Program Manager

Job description

Agency Department of Logistics and Infrastructure Work unit Program Planning and Delivery

Job title Program Manager Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1

Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 6 months

Salary $128,551 - $143,611 Location Darwin

Position number RTF Closing 14/10/2025

Contact officer Brooke Owen on or or Charlie DeGoumois on or

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or

job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go

to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go

to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Provide program advice and support to the Program Directors in planning the housing programs to meet client and program

expectations.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide program advice and support to the Program Directors in the planning of the housing program, which will be delivered

by the regional teams.

2. Assist in the development and monitoring of the overarching program schedule that factors in community constraints and aligns

with the program key deliverables, budget requirements and cost-effective delivery.

3. Coordinate and manage Community Housing Master Plans for remote communities and town camps in allocated region/s as

identified in the footprint of the Remote Housing Federal Funding Agreement.

4. Prepare documentation for community consultation, including but not limited to stakeholder engagement plans and maps

showing community constraints.

5. Set projects up in the system and record management databases, ensuring sufficient budget allocation and delivery times align

with program deliverables.

1. Prepare requests for services for the regional teams to deliver packages of works, ensuring all approvals are in place, including

but not limited land tenure, sacred sites clearances and development approvals.

1. Develop and maintain networks internally and externally, to ensure teams are working together to ensure smooth delivery of

the program.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in program planning, contract and project management within the construction and

development sectors in regional and remote areas.

2. Demonstrated experience in program reporting and financial management.

1. Demonstrated experience in developing and preparing master planning, including identifying and obtaining all necessary

approvals.

4. Relevant personal attributes including initiative, innovative and flexible solutions, forward planning, time and resource

management and to work collaboratively within diverse teams.

5. Excellent communication skills with the ability to proactively engage with the community, as well as effectively communicate

and negotiate across all levels of the department and individual stakeholder groups.

1. A sound knowledge of cross-cultural issues affecting the delivery of projects to remote Northern Territory communities.

2. Willingness and ability to travel to remote communities for short periods on small aircraft or 4WD.

Desirable

1. Tertiary qualification in Business, Construction Management, Project Management or other related discipline.

2. An understanding of Government programming and procurement procedures.