Fire Capability Manager

Ventia; Puckapunyal; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Attractive salary package

Corporate discounts

Job summary

Ventia is seeking a Fire Capability Manager to oversee two sites in Victoria, delivering firefighting, rescue and emergency response services under Defence.You will lead personnel, equipment planning, and stakeholder engagement to ensure safe, compliant, and effective service delivery.

Desirable candidates have emergency management experience, business management qualifications, and demonstrated leadership in dispersed multi-agency operations; hybrid working and career progression are offered.

Qualifications

• Emergency management experience in a dynamic, high-risk environment (desirable).
• Graduate or post-graduate qualification in Business Management.
• Experience in complex service delivery across dispersed multi-agency operations.
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritise by risk.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with workforce planning, recruitment and leadership development.
• Eligible for Defence Security Clearance; Australian citizen.

Responsibilities

• Ensure station teams maintain high operational preparedness for immediate response to emergencies.
• Oversee resource allocation including personnel, fleet, equipment, and training to meet objectives.
• Foster an inclusive, engaged workforce and drive service excellence.
• Build relations with Defence personnel, SEG Leadership and base community.
• Lead safety and health initiatives and promote compliance culture.
• Contribute to redefining service excellence and emergency response delivery.

Skills

Emergency management

Leadership

Communication

Workforce planning

Stakeholder engagement

Defence liaison

Safety culture

Education

Graduate or Post Graduate qualification in Business Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ventia operates Australia's largest private firefighting service, delivering aviation, structural, and bushfire response capabilities across the country. With more than 25 years' experience supporting the Australian Defence Force (ADF), we now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fire Capability manager to join our team to be located at Pukapunyal, Victoria. It is desirable that the applicant holds/held Firefighting qualifications or is/was previously a senior Emergency Response Manager in a relevant Australian organisation.

• Attractive salary package with access to employee benefits such as corporate travel discounts, novated leases, private health discounts, credit discounts and more
• Potential for career development and progression
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• See tangible change through innovation & continuous improvement

The Role

Ventia are seeking a Fire Capability Manager to oversee and manage 2 sites in Victoria. Services span firefighting, rescue and emergency response. The Fire Capability Manager will provide leadership to ensure successful deployment of personnel, equipment, planning and stakeholder engagement to ensure Defence capability. The Fire Capability Manager will have a strong focus on safety, compliance, people leadership to ensure optimal service delivery.

Duties Include:

• Ensures station teams maintain a high standard of operational preparedness that ensures the immediate response to and successful management of all contracted emergency scenarios
• Accountable for resource allocation, including personnel, fleet, equipment, and training, to meet contract and financial objectives
• Successfully foster an inclusive working environment by leading employee engagement and driving service excellence
• Build relationship with Defence Service Personnel, SEG Leadership and Base Community including Industry partners to raise the profile of Venita Fire and Rescue.
• Lead Ventia's 'safety and health above all else' promise by driving safety, environment & healthoutcomes by role modelling our LEAD behaviours (Learning, Engaging, Accountability, Discipline) andleading a culture of compliance
• Contribute to redefining service excellence by developing a world-class emergency response service

About you:

Note the below are desirable, but not mandatory, we are seeking a Fire Capability Manager that can bring a diverse background to a high performing contract.

• Experience in emergency management in a dynamic, high-risk operating environment (highly desirable)
• Graduate or Post Graduate qualification in Business Management
• Background in complex service delivery across a geographically dispersed and/or multi-agency operations with a large workforce
• Able to work autonomously and manage competing priorities based on risk
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills
• Demonstrated experience with leading people programs including recruitment, training and leadership development, workforce planning, mentoring and change management. Experience with competency-based training is an advantage.
• Experience in the application of Enterprise Agreements and partnering with unions
• Customer Centric, noting our client is Defence
• Commercially astute and strategic with experience in workforce planning, financial reporting, SHEQ, compliance and governance
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
• The incumbent to this position must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Defence Security Clearance. As a result of this requirement the incumbent must be an Australian Citizen.

About VentiaAs a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential. Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.