Manager Infrastructure Programs

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- **Manager Infrastructure Programs with Planning NSW**:

- **Ongoing full-time opportunity**:

- **Parramatta office location/flexible supported**:

- **Salary relative to experience and ranges from $141,175 to $164,405 + super**

At the heart of the New South Wales (NSW) planning system, the Planning Group takes centre stage. Driven by the NSW Government’s unwavering commitment to tackle the critical housing issue, we provide essential support and strategic guidance. Our mission? To unravel the complexities of housing challenges for the people of NSW.

Collaborating with government agencies, councils, stakeholders, and the community, we shape vibrant communities, towns, and cities. Our sustainable solutions prioritise jobs, infrastructure, and housing, all while safeguarding the environment. As an independent and dependable entity, we uphold the integrity of NSW’s planning system.

We are excited to announce this great opportunity to join our Planning Land Use Strategy Housing & Infrastructure (PLUSHI) division.

**The Role**

The **Manager Infrastructure Planning** leads key projects within the Strategy and Implementation team including managing the Western Sydney Growth Centers Biodiversity Offsets Program, the development and implementation of infrastructure assessment and governance process required for the delivery of infrastructure grant programs.

Collaboration with state delivery agencies, local councils, and industry is necessary to ensure infrastructure is delivered in the right place at the right time to support new homes and employment growth implementation of infrastructure funding programs, coordination of land use and infrastructure strategies and infrastructure prioritisation and delivery.

**What you will bring to the role**

Manage project budgets, support the delivery of infrastructure under agreed governance, assurance and funding processes with sound understanding of financial forecasting over the forward estimates required for annual parameter technical adjustments to the budget in line with NSW Treasury process.

You will provide advice on Cabinet sensitive matters, and Questions on Notice relating to strategic infrastructure planning and Western Sydney Growth Centres Biodiversity Offsets Program and high quality, accurate and timely advice to the Director and Executive Director to resolve complex cross government policy and infrastructure issues impacting the delivery of housing, infrastructure and public spaces.

**Essential requirements**
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in town planning, economics, environmental management, property or a related field
- Understanding of land use or infrastructure planning, economics and project delivery

**For more information read the full Role Description**:Manager Infrastructure Programs

**Join us**

Applications close **Sunday 20 October 2024** at 11:55PM.

**What’s in it for me?**

Join our team for a fantastic culture with dynamic collaboration and genuine long-term career support. We offer flexibility in work arrangements, diverse and fulfilling assignments, and prioritise work/life balance and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.

**About us**

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI). To achieve this, we: create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities.

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.