Senior Project Manager - City Design

Caring for our city, creating a future for all

Be part of a purpose-led organisation with care at its core. You'll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.

About the role

We are seeking someone who is passionate and enthusiastic about transformation of public spaces to join the City Design Team in the Chief Operations Office to assist in delivering projects as part of the City of Sydney's public domain transformation.

The Senior Project Manager will work with multiple stakeholders, authorities, consultants, contractors externally and other project managers and urban design specialists in the City Design team to ensure the delivery of civil infrastructure, public domain, pedestrian and other projects within the Sydney city centre and across the Local Government Area for the benefit of the community.

The role is responsible for working with the Delivery Manager, Specialists Project Manager, Urban Designers and other public infrastructure specialists to deliver capital works from conception to completion with safety as the highest priority.

The role will liaise with community and key stakeholders and work with internal project managers and engage and manage external stakeholders as required. It will be responsible for delivering projects in line with the City's strategic objectives within time and budget constraints while ensuring project integrity.

If you are passionate about public spaces and what they offer to the community then we encourage you to apply and become part of our passionate and high performing team.

This role has the option of a rostered day off each month, known as a 19-day month.

The recommended applicant must complete a pre-employment health declaration.

Applications must be submitted online by? 11:59pm, Monday 12 October 2026.

For more information, contact Ana Carrillo Restrepo, Delivery Manager on .

What we can offer you

You'll work with passionate, welcoming and supportive people who care for our communities and create a future for all.

• 3 days of care and cultural leave each year for health and wellbeing activities, cultural and religious days or events of significance
• Collaborative approach to flexible working
• City centre head office, with many public transport options.
• Leadership and management development program
• Further education program providing reimbursement of course fees, and study and exam leave
• Opportunity to attend external courses and conferences
• Long service and employee recognition awards
• Employee assistance program offering free, confidential counselling

Supporting families

• We provide 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents, supporting diverse and inclusive families
• Paid and unpaid adoption and long-term fostering leave
• Paid superannuation for up to 52 weeks of parental leave
• Part-time and job-sharing options available
• Supportive return-to-work environment

Inclusive culture

• Recognised as an Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia
• Active employee networks including City Women, City Pride, DiverseCity, Inclusive City, Young Professionals and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander network

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds in a workplace as diverse as our communities. We're passionate about gender balance, with an executive team two-thirds female and half of leadership roles held by women.

All applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, veterans and people of diverse sexualities and genders, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to join us.

We're a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require support for your application or the recruitment process, contact us at or .