Works Supervisor (Temporary Opportunity up to 15 months)
Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW
Job category: Trades & Services
Job location: Waratah, NSW, AU, 2298
Job reference number: 104885
Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time
Salary range: $119,000.0 − $127,696.0
You're a purposeful leader who understands the why and connects everyday moments to the bigger picture. You've been developing your skills and are ready to work on projects that matter to the people of NSW. You know that quality matters and that delivering results requires a great team.
In This Role
As part of the Road Maintenance and Resilience Division, this role leads and supports a team to deliver safe, efficient and high‐quality road construction and maintenance work. You'll coordinate resources, manage day‐to‐day activities, and ensure accurate reporting across safety, environmental and compliance requirements. The position also participates in an on‐call component, responding to incidents and operational needs as required.
You will be working within a brand‐new project that forms part of a busy and fast‐paced construction program. While the environment will be highly active and dynamic, the role will continue to offer a broad variety of tasks and responsibilities, giving you exposure to different aspects of project delivery and day‐to‐day operational work.
You will manage risks by monitoring performance and safety data, resolving issues, and ensuring all work complies with policy, contractual, WHS and environmental obligations. The role also supports managers and engineers with minor projects, exercising relevant delegations and assisting with estimating and contract management to ensure work is delivered to agency standards and timeframes.
This is a fixed‐term role (until 31 August 2027) located at Waratah.
About You
You have solid experience in civil construction, road maintenance, traffic management or foreman-level work, with the ability to interpret project, construction and contract documentation. You're confident leading crews and supervising both direct‐control and contractor teams to deliver safe, efficient and high‐quality work.
You communicate clearly, manage conflict effectively and build positive, productive team environments. Your collaborative, hands‐on leadership style motivates crews to perform at their best.
You also hold relevant trade qualifications and/or equivalent industry experience, along with any required tickets or certifications for agency works.
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. We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award‐winning flexible and hybrid work options. This is an in‐person, on‐site role.
Applications close: 11:59 pm Sunday 15th March 2026.
For more information about this role, please contact .
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 info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.
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