Manager, Infrastructure Assurance

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Ongoing - Full Time

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $134,593 - $180,115

Occupation: Other

Reference: 6087

**About the Role**

The Department of Transport and Planning is seeking a skilled Manager Infrastructure M&R Assurance to oversee and lead the management of tram franchisee infrastructure, focusing on maintenance and renewal (M&R) obligations under the MR5 contract.

In this role, you will manage the readiness program for planned occupations and disruptions linked to major tram network renewals, collaborating closely to ensure effective delivery across MR5 reform areas. You will provide leadership in program delivery, ensuring quality control, assurance, and governance are upheld in all aspects of tram network maintenance.

This position requires strategic alignment with DTP’s Asset Management Strategy, ensuring maintenance and renewal plans support the Department’s long-term infrastructure goals.

**To access the Position Description, please click here.**

**Position Outcomes / Accountabilities**
- Program Management - Demonstrate leadership in program delivery, control and governance, to ensure the Franchisee’s compliance with the MR5 Franchise Agreement.
- Asset Management - Demonstrate expertise in asset condition assessment and asset system life cycle management. Lead the development, review and improvement of tram asset information including condition, criticality, value, remaining life and performance.
- Strategy - Lead the planning and prioritisation activities associated with maintenance and renewal works, through annual plans and strategies.
- Stakeholder Management - Engage and work collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders, including the ability to negotiate and influence decisions at executive level, both internally and externally.
- Leadership - Provide effective leadership and support and lead in a dynamic and constanly changing environment. Staff are engaged with high levels of cohesion and commitment and are delivering on the services required.

**Key Selection Criteria**

DTP seeks an accomplished Manager to lead innovative, high-quality improvement initiatives across critical infrastructure projects. This pivotal role requires a dynamic professional adept at problem-solving, managing complex stakeholder relationships, and delivering projects that align with strategic goals.

You’ll demonstrate leadership in stakeholder management, skillfully balancing competing priorities to achieve optimal outcomes, and use influence to build consensus, gain buy-in, and drive change.

This is an exceptional opportunity to bring your expertise in infrastructure assurance to a high-impact role, supporting the future of Victoria’s transport and planning landscape. If you’re ready to lead with vision, resilience, and a commitment to excellence, we encourage you to apply.

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory**
- Experience in the oversight and management of asset management and complex commercial contracts.
- A strong understanding of the principles of asset management and assurance.
- Experience in working with senior leaders internally and externally.

**Desirable**
- Tertiary qualification in Engineering or a related discipline.
- An understanding of the public transport environment would be highly advantageous.

**What we offer**
- Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable.
- Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Service.
- A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork.
- Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements.
- We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture.

**Culture Value**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritise the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

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