Senior Director, Civic Infrastructure

At Development Victoria, we're passionate about making Victoria a great place to be. We create vibrant places across our state, through diverse and strategic property development and urban renewal projects.
As the Victorian Government's development arm, we revitalise iconic public buildings, create important community, creative and sporting facilities and repurpose public land, for all Victorians. We also build great homes and communities where people and businesses can thrive, catering for different budgets, lifestyles, and people - designed to be sustainable and affordable.
Job DescriptionYour New Role Reporting to the Group Head of Civic Infrastructure, the Senior Director will play a key role in our Senior Leadership team, that will see you delivering key Civic Infrastructure projects across Victoria.
The Senior Director is responsible for leading teams of highly skilled professionals in the effective delivery and project management of a portfolio of public infrastructure projects. The Senior Director will oversee the teams responsible for all aspects of the projects relating to the design, development and delivery on behalf of multiple public sector agencies and institutions and be required to establish strong relationships with key project partners, commercial entities and external stakeholders and communicate at the highest levels of government in highly complex and technical environments.
This is your opportunity to make an impact, delivering outcomes that will benefit the Victorian Community now and into the future. Please note that this is a 5-year executive contract engagement.
Provide expert policy and strategic advice to senior management, ministers and partner organisations leadership bodies.Oversee the management of multidisciplinary project teams to ensure project objectives are completed within quality, cost, and time limitations in accordance with government policies and objectives.Manage the performance and expectations of team members, contractors, and stakeholders to deliver sound project outcomes.Implement and ensure continued robust governance across the individual capital projects to ensure best-for-project decision making.Provide strong leadership across the project teams in the implementation of organisational change and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and striving for best practice systems, behaviours and practices.Proactively identify and manage issues that have critical consequences for the project.Work collaboratively with senior managers, clients, contractors, and other key stakeholders to drive expected outcomes for government.Oversee the application of quality systems to effectively monitor project performance.Build and maintain across government and industry relationships to ensure a broader understanding of industry trends and challenges and government policy objectives.Contribute to the broader Development Victoria Leadership Team in the development of organisation-wide strategies, budgets, policies and culture initiatives to ensure the achievement of organisational goals and financial objectives.Identify and manage learning, development, and training opportunities for employees in the division to address development needs and improve employee skill levels.Contribute to the succession plan for the division in order to achieve effective short term organisational design and provide career development opportunities for employees.Monitor and assess performance of direct reports regularly (including performance appraisal) to provide ongoing feedback and support the progression against their individual development needs.Promote and represent Development Victoria as a market leader in the delivery of complex civic infrastructure projects.Desired Skills and ExperienceAbout You The role requires a candidate with a proven track record in dynamic and inspiring team leadership and managing complex and innovative infrastructure projects.
This will require:
Tertiary degree or higher qualification in property, construction, architecture, design, engineering, project management or related fields will be highly regarded.Extensive knowledge of and experience in the delivery of significant civic or commercial construction, infrastructure, or property development projects, with a strong technical expertise in all aspects of the design, development and delivery of major projects including demonstrated commercial acumen.Proven people leader skills able to demonstrate strong experience leading high performing and engaged cultures across diverse project teams. The position requires significant stakeholder management experience, including a strong ability to resolve competing priorities, manage resource dependencies, and work with senior leaders to deliver strategic outcomes.A thorough understanding of major construction procurement, financial management, contracts and the relationship between planning, design and construction, preferably working within a government or client-side environment on built form or civic infrastructure projects.You are committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and striving for best practice systems, behaviours and practices.A passionate supporter of driving a safety-first culture, including being a visible in driving health, safety and wellbeing across the teams and the business more broadly integrating it into every aspect of their work. Be connected to emerging trends, best practice in our industry and beyond and safety learning and Champion the importance of health, safety and wellbeing and encourage individuals to take personal responsibility to care for themselves and others.Proven technical, financial, commercial, risk and contract management expertise and demonstrated high level interpersonal, communication, consultation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to articulate issues and provide effective solutions at senior levels within the public and private sectors.A sound understanding of government direction and economic drivers, and an appreciation of the complexities of the public sector environment and the requirement to comply with government policies and processes in terms of contract management, procurement, records management, and probity.Employee Benefits We drive strong collaboration and support our teams to work virtually and flexibly.Study supportOpportunity to participate in cross functional working groups that drive diversity and inclusion and sustainability initiatives.Novated leasingPurchase leavePaid parental leaveTechnology salary sacrificeHealth & Wellbeing initiatives such as EAP and mental health and wellbeing leaveAccess to group life & group salary continuance insuranceModern onsite facilitiesApplication Process Please apply via our careers page linked to this advertisement, applications will not be accepted via email.Please note: The preferred candidate will be required to complete a national police record check prior to an offer of employment being made.At Development Victoria, we work flexibly and value diversity, and we invite you to talk to us about any preferences or adjustments you may value or require to either our recruitment process or the role itself. If you identify as a person with disability, please let us know how we can provide additional support to your application.Application Deadline: Please submit your application by 24/11/2024. Applications received after this date may not be considered.
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