Department for Infrastructure and Transport
Job reference: 844240
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Company Overview
The Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia, is responsible for delivering essential infrastructure and services that support economic growth and community wellbeing. The Department oversees major transport, civil and asset management programs, ensuring safe, efficient and sustainable operations across the State. It plays a critical role in enabling connectivity, supporting development and maintaining high-performing infrastructure systems.

Transport is central to South Australia’s prosperity, liveability and economic growth. The Department for Infrastructure and Transport shapes how people and places connect by stewarding the State’s road, marine and public transport networks, and by planning, building and maintaining the infrastructure that underpins essential government services and thriving communities.

Role Overview
The Director, Transport Insights is a senior leadership role that will guide the strategic direction for transport modelling, forecasting and analytical insight across the State. Reporting at an executive level, the role will provide authoritative, evidence-based advice to inform long-term strategy, system performance, policy development and investment decisions—supporting a future-focused, resilient and sustainable transport network. This will include assisting operational areas in working towards future strategic direction with transport insights.

This position will harness innovative and emerging approaches, data and technology to address complex, system-wide challenges and deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, safety and sustainability. The role leads a large, multi-disciplinary team and fosters a culture of excellence, collaboration and innovation aligned to the Department’s values and strategic objectives.

A key part of the role is innovation leadership and education, implementation Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence across the transport business and showcasing the "art of the possible" and enabling the Department to move from experimentation to measurable outcomes aligned with the Transport Strategy and Data and AI strategies uplift capability and accelerate delivery through partnering closely with engineering teams, information services teams and operational business teams.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
To succeed, you will bring exceptional analytical capability, sound judgement and political acumen, coupled with a strong outcomes orientation. You will demonstrate the ability to lead complex strategy at scale, align initiatives with State-wide priorities, and optimise transport network performance through detailed transport insights across both operational functions to future decisions on changes to the transport network. We are seeking an experienced and respected leader ready to make a lasting social and economic contribution to South Australia and to help shape the next chapter of the State’s transport future.

Applications
To submit your application, in strict confidence, please apply online using the appropriate link below. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Andrew Sullivan on 0417 859 004. 

Our Commitment
The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture across the department, planning for and promoting diversity and culturally safe workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse community groups and ages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and other diversity groups. The Department recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and customers in delivering the future of South Australia. 
 
As a WE’RE EQUAL organisation we are committed to treating everyone equally, proudly promoting our Department, and all its spaces as safe places for everybody. 

Applications close: 19/05/2026 5:00 PM

Attachments:
- Pre-Employment Declaration.pdf

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.