The Victorian School Building Authority is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their Property and Land team on a 2.5 year fixed term contract.VSBA's Land Acquisition Program is a fast-paced, responsive environment made up of three teams, Forward Planning, Site & Infrastructure and Delivery where team members collaborate to deal responsively with a range of high-volume, high-impact projects.
Contact: John Allan Sirotic
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The Victorian School Building Authority is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their Property and Land team on a 2.5 year fixed term contract.
VSBA's Land Acquisition Program is a fast-paced, responsive environment made up of three teams, Forward Planning, Site & Infrastructure and Delivery where team members collaborate to deal responsively with a range of high-volume, high-impact projects.
Reporting to the Manager, the Senior Project Manager is responsible for delivering land acquisition projects for educational facilities throughout Victoria in close collaboration with the Land Acquisition teams, whilst managing site-related issues in accordance with the specified timeframes for delivering the Government's scheduled dates for opening new schools.
The role of Senior Project Manager includes site-suitability investigations, developing strategies to mitigate risks to the program, understanding of relevant planning schemes, stakeholder management with various landholders (including developers, private individuals, other government agencies and local government authorities), ensuring compliance with relevant policies and guidelines, land acquisition, and negotiating contracts of sale or other relevant legal agreements. The job-holder will also be required to contribute to new strategic land acquisition initiatives led by the Department of Education.
An important element of the role is the provision of timely advice and specialist support to other areas within the VSBA and the Department in relation to the VSBA's Land Acquisition Program. Given the high profile nature of the projects, the role requires exceptional stakeholder management skills to ensure that the projects are delivered on time and on budget, and communication and reporting are delivered to the highest standard.
Key stakeholders include the Office of the Minister for Education, the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive team of the VSBA, local government authorities, other government Departments and Government agencies such as the Valuer-General Victoria and the Victorian Government Land Monitor.
The role would suit someone with well-developed interpersonal skills, knowledge of land development and strong experience in working collaboratively as part of a team.
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.
For more details regarding this position please see attached position descriptions.
The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.
The Department's responsibilities cover two overlapping stages of life:
•Early childhood development (birth to eight) - covering health, learning and development services
•School education (five to eighteen) - covering primary, secondary and special school services for children and young people from Prep to Year 12
The goal over the next decade is to place Victoria's education and development outcomes into the global top tier. Four areas of focus that will contribute to measurable improvements are:
•Achievement - raise standards of learning and development achieved by Victorians using education, development and child health services
•Engagement - Increase the number of Victorians actively participating in education, development and child health services
•Wellbeing - Increase the contribution education, development and child health services make to good health and quality of life for all Victorians, particularly children and young people
•Productivity - Increase the economic and social return on expenditure on the Department's services.
The Department currently comprises of the following structure:
Seven central business groups - School Education Programs & Support Group; Early Childhood Education Group; Policy Strategy & Performance Group; Financial Policy & Information Services Group; People & Executive Services Group; Victorian School Building Authority; Schools Workforce Group
•Four Departmental regions - North-Eastern Region; North-Western Region; South-Eastern Region; and South-Western Region
•Three independent statutory authorities: the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) and the Merit Protection Board (MPB)
Staff work in a diverse range of roles across the Department. The Department recognises that its people are its greatest asset, and having the right people and culture are integral to fulfilling our goals. The Department strives to be an organisation that respects the skills and contribution of its people, and values innovation and collaboration.
The Department also works in conjunction with the following statutory bodies: Adult, Community and Further Education Board; Children's Services Coordination Board; Disciplinary Appeals Boards; Victorian Children's Council; and Victorian Institute of Teaching.
Further information about DE is available at www.education.vic.gov.au.
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 www.education.vic.gov.au .
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