Senior Manager

5 hours ago


Melbourne City Centre, Victoria, Australia Department of Education Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Senior Manager- Fixed Term/Fulll Time

About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

About the Victorian School Building Authority

The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is part of the Department of Education. Established in 2016, it oversees Victoria's largest school building program since the state introduced free public education in the 1870s.

The VSBA upgrades and expands existing schools and plans, designs and builds new schools to meet enrolment demand. We also support schools to maintain their buildings and grounds by offering expert advice and coordinating maintenance programs and grants.

With Victoria recently introducing two years of funded kindergarten, the VSBA is also working with the early childhood sector on a massive kindergarten construction program.

About the Division

The Major Projects & Property Division is responsible for delivering educational infrastructure projects and programs, including the acquisition and management of land as well as delivery of capital infrastructure projects.

The Major Projects branches are responsible for the management and delivery of major infrastructure projects including new schools, upgrade and modernization initiatives, kinder on school sites and learning centres. Projects are normally high value and high risk (typically more than $25 million). Complexities range across design, procurement and construction, including vertical schools. Types of projects include stand-alone' schools andbundles of schools' for growth areas. Programs for delivery are time critical, based on enrolments and the school year. We consider successful project delivery to include strong stakeholder relationship management, effective risk and issues management, quality communications strategy and implementation and excellent customer service to all stakeholders.

About the Role

This role is responsible for the management of issues arising on complex capital works projects relating to either new schools or upgrades and refurbishments or business process improvement matters that influence the way in which capital works projects are delivered. This may include informal or formal (legal) conflict resolution, significant defects, insolvency issues, innovative procurement methodologies and procurement compliance, insurance claims, or end-to-end projects involving complex structuring, staging or stakeholder engagement.

The successful candidate:

  • Will manage their own projects and a small team but is also expected to assist to resource other project officers and Managers to provide support on existing capital works projects that involve a level of complexity above and beyond the management of the usual contract administration issues
  • is expected to be self-sufficient and work autonomously, have strong communication, negotiation and contract management skills and a keen eye for detail.

All VSBA staff have a shared responsibility to meet the same service standards outlined in the VSBA Customer Service Charter. Our goal is to make every interaction with the VSBA a positive one for our customers, colleagues and key partners regardless of our individual role or team.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

Relevant qualification in project delivery and experience in a similar role within a public delivery agency.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at

For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Dimitar Petrevski - Director, Major Projects via

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements.

Applications close 11:59pm on 15 October 2025


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