Senior Manager Operations

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Senior Manager Operations - Construction

Institute of Applied Technology – Kingswood Campus

Temporary Full Time until 30 June 2026

$222,700 package includes salary $197,662, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone's world. Whether that's inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) is looking for a Senior Manager Operations for their Kingswood campus.

TAFE NSW is seeking an experienced leader with deep construction industry expertise to manage operations at the Institute of Applied Technology – Construction (IATC). This role is vital in supporting the sector by addressing critical skills shortages and delivering high-impact, industry-aligned training.

You will lead teaching teams and oversee site operations, ensuring excellence in performance, customer experience, and educational delivery. Your strong understanding of construction workforce needs will guide the development of responsive programs that meet industry standards and TAFE NSW's strategic goals.

Working within budget, you'll ensure resources are effectively allocated to achieve business outcomes. You'll also build and maintain commercial partnerships and represent TAFE NSW at key forums, fostering collaboration with universities, industry bodies, and community stakeholders.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of construction education and make a meaningful impact on workforce development in NSW.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:-

• Degree qualification in related field or equivalent significant experience in vocational education and training.

• Demonstrated high level educational leadership capabilities in VET and/or Higher Education teaching, learning and assessment practice.

• Demonstrated experience in customer relations with the ability to lead a high performing team and to influence, engage and work collaboratively with others to achieve common objectives embedding customer centric principles in operations.

Highly Regarded

• Experience in the Construction sector

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks. If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now

Applications close 11.55pm AEST Tuesday, 2 September 2025

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume
• Copies of your qualifications, where applicable (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question:

Describe a time when you took leadership of an existing team and successfully aligned its operations with evolving strategic priorities or changing deliverables? How did you maintain team performance, foster adaptability, and ensure continued excellence in service delivery?

Role-specific enquiries: Contact Sonya O'Brien, R/Director Operations, Institute of Applied Technology, via email

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: Contact Shweta Yadav, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW's recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.