Director Future Timetable Planning in Sydney

You're a future-focused leader who embraces and helps others adapt to change. Here's your chance to design and deliver efficient, customer-focused services that also enhance accessibility, sustainability and overall quality of living for more people than you've imagined.

In this role, you'll:

• Join the Rail Operations' Planning & Performance team in this newly created leadership role and shape the future of rail services across NSW.
• Lead the vision and strategy of future rail timetables, ensuring the network is prepared for transformation, growth and evolving customer expectations while delivering safe, reliable and integrated services.
• Oversee the development and integration of the Standard Working Timetable across Sydney Trains and NSW Trains, providing strategic advice on future service planning, operational readiness and network performance.
• Lead a high-performing specialist team, drive innovation and continuous improvement in planning methodologies, and build strong partnerships across government, industry and the transport cluster to influence key decisions that support the future of rail.
• Work closely with both key internal and external stakeholders and participate in key decision-making and planning processes to ensure timetabling requirements are clearly defined and integrated across transport modes.

This is a unique opportunity to play a critical role in delivering the next generation of rail services for customers across New South Wales. This is a permanent role based on-site at the Rail Operations Centre in Alexandria with hybrid working available.

About you:

• Extensive experience in rail planning with a record of success in producing network-wide design plans and timetables.
• Strong understanding of rail network timetabling and planning, and how it contributes to an integrated, multi-modal network.
• Extensive knowledge of train operations combined with a proven track record in developing and leading strategic initiatives focused on future planning and operational readiness.
• Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team and managing a diverse range of views and specialised skillsets.
• Demonstrated strong community, senior stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications with a record of success at a senior management level in a large complex organisation with substantial knowledge of infrastructure development and service outcomes delivery in the transport industry.

Who we are:

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. At Sydney Trains, our rail services keep Sydney moving by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do. We work with our local communities to deliver safe, timely and efficient rail services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our trains and network are evolving to meet the needs of our customers now and well into the future. We're continuing to integrate technological innovations that help us deliver a smarter and more sustainable network. 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. Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply.