Senior Program Officer

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia QFES Commissioner Full time
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services

Status:

One QFES. Many Services, Many Capabilities, Many Partners

Temporary Flexible Full-time

Tenure Period:

12 Months From Commencement

Possibility Of Extension:

Yes

Classification:

AO6

Salary:

$4, $4,511.20 per fortnight

Division:

Strategy & Corporate Services

Region/Directorate:

ASSET SERVICES

Work Unit:

Capital Works

Location:

Kedron 4031

Closing Date:

Midnight 2 June 2024

Reference No:

QLD_QFES_19834_24

Current QFES employees and volunteers must apply via their internal careers site

About Us:

As a department, our purpose is to assist the community in preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the impact of fire and emergency events. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the main provider of fire, rescue, and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland. The department includes the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service, and the State Emergency Service, and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders. QFES is one department with numerous services, capabilities, and partners.

Purpose of the role:The Capital Works team leads and facilitates the annual programming and scheduling of allocated projects and related activities to ensure delivery of the department's statewide capital, medium, and minor works program. The team contributes to the strategic planning, evaluation, and interpretation of relevant legislation and standards to ensure QFES meets whole-of-government building and accommodation requirements, and provides specialist building and construction advice to ensure best value capital investment is realized, and best practice asset management optimizes the useful life of QFES built asset portfolio. Reporting to the Principal Program Officer, you will be responsible to lead, coordinate, and support the successful delivery of multiple capital and minor works projects and maintenance programs using effective project management processes and in line with commercial best practice. You will participate in the team's annual project programming and ensure programs of work are scheduled appropriately using effective project management processes, so they are delivered on a budget, on time, and in line with the commercial best practice. Collaborating with team members and key stakeholders, you will review, interpret, and evaluate requirements, including managing governance compliance reporting to ensure project deliverables meet service delivery outcomes.

Key requirements:
Mandatory Requirements:
  • C Class driver's license (non-restricted).
Highly Desirable Requirements:
  • Experience, knowledge, and/or qualifications in project management or another discipline relevant to the building and construction industry.
  • Minimum of three years' experience working in the building industry, including the ability to review and evaluate tenders and estimates.
  • Minimum of three years' experience in effectively managing and completing complex and diverse projects and managing end-to-end delivery of statewide capital works and maintenance programs.
Special Requirements:
  • The incumbent may be required to travel and work within their area of responsibility and may also be required to undertake intrastate, interstate deployment, or travel as required, with the possibility of overnight stays.
Your key accountabilities:
Responsibilities:Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:
  • Concurrently manage multiple major, medium, and/or minor capital works projects of a complex nature and coordinate activities to ensure best practice methodology and successful delivery of built assets that are fit-for-purpose and within time, quality, costs and meet target objectives.
  • Review and evaluate tenders and estimates, including establishing and reviewing budgets, cash flows, forecasts, and programming to ensure clients' priorities and QFES objectives are achieved.
  • Provide high-level timely and independent analysis and advice to key stakeholders regarding project delivery matters, risks, and issues to ensure effective capital works and asset maintenance outcomes.
  • Establish and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships and promote positive outcomes that ensure service objectives and project deliverables are met.
  • Prepare and review high-level briefs, reports, and submissions and respond to a range of correspondence and inquiries relating to project solutions and investment planning, in accordance with departmental governance, requirements, and timeframes.
  • Evaluate completed capital works projects through contemporary feedback and peer review practices to ensure best practice project methodologies meet service delivery objectives.
  • Interpret and apply legislative, government, and departmental policy and procedural requirements to ensure compliant capital investment service delivery at all times.
  • Develop continuous improvement initiatives and customer service support relating to the delivery of capital works programs, products, and services to ensure benefits realization in accordance with QFES business needs and investment commitment.
Capabilities:Role - To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioral profiles that link to the 'key accountabilities' for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream – Individual Contributor (leading self)
  • Vision
    • Stimulates ideas and innovation
    • Makes insightful decisions
  • Results
    • Builds enduring relationships
    • Drives accountability and outcomes
  • Accountability
    • Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
    • Demonstrates sound governance
Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values of:
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Trust
  • Courage
  • Loyalty
Want more information?Please contact Daniel Hattingh, Executive Manager.
You can also visit our website to find out more about our organization.
How To Apply:
Please refer to the QFES Public Service Application Guide for information on how to apply for this role.

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