Project Management Team Leader

Department of State Growth
Transport
State Roads

Applications must be submitted by Thursday 24 October, 2024 11:55 PM

**Position details**:
**Applications close**:

- Thursday 24 October, 2024 11:55 PM AEST**Award/Classification**:

- Tasmanian State Service Award - General Stream Band 8**Salary**:

- $136,605.00 to $145,825.00 per annum**Employment type**:

- Permanent, full-time**Region**:

- South**Location**:

- Hobart**Job description**:

- The position is responsible for effective delivery of projects or programs within the Capital Investment Program. These outcomes are delivered by the individual or through a team. In achieving this, it provides leadership to ensure Projects are rigorously planned and managed to meet sponsor's requirements.We are a diverse and inclusive workplace that understands the importance of flexibility. Talk to us about what flexibility may look like for you.

**Period of Appointment**:
Appointment to the role is on a Permanent full time flexible basis (73.5 hours per fortnight).

**Duties**:

- Ensure that programs/projects are managed in accordance with Tasmanian Government Project Management Guidelines and State Roads governance arrangements, processes and procedures with responsibility for:

- Planning and scoping
- Stakeholder engagement
- Risk management
- Issues management
- Resource management (including financial resources)
- Quality management - Status reporting
- Project review and evaluation
- Project closure.
- Deliver assigned Capital Works projects/programs to meet the project sponsor's requirements including, but not limited to, project deliverables and outputs, time, quality and budget, with the most efficient use of predominantly external resources.
- Contribute to the development of sponsor's projects/programs by undertaking the scoping and risk based cost estimates of future and current projects.
- Provide, to the project sponsor and the Director Programming & Delivery, regular (at least monthly) and accurate Program/Project Status Reports and briefing papers detailing matters affecting the successful delivery of programs/projects including stakeholder issues, risks, progress and milestones, cash flows and current and forecast cost.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with service providers and members of the construction industry and provide input to industry briefings, the tendering process, contract award and tenderer debriefings as required.
- Direct and support Project Managers in developing and implementing key risk management and public contact strategies to ensure effective media and community consultation, issue management and project promotion; and key stakeholder management (Council, State and Federal Agencies, other key representatives, and the media).
- Critically review and evaluate the success of the project against its benchmarks and objectives. In doing so share, with State Roads Division, experiences and practices adopted which achieved success. Oversee project/program performance across the assigned portfolio to identify any systemic issues and to generate insight on trends, risks and opportunities common amongst projects/programs.

**Essential Requirements**:
Evidence of the following must be provided prior to appointment to this role:

- A current full car driver licence.

The person must continue to satisfy the above essential requirements/qualifications throughout their employment in this role.

**Desirable Requirements**:

- Post graduate qualifications and/or extensive experience in a relevant discipline such as; Project Management, Construction Management, Financial Management or Business Administration

**Pre-employment Requirements**:
The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this role is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted.