Operations Manager

**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Manager Operations**
**Position Title **Manager Operations

**Classification **Senior Leadership Team / Package

**People Leader **General Manager City Services

**Division **City Services

**Department **Operations

Executive Leadership Team, Senior Leadership Team, Elected Members
**Key Relationships**

and all departments.

**Our Purpose**

To improve our residents’ quality of life; continuously,

smartly and efficiently.

Six themes in our Community Vision represent the

shared value and aspirations that will guide how our

city develops - liveable, valuing nature, engaged,

prosperous, innovative and connected.

**City of Marion Values**

Our values are critical to us as they help drive

behaviours that will enable us to achieve the Council’s

vision.***

With the community and safety at the forefront of

everything we do, Marion values:
**Respect,** **Integrity,** **Achievement, Innovation
PD - Manager Operations 1

**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Manager Operations**
**Purpose**

The Manager for Operations will provide outstanding leadership in a multifaceted Department through

infrastructure and open space assets as well as supporting all operational elements of the organisation to

succeed.

The primary objective of this position is to lead and direct your team to deliver sustainable infrastructure

and open space plans, programs and projects that work towards a long term community vision in response

to local needs.

You will be an influential front-runner working in collaboration with the organisation to meet key

requirements in shaping infrastructure and open space assets.

Strong communication skills and ability to maintain solid relationships with internal and external

stakeholders will be vital to this role.

As a leader of the organisation, you will have the customer, community and safety at the forefront of all

you do, to provide the highest level of service both externally and internally.

**Key Outcomes**
- Significant contribution to the initiation, development and implementation of the organisation’s strategic

direction by providing high level thinking and advice to the Executive Leadership Team, Senior

Leadership Team and Council, to support the development of key strategies and policies aimed at

horticulture/infrastructure construction and maintenance. Short and long term plans, programs and

projects based on sustainability, best practice, risk management and economic rationale.***
- Influence and coach others by modelling high performance and alignment with cultural values, ethics

and vision that supports the attainment of the organisation’s strategic vision.***
- Foster and lead a team culture focused on developing and enhancing environmentally sensitive

solutions to open space and civil works.
- Promote and deliver strong customer service to external clients and internal departments including City

Activation, City Property, Engineering, Assets and Environmental.
- Initiate and deliver infrastructure and open space asset projects and unit programs.
- Be an innovative and dynamic leader.
- Liaise and maintain strong relationships, and influence policy development and services with strategic

partners and external organisations.
- Collaborate effectively with other departments and respond to the needs of Elected Members.
- Undertake human resource activities associated with workforce planning, recruitment, learning and

development and individual performance development reviews with team members.
- Prepare and coordinate reports, information for briefings and business cases.
- Actively seek new opportunities for grants and possible tenders.
- Ensure that open space, civil services and operational support operates within budget requirements to

meet work area plans.
- Ensure the management of operational risk and implement risk management processes within the

business unit.
- Ensure all Work, Health and Safety legislation and regulation obligations are met by modelling and

promoting “Think Safe Live Well” philosophy for all staff, members of the public, Elected Members.
- Undertake activities associated with Return to Work practices.
- Embrace ethical and moral behavior and report any suspected instances of fraud and/or corruption in

accordance with Fraud and Corruption Management and the Code of Conduct.

PD - Manager Operations 2

**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Manager Operations**
- All other accountabilities as required.

**Person Specification**

**Essential Requirements**
- Australian residency.
- Advanced communication skills both written and verbal.

**Qualifications**
- Obtained a degree or certificate in Business Management or related discipline.***

**Leadership Capabilities**
- Collaborative Relationships.
- Empower staff.
- Resilience.***
- Responsiveness in decision making.***
- Communicate with Influence and Authenticity.***
- Self-awareness.***
- Agility.
- Vision and Strategic Thinking.***

**Skills, Knowledge and Experience*