Senior Environment Officer - Heritage Specialist (Temporary

You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow.

You're looking to contribute to the transformation of the transport sector towards a greener and more sustainable future. You want to actively participate in shaping policies and initiatives that reduce carbon emissions, promote renewable energy adoption, and enhance the overall environmental performance of the transport network.

In this role, you'll:

Work as part of the Heritage team in the Environment and Sustainability Branch, delivering expert heritage advice and project support. Guide how heritage-listed places and assets are conserved and managed throughout the lifecycle of infrastructure and development projects. Provide specialist input on projects and works that may impact heritage assets, and help shape practical solutions that respect cultural and historical values. Work across large and heritage-rich Sydney Trains and statewide Roads portfolios on a range of projects.

This role will see you contribute to the development and implementation of practical and effective strategies, guidelines, Policies, procedures and works plans to identify, manage and resolve heritage matters and proactively mitigate heritage risks across projects, programs and operations. You will review plans, reports and assessments and provide specialist advice relating to works and programs that may impact heritage listed places and work collaboratively with owners and custodians of heritage and other subject matter experts to achieve positive and sustainable conservation outcomes.

This position is a temporary opportunity up to 12 months and is based at Macquarie Park with hybrid work arrangements.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.

About you

Your experience in heritage formed across roles in government or as a consultant will see you excel in in this role. Knowledge in built heritage or heritage engineering, in particular in a rail and/or infrastructure context, or in archaeology as well as the ability to read technical drawings and construction plans will be highly regarded. You are able to engage and negotiate with stakeholders through effective communication, to ensure stakeholders are engaged and deliverables are met. You are able to manage multiple competing priorities effectively and have excellent attention to detail that allows you to provide specialist advice in a high pressure deadline driven environment.

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.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days.

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us. Apply now!

Applications close: 11:59 pm Sunday 30th November 2025.

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