Introduction
The Director, Projects at Infrastructure NSW provides senior leadership across major capital works delivered by Projects NSW. The portfolio includes projects such as the New Sydney Fish Market and Powerhouse Parramatta, with the director managing work across the project lifecycle. This Senior Executive Band 1 appointment is temporary up to December 2029, with the potential to become ongoing.
This guide explains how to apply for Director, Projects through a resume and two-page cover letter addressing two application prompts. One asks about collaboration on your largest or most complex construction project, while the other focuses on commercial, financial and risk challenges. Prepare the letter around decisions you made in a substantial project so the panel can assess your leadership at the required level.
Set out the project context before explaining how you brought the integrated team and stakeholders into a workable approach. A commercial example should show the risks you assessed and the effect of the decision on the project’s outcome. Check the deadline carefully as applications close at 9:59 am on 21 October, which is earlier than the evening deadlines used for many other vacancies.
View the official job ad while you plan your application.
Director, Projects role snapshot
| Role | Director, Projects |
| Organisation | Infrastructure NSW, Projects NSW |
| Location | Sydney |
| Employment | Temporary up to December 2029, with potential to become ongoing |
| Salary or remuneration | Senior Executive Band 1; total remuneration package $224,968 to $250,662 including superannuation |
| Source job ID | 603447 |
| Closing date | 21 October 2026 at 9:59 am |
Application requirements for Director, Projects
- Resume
- Cover letter, maximum two pages, addressing two application prompts
The two-page limit applies to the cover letter. The vacancy does not state a resume page limit. Applications close in the morning at 9:59 am, and email applications are not accepted.
Role conditions and qualifications
- Pre-employment checks can include qualification and employment-history verification, police clearance and other relevant assessments
Application prompt 1
How did you manage collaboration within an integrated team approach (including stakeholder management) on your largest and/or most complex construction project?
Response limit: Maximum two pages for the full cover letter
Identify the project and your responsibility, then explain how you managed the integrated team’s decisions and stakeholder relationships.
Application prompt 2
How do you manage complex risks and commercial/financial challenges on your projects?
Response limit: Maximum two pages for the full cover letter
Use a real commercial or financial challenge to explain the options you assessed and the decision that protected the project outcome.
Candidate evidence for Director, Projects
Projects NSW delivers major infrastructure such as the New Sydney Fish Market and Powerhouse projects. Its Band 1 Director, Projects leads work across planning and design through to delivery, managing commercial and technical matters while keeping scope and risk under control. The cover letter asks about collaboration on a complex construction project and handling commercial or financial challenges, with a morning deadline on 21 October.
The following evidence areas are practical application guidance for the work described.
| Evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| Delivering major infrastructure | Explain the scope and lifecycle stages you led, and how your decisions supported the project’s agreed outcomes. |
| Integrated teams and stakeholders | Use your largest or most complex construction project to show how you aligned contributors and handled stakeholder priorities. |
| Commercial judgement and project risk | Describe a contractual or financial challenge, the options considered and how you managed its effect on delivery. |
| Governance and safe delivery | Show how approvals or controls helped the project meet its obligations while minimising disruption to the community. |
Example application structure for Director, Projects
Submit a resume and a cover letter addressing both application prompts. The complete cover letter has a maximum of two pages, while a resume limit is not stated. The outline below keeps the construction-project collaboration and commercial-risk examples distinct within the letter.
| Application section | What to include |
|---|---|
| Opening | State your interest and the scale of the infrastructure projects you have led. |
| Construction-project collaboration prompt | Identify the project and your responsibility, then explain how you managed the integrated team and stakeholder relationships. |
| Commercial and financial challenge prompt | Describe a real challenge, how you assessed the risks and options, and the effect of your decision on project delivery. |
| Closing and deadline check | Connect the examples to Projects NSW and check the complete two-page limit before submitting ahead of the 9:59 am deadline. |
Use the exact application prompts
| Application prompt | What a useful response includes |
|---|---|
| How did you manage collaboration within an integrated team approach (including stakeholder management) on your largest and/or most complex construction project? | Identify the project and your responsibility, then explain how you managed the integrated team’s decisions and stakeholder relationships. |
| How do you manage complex risks and commercial/financial challenges on your projects? | Use a real commercial or financial challenge to explain the options you assessed and the decision that protected the project outcome. |
What the panel will want to see in your examples
- Explain the scope and lifecycle stages you led, and how your decisions supported the project’s agreed outcomes.
- Use your largest or most complex construction project to show how you aligned contributors and handled stakeholder priorities.
- Describe a contractual or financial challenge, the options considered and how you managed its effect on delivery.
- Show how approvals or controls helped the project meet its obligations while minimising disruption to the community.
Before you submit
Answer both application prompts within the two-page letter and check that the project responsibilities align with your resume. Submit through the Apply now route before 9:59 am on 21 October, allowing time to check the final attachments. The vacancy does not accept applications received by email.
Return to the official vacancy to check the final submission instructions.
Help with your Director, Projects application
For help choosing and organising your own examples, request application support from Team 3Thirty. Bring the vacancy and your current CV so the written application can explain work you have completed.