Manager Road Safety Investment

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Ongoing - Full Time

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $130,673 - $174,869

Occupation: Engineering

Reference: 4154

**Network Design and Integration** works to deliver transport priorities through the development, delivery and maintenance of an integrated pipeline of projects supporting the Major Transport Infrastructure Program, plan Victoria’s rail network, supports Road Safety Victoria and Freight for Victoria.

Road Safety Victoria is a Division within the Department of Transport and Planning, and is responsible for leading the Victorian Government to achieve Zero road fatalities by 2050.

**About the Role**

The Manager Road Safety Investment sits within the Road Safety Strategy and Investment Planning team under the Road Safety Strategy and Systems directorate in Road Safety Victoria. The Road Safety Strategy and Investment Planning team is responsible for developing the state’s road safety strategy and supplementary action plans, and supporting the development and delivery of a pipeline of road safety programs through sound analysis and investment planning, business case development and program delivery oversight.

The Manager Road Safety Investment is responsible for leading the development of a forward Road Safety investment program which includes strategic planning and the development of road safety business cases, TAC funded investment plans and guidelines.. The position will also oversee program management and project delivery under the Motorcycle Safety Levy program.

Leading a small team, the Manager Road Safety Investment is responsible for managing the analysis and strategic advice to identify, prioritise, sequence, and coordinate a future road safety program. The position requires an individual who works collaboratively with key road safety partners and across a range of government and non-government stakeholders to broker agreements to achieve whole of government road safety outcomes.

The Manager will lead the review of infrastructure investment, transport plans, government strategies and business cases to identify opportunities to embed road safety benefits and maximise investment opportunities to align with strategic road safety outcomes The Manager will also be responsible for monitoring delivery of projects and programs to ensure they align with the safe system approach and investment criteria.

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**Position Outcomes**

**Key Selection Criteria**

**KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS**
- **Project Delivery (Accomplished) -** Translates strategies into programs or projects that enables achievement of outcomes required; Defines governance e.g. success measures, roles and responsibilities, progress monitoring) required to manage risks and maximise probability of success.
- **Communicate with impact (Applied) -** Prepares and delivers logical sequential and succinct presentations; Uses clear and concise language; Uses media appropriate to the audience and presents information to develop the understanding of the topic.
- **Business and Commercial Acumen (Leading) -** Drives a culture of value add and/or return of investment. Considers economic indicators to inform strategic direction and manage organisational risk. Drive efficiencies in back office functions to better support the business.
- **Partnering and Co-creation (Accomplished) -** Builds and maintains partnerships to achieve objectives; Coaches others on the co-creation process and builds team commitment to co-creation by demonstrating personal commitment; Builds trust in partnerships through timely and quality delivery of outcomes; Facilitates discussion and navigates differences of opinion to reach decisions.
- **Future Focus (Accomplished) -** Understands the broader context when reviewing an issue or problem and supports others to do so. Is future oriented in analysis, thought and action; Actively seeks out new technology to enhance team systems, processes and service delivery. Undertakes planning to ensure the organisation is future ready through managing change.
- **Team Management (Accomplished) -** Ensures staff are productively deployed through effective workforce planning practices. Translates organisational strategy into workforce requirements (e.g. roles, team structures, capabilities). Takes actions to optimise workforce effectiveness.

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**
- **Flexibility and adaptability (Leading) -** Works to find new ways to deliver outcomes; Recognises the merits of different options and acts; accordingly, Has courage to alter strategies in situations when there are clear indications of existing strategy may not deliver the best outcome, where significant amount of effort or investment has been put in. Builds commitment of others to adopt new strategies to deliver against outcomes.
- **Resilience (Leading) -** Creates a climate which encourages and supports openness, persistence and genuine debate around critical i