Introduction
The Project Manager role at NSW Public Works leads infrastructure delivery across the Riverina and Murray region from Wagga Wagga. Projects can include water and wastewater upgrades, community facilities and local transport assets. The application should show how you take a project through planning, procurement and delivery while controlling time, cost, quality and risk.
When deciding how to apply for Project Manager, choose examples with enough detail to demonstrate your own delivery decisions. The role includes advising clients, administering contracts and supporting other project managers. A concise account of a difficult procurement, delivery risk or stakeholder issue can make that experience easier to assess.
This is an ongoing, principally office-based position with travel to project sites, including occasional overnight stays. A relevant qualification and valid NSW driver licence are included in the requirements. This free checklist helps you organise the two-page cover letter around the work you would be responsible for.
View the official job ad. Closes 13 September 2026 at 11:55 pm.
Project Manager role snapshot
| Role | Project Manager |
| Organisation | NSW Public Works, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
| Location | Wagga Wagga, supporting Riverina and Murray projects |
| Job reference | 595980 / 510102 |
| Employment | Ongoing full time, 35-hour base week; principally office based |
| Salary | Clerk Grade 9/10, $129,464 to $142,665 plus superannuation and leave loading |
| Closing date | 13 September 2026 at 11:55 pm |
Official job ad and application. Closes 13 September 2026 at 11:55 pm.
Application requirements
Submit a current resume and a cover letter explaining the skills and experience relevant to the role. Use the letter to connect your infrastructure background with the delivery, commercial and stakeholder responsibilities of this position.
- Current resume
- Cover letter outlining relevant skills and experience, maximum two pages
The two-page limit applies to the cover letter. No resume page limit is stated in the advertisement. Check the application portal for any additional instructions before uploading.
Essential role requirements
You need relevant trade, post-trade or tertiary qualifications; engineering is preferred, with construction or project management considered. A valid NSW driver licence and willingness to travel across the region, including occasional overnight stays, are required. Consider the Wagga Wagga base and principally office-based arrangement before applying.
What to highlight
The evidence areas below follow the advertised candidate requirements and project responsibilities. Choose examples that establish the project context, your authority and the effect of your decisions.
| Requirement or evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| Engineering, construction or infrastructure delivery | Describe a relevant civil, water, wastewater or comparable project and the stage or portfolio you managed. |
| Time, cost and quality outcomes | Explain how you set controls, monitored performance and responded when delivery moved away from the plan. |
| Procurement, contracts and risk | Give an example of a commercial or delivery issue, the contractual or procurement process you used and the outcome. |
| Clients and community stakeholders | Show how you communicated an issue, managed differing expectations and kept a decision moving. |
| Integrity, teamwork and support for others | Explain how you exercised sound judgement and helped colleagues maintain effective delivery practices. |
Example application structure
Build the cover letter around a small number of substantial infrastructure examples. The maximum length is two pages. The outline below connects your project experience with the commercial, client and regional responsibilities of the role.
| Cover letter section | What to include |
|---|---|
| Opening | Identify the Wagga Wagga role and summarise your most relevant infrastructure background. |
| Delivery results | Explain one project or portfolio example with clear time, cost, quality and risk responsibilities. |
| Procurement and contracts | Show how you handled a procurement, contract-administration or delivery-risk decision. |
| Clients and team contribution | Describe how you worked with clients, community stakeholders and colleagues to achieve a practical outcome. |
| Conditions and close | Confirm the relevant qualification, licence and travel requirements, and explain your interest in regional infrastructure delivery. |
Before you submit
Check that the cover letter stays within two pages and that the resume supports the project responsibilities you describe. State your qualifications and licence accurately, and confirm the location and travel requirements suit you. Submit before 11:55 pm on 13 September 2026.
A useful project example makes the delivery problem, your decision and the result clear. Use Team 3Thirty’s free guidance to organise that evidence, then check the finished letter against the actual responsibilities of this NSW Public Works role.
Free NSW Government cover-letter guidance
Return to the official job ad. Closes 13 September 2026 at 11:55 pm.