Public Infrastructure Delivery Specialist

The Victorian Health Building Authority is a critical component of the Victorian health system, responsible for shaping it to meet the health needs of all Victorians.

We're focused on supporting Victorians to be as healthy as they can; whether through alerting them to seasonal risks like thunderstorm asthma, notifying them of contact with communicable diseases, safeguarding their drinking water, developing the best health, wellbeing and care facilities in the world, being at the forefront of mental health and wellbeing treatment or accelerating medical research.

Our vision is a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.

The Department of Health plays a critical role in this vision, partnering with the community to help every individual lead a healthy life.

The Project Officer requires a highly focused, driven, motivated and experienced professional who is passionate about contributing to the delivery of public infrastructure and being part of a high-performing project team that will drive exceptional project outcomes.

The primary purpose of the role is to support the team to deliver upon the project management plan requirements, project planning, managing relationships, engagement and management of experts and consultants and delivery of performance reporting.

• Support the team to deliver upon the project management plan requirements
• Project planning
• Managing relationships
• Engagement and management of experts and consultants
• Delivery of performance reporting

Suitable candidates will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience providing administrative support to senior professionals within an organisation
• Well-developed office-based computer literacy, including Microsoft 365 elements
• Experience with Government systems and processes such as automated briefings and correspondence
• Problem solving: seeks all relevant information for problem solving; coordinate the facts; liaises with stakeholders; consider issues from different perspectives and presents overview from information available; consider workable solutions to problems
• Influence and Persuasion: Gains agreement to proposals and ideas; Build behind the scenes support for ideas to ensure buy-in and ownership; Uses chains of indirect influence to achieve outcomes; Involves experts or other third parties to strengthen case

• Detail focus: observes fine details; follows processes and templates; coordination information; presents information in a logical sequence, keeps accurate records, suggests practical considerations of plans and activities
• Teamwork: demonstrates capacity to work across a large, diverse organisation and to partner with others to achieve outcomes. Collaborates and shares information. Shows consideration, concern and respect for others' feelings and ideas. Accommodates and works well with the different working styles of others, encourages resolution of conflict within the group. Leads and supports the development of cohesive teams and effective relationships with agencies and the broader market.
• Self-management: Invites feedback on own behaviour and impact; uses new knowledge or information about self to build a broader understanding of own behaviour and the impact it has on others; understands strong emotional reactions and seeks ways to more effectively manage them.
• Initiative and Accountability: Takes responsibility for actions and proactively implements work plans and addresses issues.

• An appropriate tertiary qualification in administration, project management, social policy, architecture, building, engineering, or equivalent would be desirable

• Demonstrated relevant experience supporting a large-scale public infrastructure construction project
• Demonstrated advisory, negotiation, written and interpersonal communication, consultation and relationship building skills, with capacity to work effectively with a range of diverse highly complex stakeholders in a politically sensitive environment