Flexible Infrastructure Program Lead: Planning & Grants

City of Ballarat; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development programs

Flexible work policies

Employee benefits program

MyWellbeing initiatives

Job summary

The City of Ballarat is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Program Development Lead to plan, prioritise and develop the council’s capital works program. The role sits across office and field environments, identifying future projects, conducting site inspections, improving readiness and ensuring investments are well scoped and deliverable.

You will lead the program development team, drive governance and reporting, and collaborate with Planning and Delivery colleagues to realise community

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in infrastructure planning and delivery.
• Ability to translate community needs into construction-ready projects.
• Strong governance, reporting and budgeting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Council's annual and four-year infrastructure capital works programs.
• Develop and implement infrastructure prioritisation and investment frameworks.
• Undertake site inspections, project investigations and constructability assessments.
• Identify future project opportunities and develop a pipeline of construction-ready works.
• Improve project readiness through better scoping, planning and coordination.
• Lead grant funding applications, funding strategies and investment planning activities.
• Support governance, reporting and performance monitoring of the infrastructure program.
• Work closely with Infrastructure Planning and Infrastructure Delivery teams.
• Provide leadership to the Program Development function, supporting knowledge sharing.

Skills

Project leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Field experience

Job description

The City of Ballarat is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Program Development Lead to plan, prioritise and develop the council’s capital works program. The role sits across office and field environments, identifying future projects, conducting site inspections, improving readiness and ensuring investments are well scoped and deliverable.

You will lead the program development team, drive governance and reporting, and collaborate with Planning and Delivery colleagues to realise community