Title:  Contract Close Out & Transition Change Lead

About us

We create thriving places and connected communities. We bring together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in a single department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians.  

Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating and +maintaining Victoria’s transport, planning and land services for use by all.  

We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.  

About the group

Investment and Technology leads and manages the investment lifecycle; drives commercial advice & negotiations to facilitate reform; and enables core delivery through Finance, Procurement & Enterprise Technology. 

The Commercial Transactions Team delivers commercial advisory services, project deal strategy, and end-to-end delivery, contract close out and transition support for transport services contracts. The Transition Team sits within Commercial Transactions and services key internal DTP clients, including the Transport Services Group.

The Franchise Agreements 

With the MR4 Train and Tram agreements ending between 2024 and 2027 and new franchises being procured, DTP established a Transition Team to close out existing contracts, manage the transition to new franchisees, and ensure departmental readiness and service continuity. 

About the role

This is a full time fixed term position until 31/12/2028

The Contract Close Out and Transition Change Lead is responsible for governing and coordinating the MR4 close-out, transition, and departmental readiness workstreams to ensure effective program delivery. The role plans, manages, and monitors key initiatives across a complex program of works, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to assess readiness and coordinate engagement. 

Position accountabilities

–    Manage the schedule with Close out, Transition and DTP Readiness.
–    Monitor and report on the progress of assigned tasks to ensure delivery targets and key milestones are achieved. 
–    Develop and maintain positive working relationships, ongoing communication and coordination with all key internal and external stakeholders. 
–    Establish and oversee risk and issues frameworks and schedules.
–    Ensuring relevant legislation, policies and protocols have been considered in developing and implementing program outcomes.

Key Selection Criteria

Success in this role requires strong critical thinking to interpret guidelines, assess complex issues, and make informed decisions. The role demands interpersonal and communication skills to clearly convey information, tailor messages to diverse audiences. The ability to understand organisational contexts, identify common interests, and foster productive partnerships that deliver positive outcomes.

To access the Position Description, please click here. 

Technical Capabilities 

 - Project and Program Governance (Applied) - Recognises early warning signs of governance issues and escalates accordingly; Establishes project probity and governance systems, including systems for life cycle, reporting, risk, performance and change management; Implements a program of project audits and reviews, including gateway reviews, and forecasts, recognises and escalates issues, as required; Analyses complex performance issues to develop and implement interventions or solutions to turn around underperforming projects.

Qualifications and experience

–    Demonstrated project management / senior administration experience in a complex stakeholder environment, ideally within government or public sector. (mandatory)
–    Advanced level understanding of relevant project administration/management software including MS Office and other applications utilised for financial and records management (mandatory)
–    Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
–    Demonstrated team management skills; ability to lead and motivate a team toward excellent results.
–    Change management experience; ability to embed sustainable change
–    A relevant tertiary degree in project or business management or related discipline would be well regarded(desirable).

Culture Value

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department’s goals.

What we offer

Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians.

For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.

Pre-employment checks and employment conditions

All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.

Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.

Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.

How to apply

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Applications close at 11.59pm on Monday, 2nd of February 2026.

Please include both your resume and a cover letter. All applications must be submitted via the online portal, we’re unable to accept email or manual submissions.

For further information about the role, please contact Luke Cheers, Manager Investment Strategy via luke.cheers@transport.vic.gov.au. 

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