Director of Partner Growth & Development

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) is a Queensland Government agency focused on unlocking land and accelerating housing, planning and infrastructure delivery to create liveable places and support economic growth.

We are seeking a senior leader to drive the Partner Growth program, negotiate complex commercial terms, and manage relationships with developers, councils and utilities to streamline development approvals and delivery.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership in government, large scale development or infrastructure environments.
• Strong grounding in planning or engineering, including land use and infrastructure planning and development assessment.
• A proven record of fast tracking complex development projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong networks with developers, and ideally with state agencies, utilities and councils.
• A confident negotiator who can be firm while keeping the relationship strong.
• Solutions focused and structured, with a drive for continuous improvement.
• Private sector experience in development or consulting will be highly regarded, along with relevant tertiary qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Bring major developers in PDAs into the program and lead coordinated delivery and performance across the partnership portfolio.
• Lead commercial negotiations on program fees, making sure services beyond our standard offering are cost recovered.
• Lead Partner Infrastructure Agreements, providing executive negotiation and strategic advice.
• Lead PDA declarations and amendments for program partners and drive streamlined assessment of their development applications.
• Manage relationships with local governments, TMR and utilities.
• Collaboratively work with the other internal Group Directors to grow the program and build proven improvements into EDQ's standard service.
• Lead an empowered, engaged and capable team.

Skills

Executive leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Planning background

Education

Bachelor's degree

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) is a Queensland Government agency focused on unlocking land and accelerating housing, planning and infrastructure delivery to create liveable places and support economic growth.

We are seeking a senior leader to drive the Partner Growth program, negotiate complex commercial terms, and manage relationships with developers, councils and utilities to streamline development approvals and delivery.