Principal Program Officer

About us

As a department our purpose is to help the community to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland. The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service, and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders.

QFES is one department with many services, many capabilities and many partners.

Purpose of the role

The Capital Works team leads and facilitates the annual programming and scheduling of allocated projects and related activities to ensure delivery of the department's statewide capital, medium and minor works program. The team contributes to the strategic planning, evaluation and interpretation of relevant legislation and standards to ensure QFES meets whole-of-government building and accommodation requirements, and provide specialist building and construction advice to ensure best value capital investment is realised, and best practice asset management optimises the useful life of QFES built asset portfolio.

Key requirements

Mandatory requirements
- Minimum C Class driver's licence (non-restricted).

Highly desirable requirements
- Knowledge and/or qualifications in project management or another discipline relevant to the delivery of works projects in the building and construction industry.
- Minimum of three years' experience working in the building industry, including the ability to review and evaluate tenders and estimates.
- Minimum of five years' experience in effectively overseeing the delivery of complex and diverse capital works and maintenance projects.

Special requirements
- The incumbent may be required to travel and work within their area of responsibility and may also be required to undertake intrastate, interstate deployment or travel as required, with the possibility of overnight stays.

Your key accountabilities

Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting key frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:

- Manage and oversee complex project planning and delivery of all capital works projects including the effective allocation and use of resources, management of contracts and specialist advisor engagements, in line with best practice project and governance frameworks.
- Provide expert, pragmatic and evidence-based advice and recommendations to stakeholders and executive management relating to projects and initiatives that achieve quality outcomes and enhance effective decision making.
- Program, schedule and monitor the annual capital works program, including managing changes in project scope, and costs to ensure the successful completion of projects and timeframes are achieved.
- Actively participate in the continued development and enhancement of the department's capital investment framework and standard construction designs.
- Develop and implement strategies and tools for the continuous monitoring of projects, including risk and contingency management, benefits realisation, impacts and quality measures, to identify and address issues and assess overall progress of project/s.
- Manage stakeholder relationships through effective communication, negotiation and issues management to ensure they are engaged throughout the project and quality state-wide capital works outcomes are achieved.
- Research, prepare and review reports, briefs and submissions that address issues within the capital works program and that enhance the ongoing maturity of outcomes delivered, in accordance with departmental requirements and governance.
- Represent the department at stakeholder meetings and working groups to provide project briefings and advice, and/or address issues that may impact project delivery to ensure quality outcomes are achieved.

Capabilities

To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream - Individual Contributor (leading self)
Vision
- Leads strategically
- Makes insightful decisions

Results
- Develops and mobilises talent
- Drives accountability and outcomes

Accountability
- Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
- Demonstrates sound governance

Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values of:

- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Courage
- Loyalty
- Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.