Principal Project Officer

About us As a department our purpose is to help the community to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland. The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service, and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders. QFES is one department with many services, many capabilities and many partners. Purpose of the role RFS are bushfire experts, they lead and manage a range of operational and organisational functions that are principally directed in supporting approximately 28,000 volunteers and rural fire brigades who provide fire management, mitigation and response services for rural and semi-rural communities and some urban fringe areas across the state. In addition to responding to fires and supporting brigades and emergency services, including assisting during emergency disasters, volunteer brigades undertake a range of planning and preparation activities to ensure communities are well prepared for the bushfire season. This includes community education, hazard reduction and mitigation activities to reduce the risk from fire to people and property. The Permit to Light Fire system, ensures the controlled use of fire in the landscape across the state and is largely implemented by volunteer fire wardens. Key requirements Highly desirable requirements - Knowledge and/or experience or qualifications in project management and enterprise resource planning systems. - Knowledge and/or experience in developing business improvement strategies within a complex service delivery environment. Your key accountabilities Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting key frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to: - Design and manage the P3 mask implementation strategy and planning project to ensure alignment with best practice project methodologies and governance frameworks. - Coordinate, plan and implement associated tasks, and regular progress status reports to ensure long term management, funding, resources and solutions meet quality outcomes and operational capability. - Provide high-level advice to senior management on a range of business improvement, policy and procedural issues impacting and/or influencing program initiatives and service delivery. - Ensure that business outcomes, performance indicators, project deliverables and deadlines are achieved or re-prioritised to ensure the successful completion of program initiatives on behalf of RFS. - Prepare and review high-quality and timely reports, submissions, briefs, correspondence and communications related to project plans, funding and schedules, in accordance with departmental requirements. - Represent QFES at working groups and internal committee meetings to provide project briefings and advice to stakeholders and ensure positive outcomes are achieved. - Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, clients and vendors to ensure appropriate solutions and procurement are responsive to current and future needs. - Manage the effective delivery and reporting of the program, including overseeing the effective use of the team's resources, and management of contracts and consultancies. Capabilities To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role: Leadership Competency Stream - Program Leader (leading teams and/or projects) Vision - Stimulates ideas and innovation - Leads change in complex environments Results - Builds enduring relationships - Drives accountability and outcomes Accountability - Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces - Demonstrates sound governance Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values of: - Respect - Integrity - Trust - Courage - LoyaltyThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.