. We work across planning, policy and procurement, harnessing data and technology to develop smarter and more adaptive transport solutions.

Please refer the Job description for details