Director, Capital Works & Strategic Assets (Hybrid)

Victorian Government; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Victorian Government, through Forest Fire Management Victoria, seeks a Director, Capital Works and Strategic Assets to provide strategic and operational leadership for a broad portfolio of statewide assets, ensuring value for money and high service standards.

You will lead complex programs, manage procurement and contracts, build a collaborative, high-performing culture, and report on governance, performance and continuous improvement across government and partner organisations.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing significant asset portfolios with a track record of achievement in governance and selection criteria.
• Proven ability to lead complex programs and projects, balancing strategic priorities, operational requirements, risk and stakeholder expectations.
• Strong commercial, procurement and contract management expertise with a focus on value for money and service performance.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and building a collaborative, customer-focused and high-performing culture.
• Demonstrated capability in governance, assurance, performance reporting and continuous improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across government, industry and partner organisations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a diverse portfolio of statewide assets.
• Lead governance, assurance and performance reporting to support decision making and improvement.
• Manage procurement, contracts and supplier performance to ensure value for money.
• Foster a collaborative, customer-focused culture across internal and external partners.
• Engage stakeholders across government and with partner organisations to deliver programs.
• Operate within the public sector governance framework and respond to policy directions.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Program and project leadership

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Governance and reporting

Team leadership

Job description

Victorian Government, through Forest Fire Management Victoria, seeks a Director, Capital Works and Strategic Assets to provide strategic and operational leadership for a broad portfolio of statewide assets, ensuring value for money and high service standards.

You will lead complex programs, manage procurement and contracts, build a collaborative, high-performing culture, and report on governance, performance and continuous improvement across government and partner organisations.