Director Motorways Strategy - NSW Motorways (Perm Opportunity)

Shape the future of NSW’s motorway network, leading strategic reform in tolling, pricing, and system performance

You are a highly credible transport leader with deep expertise in strategy, tolling policy, or motorway planning and operations, and a proven ability to lead teams and provide trusted, evidence-based advice at the most senior levels of government.

This is a pivotal leadership role shaping the long-term direction of NSW’s motorway network, driving tolling reform, pricing strategy, and system-wide outcomes that balance government priorities, community expectations, and operational performance.

In this role, you’ll

• Join NSW Motorways, established following the 2024 Independent Toll Review, to provide oversight, management and strategic coordination of the NSW tolled motorway network, with a clear mandate to deliver a safer, fairer and more integrated system.
• Lead and develop a high-performing, multidisciplinary team, setting strategic direction across motorway planning, tolling policy and network performance. Drive a culture of accountability, delivery and continuous improvement.
• Own and deliver the long-term motorway strategy, integrating economic, political, social and technological insights to inform network planning, pricing reform and customer outcomes, aligned to government priorities.
• Provide authoritative, evidence-based advice to senior government stakeholders, drawing on traffic modelling, demand forecasting and tolling analytics to inform critical policy and investment decisions.
• Exercise significant influence across government and industry, leading complex stakeholder engagement, shaping regulatory positions and representing NSW Motorways in high-level forums.
• Navigate competing interests and ambiguity, guiding your team to deliver balanced, practical and evidence-based policy outcomes.
• Lead the design and delivery of major reform initiatives, ensuring clear strategic intent, strong governance, and coordinated execution across the transport system.

This is a permanent full-time Transport Senior Service Executive (TSSE1B) role offering an attractive remuneration package.

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

About you

• Executive transport leadership & team management – extensive experience leading teams in transport strategy, tolling policy, or motorway planning and operations, with a track record of delivering complex, system-wide outcomes
• Senior trusted advisor – proven ability to provide clear, authoritative, evidence-based advice to senior government decision-makers on high-impact policy and strategy
• Tolling & pricing strategy expertise – demonstrated experience developing and implementing pricing frameworks, policy reform and regulatory approaches balancing fiscal, operational and customer outcomes
• Data-led decision maker – strong capability in traffic modelling, demand forecasting and analytics to inform strategic planning and performance improvement
• Strategic thinker – ability to translate economic, political and industry insights into practical, future-focused transport strategies
• Influence & stakeholder leadership – highly developed ability to lead engagement across government, operators and industry, driving alignment and integrated outcomes
• Qualifications – tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in transport planning, economics, public policy or a related field

Who we are

NSW Motorways is responsible for delivering safe and reliable toll roads and toll road services for the people of NSW. Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. 

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