Project Officer in Ryde

Be part of City of Ryde's transformational journey. Work for an organisation supporting the broader community in vibrant Macquarie Park!

About Us

City of Ryde, just 12 kilometres from Sydney CBD, is a place of unique lifestyle and opportunity. It is home to an engaged and culturally diverse community of around 130,000 people, and a strong and growing Smart City economy including more than 13,000 local businesses, Macquarie Park, world-class hospitals, and a leading university. All balanced with beautiful bushland, riverfront parks, open spaces, and sport facilities. Our City is undergoing significant population growth as we address the housing crisis in a collaborative manner with the NSW State Government. Council anticipates our population to double over the next 30 years. To address this rapid population growth, Council has developed a strategy to “strike the right balance”, ensuring that employment opportunities and provision of critical infrastructure occurs with significant housing uplift.

Help deliver projects that make a real difference to our community. Are you a highly organised and motivated professional looking to grow your career in project delivery? Do you enjoy working with a variety of stakeholders, solving problems, and seeing projects come to life from concept to completion? We are looking for a Project Officer to join our Project Delivery Team and support the successful delivery of a diverse range of infrastructure and capital works projects across the City of Ryde. Working alongside experienced Project Managers, you'll play an important role in coordinating project activities, engaging with stakeholders, tracking project progress, and helping ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to a high standard.

What you'll be doing

• Support Project Managers in delivering a range of capital works and infrastructure projects.
• Assist with project planning, procurement, scheduling, reporting, and project documentation.
• Prepare briefs, reports, presentations, and correspondence for internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate the engagement of consultants and contractors in line with Council policies and procedures.
• Monitor project progress and assist in managing timelines, budgets, risks, and quality outcomes.
• Build positive working relationships with Council teams, contractors, consultants, utilities, and government agencies.

About you

We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic, proactive, and keen to develop their project management skills. You don't need to tick every box, but you will ideally bring:

• Exposure to project coordination, project administration, engineering, construction, infrastructure, or a related environment.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Confidence preparing reports, presentations, and project documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, with Microsoft Project experience highly regarded.
• A collaborative and customer-focused approach to work.

In addition, you will also have:

• Degree level qualification in Civil Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or similar.
• Current drivers’ licence.
• General Construction induction card (White Card) – we can provide this training to you when you start with us!

Why join us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and experienced team where you'll gain exposure to a wide range of projects that directly benefit our community. You'll have the chance to build your project management capability, work with a diverse range of stakeholders, and contribute to meaningful outcomes across the City of Ryde. If you're looking for a role where you can learn, grow, and make an impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of delivering projects that help shape Ryde's future.

Your commencing annual salary will range from $106,756.18 - $118,617.98 + Superannuation, dependent on your experience and qualifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to providing opportunities for work/life balance.
• Hybrid work from home and office arrangements available for eligible positions.
• Flexibility regarding start and finish times to suit your lifestyle.
• Work 35 hours and enjoy one RDO every 3 weeks.
• Long service leave after 5 years, then accrued monthly.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave (for eligible employees).
• 3 extra leave days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday.
• Annual performance reviews and Award increases.
• Opportunity to sign up as a fitness passport member.
• Various health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, etc.).

How to apply

Please ensure you give full answers to the online application questions, showcasing your abilities and experience. Your answers, in conjunction with your resume, will determine if you are invited to an interview. Please note you do not need a “password” to use our online application system, however you have the option to save and return to your application prior to the closing date. In addition to answering the online questions, this position requires you to attach your Resume to complete the application process. Please note, you are not required to submit a cover letter or a statement addressing selection criteria.

Closing Date: Sunday 16th August 2026 at 11:30pm

If you would like to know more, please see the position description or contact Mitch Campton, Senior Coordinator Program Delivery on 0481 689 422 for a confidential discussion.

City of Ryde is committed to Equal Employment and Child Safety.