Academic Director for Construction Management

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia beBeeInnovation Full time $170,080 - $187,373
Construction Innovation Leader

Drive excellence in teaching and research within a world-class STEM College at RMIT University.

About the Role

As an experienced academic leader, you will provide strategic direction and drive original and innovative contributions that advance the College's scholarly, research, and professional capabilities at both national and international levels. Your focus will be on construction management, digital transformation in construction, and building engineering.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide academic leadership and drive excellence in teaching and research within the College
  • Contribute strongly to teaching and learning with a focus on improving student outcomes
  • Shape the strategic direction of the Department, including academic leadership and service on committees across the Department, School, College, and University
Required Skills and Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated ability to direct an award program/s and implement program improvements and innovative approaches to student-centred learning and quality improvement programs
  • Nationally recognised research track record including substantial record of research outputs in high quality outlets and emerging international recognition in construction management, digital transformation in construction, and building engineering
  • Extensive experience in research leadership with the ability to build and develop collaborative research teams, mentor academic staff to deliver high quality outcomes, attract and secure external research funding to sustain research effort, manage funded research projects including complex budgets and reporting requirements
  • Extensive experience in supervising higher degree by research candidates to maximise research performance
  • Demonstrated ability to lead scholarly development and manage and supervise academic teams and members
  • Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to financial, governance, and quality management systems within a university
  • Demonstrated high level of interpersonal, communication, and negotiating skills including the ability to consult with senior executives, external bodies, produce executive reports, negotiate agreed directions, outcomes, and targets within a collaborative environment
  • Proven ability as an effective member of a management team that develops and achieves shared goals and objectives

Mandatory Qualifications: PhD in Civil Engineering



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