Commercial Manager

**Utilise**your commercial expertise to provide support and advice to the Community Safety and Building Authority.**:

- **12 month fixed-term, full-time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.**:

- **VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 per annum plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Commercial Manager to provide a critical role within Community Safety and Building Authority.

**About the Business Unit**

The Community Safety Building Authority (CSBA) within the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) has been established to design, procure, build and upgrade the infrastructure needed to keep communities safe.

The CSBA provides end-to-end project management and delivery of Victoria's new prisons, youth justice centres, court and custody facilities, emergency services facilities and public safety features such as pedestrian walkway bollards and CCTV networks. As well as delivering new infrastructure, the CSBA modernises, expands and upgrades existing facilities.

The CSBA has a highly skilled workforce of experienced professionals from across the public and private sectors that support the development, procurement and delivery oversight of major capital projects. The CSBA team includes specialists in community safety infrastructure, project management, engineering, cost management, commercial management, planning and design.

**About the Role**

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Commercial, the Commercial Manager provides high quality commercial advice and services to support the CSBA Project Streams, including Emergency Services, Fire Services, and Program Delivery. The Emergency and Fire Services Project Streams are responsible for delivery of Country Fire Authority (CFA) Stations and Emergency Services buildings. The Program Delivery unit is responsible for the development and delivery of a range of new build, expansion and upgrade projects for groups across DJCS including Corrections and Justice Services, Youth Justice and Justice Health, as well as external entities such as Court Services Victoria.

The Commercial Manager provides professional advice and assistance on commercial, procurement financial, policy and related issues to support decisions throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with contract administrators and the procurement and projects teams, the role will include the implementation of commercial and contracting arrangements to ensure delivery against the commercial objectives of the various Project Streams, as well as consistent outcomes across the technical and commercial aspects. This role will also support the procurement team in the management and implementation of the CSBA's procurement and contracting function, with emphasis on the requirements for our construction projects.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Experience in the management of commercial, contractual and financial issues associated with public infrastructure or construction project procurement and delivery environments.
- Demonstrated understanding of the development and delivery methodologies appropriate for infrastructure projects under a range of contract types, including experience in preparing tender documents, evaluating tender proposals, negotiating contract terms and conditions and awarding major construction contracts and other significant procurement packages.
- Demonstrated experience with the implementation of contract management and administration functions, including contract management systems and processes under a range of procurement methodologies.

**Qualifications/requirements**
- An appropriate bachelor level or higher qualification in business, law, commerce, economics or a related field is highly regarded.

**How to Apply**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.