Company description:

About Us

The Department of Transport and Planning oversees key planning, transport and land use policy decisions and management across the State. A life-cycle approach to planning, building, connecting and sustaining communities means our people can come together to; improve services, deliver sustainable projects, focus on customer engagement, streamline regulatory approval pathways, facilitate community consultation and better realise local economic opportunities for more liveable communities across Victoria.

Transport Service is a Group within Department of Transport & Planning, and is responsible for delivering safe, reliable and accessible transport infrastructure and services to all Victorians.

Regional Transport is a Division in Transport Services Group, and is responisble for provideing better transport experience connecting regional communities, businesses and visitors.

We're focused on outcomes that deliver more choice, connections and confidence in our travel, ensuring the whole transport network works as one to deliver better services and outcomes.

Job description:

About the Role

Operating under limited direction, this roleplays a key role ensuring the Department of Transport delivers critical road projects. The role leads various activities to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and achieve strict quality and safety standards. Reporting to the Project Manager, the Project Leader is responsible for providing expertise for project planning, design, procurement, contract development and execution of works, surveillance; complex stakeholder engagement; coupled with effective financial management.

The Project Leader contributes to developing and delivering project activities, supporting the strategic direction of the Department and building effective stakeholder relationships. To succeed, the incumbent must drive collaborative relationships with municipalities, utility agencies, contractors and other Victorian State Government Departments.

The role is required to work closely with project teams to monitor progress and ensure successful delivery against the four elements of successful project management: cost, time, quality and stakeholder management. The Senior Project Engineer will successfully ensure compliance with legislative requirements, apply expert contract management capabilities and apply professional expertise.

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Position Outcomes / Accountabilities

• Effective Delivery of Projects - Has effectively delivered projects ensuring that budget, schedule, environmental, safety and quality outcomes are achieved.
• Stakeholder Management and Community Engagement - The incumbent has actively engaged with key stakeholders and the community.
• Supplier Engagement - With support of Commercial Team engages suppliers to ensure the timely completion of commercial and project deliverables.
• Quality and Risk Management - The incumbent ensures that projects meet and are delivered in accordance with project management, financial, risk, quality, safety procedures and policy and complies with regulations.
• Promote and support safe, inclusive and flexible team operations

Key Selection Criteria

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will effectively define, coordinate, and monitor project tasks to ensure successful delivery while taking corrective action when necessary. They will proactively manage stakeholder relationships by addressing concerns, adding value, and ensuring satisfaction, while also maintaining a strong commercial awareness to optimize operations and vendor engagements. Additionally, they will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills by tailoring communication to different audiences, understanding stakeholder needs, and aligning daily planning with broader strategic objectives.

Personal Attributes

On a personal level, the candidate will be resilient, providing honest feedback, responding constructively to criticism, and communicating with confidence and conviction. They will also be adaptable to changing priorities, collaborate effectively across teams, and foster a sense of purpose by aligning their work with the broader strategic direction and community impact.

Qualifications and Experience

Mandatory

• Experience at managing infrastructure projects

Desirable

• A relevant tertiary degree in engineering, project management or at significant and equivalent experience.

What we offer

• Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
• Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
• A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
• Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
• We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

Culture Value

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

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Applications close 11.59pm on Tuesday, 18th of March 2025.

Please include a resume and cover letter. All applications must be submitted through the online portal. We're unable to consider email or manual applications at this time.

For further information about the role please contact Isaac Nhamu - Team Leader Regional Projects via [email protected].

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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