Lead Business Specialist

**_"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"_** **Primary Work Location: Erina** **NSW** - **Exciting opportunity to drive business process improvement in an Infrastructure Services environment**: - **Work with multiple stakeholders to create solutions for complex and non routine business challenges**: - **Work/Life Balance - 9 day fortnight with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available**: - **Permanent Full Time** - Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect._ - Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast._ Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. The Lead Business Specialist is responsible for reviewing, developing, and implementing innovative initiatives, projects and programs to improve efficiency, and harmonise and align processes and procedures in Infrastructure Services, to meet business objectives in driving value for money, productivity and best practice. This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community. **Key activities of this role include**: - Use business excellence principles, framework, tools and techniques to analyse and develop improvement initiatives, projects and programs associated with the functions of the Infrastructure Services Department, where issues range from routine BAU to non-routine and highly complex - Implement business improvement initiatives, align processes and procedures, projects and programs including managing the impact of change on the operations of the business and staff - Build and maintain relationships and networks with staff and stakeholders to achieve a consultative environment that prospers an engaged and co-operative approach to continuous improvement **About You** - You hold a Bachelor Degree qualification in Business or related field OR demonstrated solid contemporary experience preferably in an Infrastructure environment - You can demonstrate a proven track record in delivering business excellence to improve efficiency and value for money particularly through the development of innovative solutions - You have sound working knowledge and industry experience implementing a Business Excellence philosophy (eg Australian Business Excellence Framework), along with business analysis experience resulting in improved business outcomes, best practice and value for money - Managing relationships and negotiating with stakeholders is a key strength, and your communication style ensures your message is clearly received by stakeholders at all levels - Having a work/life balance is important to you **About Us** - We are a large organisation delivering a wide variety of services to our local community - You’ll be joining a team of Infrastructure professionals who excel at what they do - We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development - We offer an attractive range of benefits to our employees **_What we offer:_** - Weekly pay cycle; - Generous Leave Provisions: 20 days paid Annual Leave, 15 days Sick Leave/Carers Leave, Health & Wellbeing Leave, Long Service Leave after 5 years, Additional purchased leave, Parental Leave - 18 weeks full pay/36 weeks ½ pay, Paternity Leave - 2 weeks - Novated Leasing; - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to employees and their families; - Fitness Passport - access to gyms across the Central Coast and Newcastle; - Health & Wellbeing programs - skin cancer screening, Breastscreen, Flu vaccination, blood donations; - Recognition of Service; - Council Child Care Salary Sacrifice; - Professional Development opportunities; - Individual career development and learning opportunities; - Reward & Recognition programs. **Please refer to the **Position Description **for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.** This role provides a commencing salary range of between $92.1k to $110.5k per annum dependent on skills and experience + 10.5% superannuation. A 9 day fortnight work-cycle currently applies to this role** **with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available. - Central Coast Council is committed to ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all of our employees. In accordance with Council's WHS requirements and COVID-19 Safety Plans we require all employees to be fully vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccine._ **Enquiries: Rachel Jackson Section Manager Infrastructure Assessment and Systems on 0409 316 899.** - If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contac