Continuing Full Time Appointment
Teaching Focused Academic Employee Level B - $112,710 – $133,262 pa
Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
Casuarina Campus

Utilise your passion and experience in management and leadership to drive the Engineering & Construction team at Charles Darwin University (CDU)

About the Position
As the Team Leader for Engineering & Construction (VET), you will be responsible for providing management and leadership to your discipline teams across CDU campuses and delivery sites. Reporting directly to the Deputy Chief Executive – Trades & Primary Industries, you will be responsible for planning, budgeting, team management and training programs that meet client needs as well as driving student and client-focused education and training programs that align with ASQA and CDU strategic goals and contribute to economic, community and workforce development.

Team Leaders are entrusted with developing and maintaining high-level internal and external stakeholder relationships and facilitating the delivery of educational and training services ensuring compliance with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), the VET Quality Framework and CDU internal processes and policies. The position will negotiate an appropriate teaching load annually with the amount of teaching based on the needs of the team and the capacity to meet team targets.

About You
To be successful, you will require:

• Education, training and/or relevant industry experience equivalent to completion of Certificate III or higher qualifications in Carpentry or Manufacturing & Engineering fields.
• Demonstrated high level leadership and management skills with the proven ability to deliver outstanding outcomes in a training focused organisation.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing teams in a dynamic and increasingly competitive market, including planning, identifying, and managing budgets and physical and human resources.
• Well-developed practical research skills of a level to assess client needs and to develop and implement effective business case reports and proposals.
• Demonstrated experience implementing Workplace Health and Safety legislation, policy, and procedure in the workplace.

Desirable competencies

• Demonstrated contemporary knowledge of the VET Quality Framework and the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)

To view the full position description please click the apply link to be directed to the vacancy on our CDU job site and then click on job attachments.

Remuneration
Appointment to this role will be at VET Academic Level B. The base salary will be in the range of $112,710 - $133,262 per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $131,870 - $155,916 per annum, including 17% superannuation.

What’s in it for you?
• An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger University
• Work with a University committed to changing people’s lives for the better through training, education and research
• Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression
• An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory
• 17% superannuation
• Up to six weeks of paid annual leave
• Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply)
• Recognition of prior service with another Australian university / NT Government for Long Service Leave (recognition applied to qualifying period only)
• Ability to negotiate transfer of leave entitlements under the Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989
• Free on-campus parking in designated areas
• Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Packaging opportunities

How to Apply
All applications must be received online via the ‘apply’ button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Scott Cahalan on 08 8946 7513 or email [email protected]

Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU’s Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at https://policies.cdu.edu.au/view-current.php?id=191&version=1. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 6284 or email [email protected].

Diversity and Inclusion
At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness. We’re about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neuro-diverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.

You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are.

Applications Close: Tuesday 6th May 2025