General Manager,strategy and Planning

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Australia Queensland Government Full time

**The General Manager, Planning and Strategy supports the Assistant Director General, QBuild, in delivering high-quality outcomes for the organisation. This role provides strategic leadership, direction, and coordination, and is responsible for the development of responsive, integrated, and customer-focused services for QBuild customers. Key responsibilities include driving effective leadership, governance, and organisational performance; fostering and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholders and customers; and overseeing the management of customer portfolio's and programs, procurement, asset management, business improvements, and key strategic projects.

Duties include:

- Drive the growth of QBuild
- Offer comprehensive briefings and strategic advice on risks, policies, and consultation issues to senior leaders, supporting informed decision-making.
- Build and maintain key relationships with stakeholders, including Ministers, Directors-General, industry groups, and community organisations, while promoting a culture of cooperation across the Department for seamless service delivery.
- Lead QBuild with a focus on visioning, capability development, performance management, and resource deployment to achieve organisational goals.
- Develop and maintain high-value relationships with customers, government agencies, and private sector stakeholders, ensuring best practices, issue resolution, and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Develop strategies to improve workforce capability, client satisfaction, and workplace health and safety for staff, contractors, and customers.
- Lead the effective use of financial and human resources to deliver programs and projects sustainably, while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency in QBuild's service delivery.
- Align business systems and policies to support reporting frameworks and State wide programs while providing leadership across technical, partnership, and corporate support areas.
- Establish systems to track and report the progress of capital programs and strategic projects against time, quality, and cost indicators.
- Lead the business area in understanding market dynamics, costs, and emerging innovations, while achieving QBuild deliverables across programs and projects within time, cost, and quality targets.
- Participate in key internal and external committees and program boards to advance QBuild's strategic agenda and support consistent delivery outcomes.
- Develop and implement people management strategies, support staff training and development, and promote workplace health, safety, and a discrimination-free environment.
- Contribute to initiatives that strengthen QBuild's capability to deliver programs, while promoting a high-performance, continuous improvement culture aligned with departmental values.

Technical/operational expertise
- It is desirable that the successful applicant possess experience relevant to the business strategy and development in the context of the building and construction industry.
- It is desirable the successful applicant will be required to possesses a current driver's license.
- Highly regarded to have Business Strategy and Planning experience.

Applications to remain current for 12 months

Job Ad Reference: QLD/656615/25

Closing Date: Tuesday, 09 September 2025
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