Scheme Manager

Title: Scheme Manager (Dealers)

Requisition ID: 8736

Work Type: Ongoing Full Time

Fixed Term Period: Not Applicable

Location: Melbourne - East

Date Posted: 28 Oct 2025

VPS6.2 - $162, $185,518 + Superannuation
About Us
We create thriving places and connected communities. We bring together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in a single department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians.

Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining Victoria's transport, planning and land services for use by all.

We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.

About The Group
Transport Services
delivers safe, reliable and accessible transport infrastructure and services to keep Victoria moving, connecting people to what matters most in their lives.

About The Role
This position is responsible for managing a network of vehicle dealerships who are engaged to deliver new and Used vehicle and transfer of registration services to customers. The role will be required to build effective relationships with relevant stakeholder and influential industry groups.

We are seeking a strategic and adaptable leader with proven experience in delivering complex programs, managing large-scale partner networks, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and performance standards. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong critical thinking, stakeholder management, and team leadership skills, with the ability to drive strategic outcomes, foster collaboration, and deliver business improvements in a dynamic environment.

Please note that this position has staff reporting to the incumbent in two locations (Ringwood and Sunshine) which will require location visits on occasions.

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Position Accountabilities
– Effectively lead, manage, motivate and develop team members to support and deliver the immediate, interim and long term operational and technical needs of critical vehicle safety, certification and registration schemes.

– Exercise independent professional judgement to lead and manage the operational and delivery needs of the vehicle safety, certification and registration schemes, in accordance with strategic corporate initiatives, requirements and performance indicators.

– Use specialist expertise to brief, advise and make recommendations to high level stakeholders in matters relating to vehicle safety, certification and registration, sometimes in the absence of defined operational policies and procedures.

– Lead and encourage the application of creative and advanced problem-solving skills to resolve complex operational issues and queries of a vehicle safety, certification and registration nature in consultation and collaboration with experts across government and industry bodies.

– Identify, propose, lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives and projects to advance endorsed Business Area and Divisional strategies and plans.

– Proactively and confidently partner and work collaboratively with key internal and external peers and stakeholders and demonstrate advanced negotiation and influencing skills to achieve endorsed business outcomes and deliverables.

Qualifications And Experience
– Victorian Driver License without any restriction which preclude the incumbent from performing the inherent requirements of the position and which cannot be reasonably accommodated by the Department. (mandatory)

Other Position-specific Requirements
– Qualifications or demonstrated experience in project/program delivery (desirable)

– You may be required to undertake a medical and other safety compliance requirement

Culture Value
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department's goals.

What We Offer
Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians.

For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.

Pre-employment checks and employment conditions

All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.

Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.

Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.

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Applications close at
11.59pm on Tuesday, the 11th of November 2025.
Please include both your resume and a cover letter. All applications must be submitted via the online portal, we're unable to accept email or manual submissions.

For further information about the role, please contact
Faye Daikos, Senior Manager Vehicle Safety Standards via
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