• Reports To: Chief Operations Officer
• Location: Melbourne CBD based (negotiable) + Regional / State travel
• Remuneration: SES 1 ($225,000 - $290,600 TRP)

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.

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

The successful candidate will demonstrate sophisticated approaches to influencing and gaining support for initiatives whilst taking calculated risks 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.

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
• Applications close as of Friday 25th July at 5pm

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: info@peterwilliampartners.com

For a confidential discussion, please contact Dean Unkles, Managing Director, Peter William Partners on +61 433 822 718 or dean.unkles@peterwilliampartners.com