Operations Manager

1 day ago

Launceston, Australia University of Tasmania Full time

**Job no**: 501380
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Launceston
**Categories**: Management
- Foster a culture of safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Lead technical services that empower world-class agricultural research and teaching
- Full time, ongoing role based in Launceston

**About the opportunity**

The Operations Manager is critical to TIA’s success, providing leadership to the state-wide technical team and ensuring the efficient, safe, and professional delivery of research and teaching infrastructure and programs. The role manages TIA’s extensive field sites, laboratories, equipment, and static infrastructure, and leads risk management to ensure compliance with University, Tasmanian, and Australian regulations.

This position requires a proactive, solutions-focused leader with strong stakeholder engagement skills, operational planning experience, and the ability to manage budgets and competing priorities. The Operations Manager fosters a culture of safety, service excellence, and continuous improvement in support of TIA’s strategic goals.

**What you’ll do**:

- Lead and manage TIA’s technical team, ensuring safe, efficient, effective and high-quality delivery of teaching, research and field programs across the state.
- Promote and maintain a strong Work Health and Safety (WHS) culture.
- Manage expenditure and cost recovery across assigned budgets.
- Provide the TIA Executive Team with high-level technical advice and input into strategic planning and progress reporting.
- Collaborate with relevant marketing and communications teams to support the delivery of community engagement activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards.

**What we’re looking for**:

- Demonstrated knowledge of research, teaching and operational.
- Ability to manage teams with strong interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated high level organisational and decision-making skills.
- Experience in the development and implementation of safety and risk management and mitigation procedures.
- Broad understanding of building design, scientific research equipment and agricultural machinery.

**Salary details**

Appointment to this role will be at HEO 8 and will have a total remuneration package of up to $152,033 comprising base salary within the range of $114,282 to $129,943 plus 17% superannuation.

**How to Apply**
- Please refer to the attached Position Description Below for full details.

**Applications close Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 11.55pm**

The University of Tasmania acknowledges the Palawa/Pakana and Gadigal/Wangal people as the traditional custodians of the land, sea and waters of the areas upon which we live and work. We recognise their valuable contributions and deep connection to country and pay respect to Elders past and present.

As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive workplace, employment history and police checks may be conducted as part of the selection process.

To be eligible for this position, you are required to hold Australian or New Zealand Citizenship, permanent residency or a valid visa that enables you to fulfil the requirements of this role.

**Advertised**: 09 Sep 2025 Tasmania Standard Time
**Applications close**: 24 Sep 2025 Tasmania Standard Time

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