Reports To: Chief Operations Officer

Location: Melbourne CBD based (negotiable) + Regional / State travel

Remuneration: SES 1 ($225,000 - $290,601 TRP)

About Parks Victoria

Parks Victoria is a statutory authority responsible for managing a diverse estate of more than 4 million hectares including 3,000 land and marine parks and reserves making up 18% of Victoria's landmass, 75% of Victoria's wetlands and 70% of Victoria's coastline. Our estate attracts more than 100 million visits annually, and we are committed to providing accessible, enjoyable, diverse programmes and destinations whilst protecting and enhancing environmental and cultural values.

Position Overview

The Director Infrastructure & Assets is a pivotal executive role within Parks Victoria's Operations and Delivery Division, responsible for leading the Infrastructure and Assets Directorate as Parks Victoria's centre of expertise in the construction, management and maintenance of visitor infrastructure and assets in parks, reserves and designated local ports and waterways.

You will provide guardrails for park asset and infrastructure management by regional teams and lead the direct delivery of complex and high value capital projects across the state, ensuring they are achieved on time and to budget. You will foster genuine partnerships with Traditional Owners, local communities, businesses and other stakeholders whilst managing more than 28,000 assets and visitor infrastructure.

This role is critical to Parks Victoria's success as the organisation undergoes significant transformation, getting 'back to basics' to improve performance in ensuring Victoria's diverse network of parks and reserves remain accessible for all visitors to enjoy whilst protecting natural and cultural values.

Your Experience and Attributes

Extensive experience leading capital projects in large, complex organisations, managing competing priorities and diverse stakeholder interests with demonstrated knowledge and skills in capital project delivery

Strong expertise in infrastructure and asset maintenance planning and delivery with experience establishing organisational frameworks, systems and processes to support strategy-aligned performance excellence

Proven ability to build and engage high performing, customer-focused workforces whilst coaching, mentoring and motivating teams to achieve continual improvement and organisational vision commitment

Outstanding relationship building and stakeholder management capabilities with ability to initiate, sustain and leverage strategic internal and external relationships

Demonstrated big picture strategic thinking to develop innovative solutions and strategies that continually evolve and define future outcomes

Strong governance and compliance capabilities with experience in effective governance, accountability and performance management in complex regulatory environments

High level conceptual, analytical and judgement skills to lead generation and implementation of innovative solutions with willingness to try new approaches and genuine desire to learn and make a difference

Relevant qualifications in project management, engineering, public administration or business management or related discipline with proven record of achievement in senior leadership roles

The successful candidate will demonstrate sophisticated approaches to influencing and gaining support for initiatives whilst taking calculated risks, making quality decisions and developing innovative solutions to complex problems.

How to Apply

Candidates are strongly encouraged to review the ‘Candidate Briefing Pack’ and ‘Position Description’ prior to enquires or lodging an application. Documents are available for download via https://peterwilliampartners.com/pv-director-infrastructure-and-assets

Application Instructions
To apply for the Director Infrastructure & Assets position, please submit the following documents:

A current Resume

A one-page Cover Letter outlining your suitability for the role

Your Cover Letter MUST outline interest in the position and demonstrate how your experience aligns with the position’s responsibilities, including the requirement to travel within the region / state.

Responses to key selection criteria are not required but may be requested at a later stage of the assessment process.

Please email your application documents in MS Word or PDF format to: [email protected]

For a confidential discussion, please contact Dean Unkles, Managing Director,
Peter William Partners on +61 433 822 718 or [email protected]

Queries close: 5pm AEST Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Applications close: 5pm AEST Friday 25th July 2025

We encourage candidates to submit applications in advance of the close date.

Applicants must be either an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid working visa.

Incomplete applications will NOT be acknowledged.

Peter William Partners have been exclusively retained by Parks Victoria to deliver this executive search. Any unsolicited applications will be redirected to Peter William Partners and managed via the campaign. If you experience any difficulty in lodging your application online, please contact [email protected]