Associate Director Marine Pollution

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: $188,297 - $256,088

**Grade**:VPS 7

**Occupation**:Emergency management

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:7876

**About us**
- We create thriving places and connected communities. We bring together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in a single department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians.
- Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining Victoria’s transport, planning and land services for use by all.
- We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.

**Transport Services** delivers safe, reliable and accessible transport infrastructure and services to keep Victoria moving, connecting people to what matters most in their lives.

**About the role**
- The Associate Director Marine Pollution is responsible for ensuring that Victoria is adequately prepared to respond to maritime emergency incidents (non-search and rescue) in State waters and for implementing and supporting effective responses when incidents occur.
- The role is also required to participate in other transport-related emergency response activities from time to time.

**Key Selection Criteria**
- To access the Position Description, **please click here.**

**Position accountabilities**
- Strategically lead and continually enhance Victoria’s maritime emergency (non-search and rescue) response arrangements including the development and implementation of state-wide policies and procedures across the EM and maritime sectors and implementation of state-level governance arrangements.
- Maintain Victoria’s preparedness to effect a proportionate and adequate response to major maritime-sourced pollution emergencies in State waters through multi-agency capability building and exercising.
- Using Victoria's emergency management structures and centres, coordinate and support effective response to maritime-sourced pollution incidents and undertake controller or advisory roles when required.
- Develop and administer contracts, service level agreements, standard operating procedures and memorandums of understanding with government agencies, private industry and third parties to deliver aspects of the marine pollution program.
- Provide authoritative and specialist technical advice to Incident and State Controllers and DTP Leadership on the response options to a potential or actual maritime-sourced pollution incident.
- Represent the Department at regional, state and national marine pollution committees, working groups or activities. Effectively lobby these groups to achieve positive outcomes for the State.
- Provide effective leadership, people management and support to the team. Staff are engaged with high levels of cohesion and commitment and are delivering on the services required.
- Undertake the role of State Controller for DTP emergency response as required, including facilitating emergency management coordination across DTP, agencies and operators.
- Promote and support safe, inclusive and flexible team operations.
- In line with Section 31A of the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic) other duties may be assigned consistent with employment classification, skills, and capabilities.

**Qualifications and experience**

**Mandatory**
- Tertiary qualification/s in a relevant discipline including emergency management or a related marine field would be well regarded. (desirable)
- Technical knowledge and experience of arrangements and mechanisms for effecting responses to marine pollution incidents. (desirable)

**Role Specfic Requirements**
- Driver’s License.
- Ordinary Hours of Work - This position will be required to undertake shift work which will include as part of a regular pattern or roster cycle Saturday, Sunday, Public Holiday, and/or afternoon/night shifts.
- May involve evening, public holiday or weekend work including occasional overnight travel.

**Culture Value**
- We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals.
- As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department’s goals.

**What we offer**
- Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians.
- For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.

**Pre-employment checks and employment conditions**
- Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.
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