• Lead ground-breaking projects that delivers adaptive reuse and transforms customer experience
• Flexible location + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time opportunity with competitive remuneration including 17% superannuation

Are you an inspirational leader that is intrigued with the way our physical environment influences our ability to learn, innovate and collaborate?

Are you a principal architect that has a passion for seeing projects through to fulfilment?

We are seeking a visionary Program Director with a strong architectural background to oversee a portfolio of strategic adaptive re-use and built environment projects that will shape the future of our campuses.

This role presents a fantastic opportunity to lead ground-breaking projects that integrate physical and digital spaces, enhancing the customer experience through innovative design. The role is focused on ensuring architectural integrity and delivering impactful solutions tailored to needs the needs of educators, staff and students.

As the Program Director, you will report to the Senior Director, Portfolio Delivery, and lead the delivery of a portfolio of strategic built-environment projects to achieve impactful outcomes for Deakin. The position is responsible for the establishment and leadership of the program team, managing key delivery and reporting elements of the projects and the allocation and optimisation of resources to deliver multiple individual projects within tight timeframes and budget constraints.

The Program Director will negotiate and inspire change across a broad spectrum of issues resulting in large scale impact and long-term implications for the university. The ability to facilitate and successfully collaborate with stakeholders to adopt change where there are conflicting interests and opinions is critical.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• Proven Strategic Leadership: Demonstrated success in leading strategic architectural or campus planning strategic initiatives that drive organizational growth.
• Innovative Design Thinking: Strong understanding of contemporary discipline concepts and strategies, with the ability to adapt and implement them for organizational benefit.
• Strategic Partnerships: Proven ability to develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with construction and architectural partners.
• Exceptional Management Skills: Demonstrated resource and people management skills, including the ability to build high-performance teams and lead change effectively.
• High-Level Communication: Excellent negotiation, influencing, advocacy, and facilitation skills, along with superior written and oral communication abilities.
• Adaptability: Ability to manage ambiguity and deliver multiple projects within tight timeframes

Here's how to apply:

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Mike Zbierski, Senior Director, Portfolio Delivery, on [email protected]

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

PD - Program Director, Property Projects.pdf

Applications for this position close at 11.55pm on 15 April 2025.

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across seven campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

Make an Impact with Us

Together we aim to take Deakin forward, strengthening our progressive University through the digital work we do. Whether it's empowering students, enabling teaching staff, or supporting researchers, the work you do here matters. Your achievements contribute to making a positive difference in the lives of the people and communities we serve.

So that you can focus on making a positive impact, Deakin Digital Services lays the foundations for you to be your best self, grow and evolve and join forces with exceptional people.

Be Your Best Self

As a unique individual we understand that showing up as the best version of yourself takes commitment to your personal wellbeing. That’s why we foster a supportive environment where you can manage your work to balance your productivity, engagement and wellbeing. Our approach to flexible working empowers you to achieve your best.

Grow & Evolve

Being in the higher education sector, ours is an environment of knowledge sharing and seeking. With us you can grow your capability through formal and informal learning and continuously improve, deepen and broaden your expertise. With many digital roles and teams under the one umbrella, there’s opportunity to expand your skillset, embrace new challenges and evolve your career. When YOU thrive, WE thrive.

Join Forces

As a member of our dynamic team, you’ll tackle challenges and deliver digital services and solutions alongside supportive, inclusive and talented humans from within the team, and more broadly across the University. We are a powerful collective of diverse skillsets, strengths and experience and our practices promote an environment of collaboration where your unique contribution is welcomed and valued. When you join forces with Digital Services you join forces with Deakin. Visit Why Work at Deakin to view the overarching benefits of working with Deakin.

Are you ready to make an impact with us?

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.