Manager Service Delivery – Perth

Kinetic; City Of Kalamunda; Híbrido; AUD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kinetic is seeking a Manager Service Delivery to lead our operations teams, shaping a high‑performing, safety‑first culture across service delivery functions. You will drive strategic workforce planning, compliance and continuous improvement, partnering with senior leaders to ensure safe, efficient services and sustainable growth.

You will oversee the full employee journey, from recruitment through to engagement and performance, and contribute to annual budgeting and business planning while

Formación

• Leadership experience and capability to coach operations teams.
• Strong communication, analytical and digital literacy skills.
• Experience with logistics/operational systems in WA transport.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and inspire operations team to deliver safe, compliant services.
• Oversee recruitment, rostering, performance, payroll and retention.
• Drive continuous improvement with depot and fleet standards.

Educación

Bachelors in Business/Management

Herramientas

Power BI

Descripción del empleo

Role Purpose – Energised & Future-Focused

The Manager Service Delivery leads the organisation’s operational performance and sets the direction for how services are delivered now and into the future. Reporting to the Executive General Manager, this role champions the Kinetic Way by shaping a high-performing, safety-first culture and driving strategic workforce planning to support long-term growth.

With a strong emphasis on leadership over day-to-day management, the role inspires and develops operational teams, ensuring they have the capability, clarity and confidence to deliver safe, compliant and efficient services. It plays a pivotal part in strengthening depot and fleet standards, elevating employee engagement, and embedding continuous improvement across all service delivery functions.

The Manager Service Delivery also contributes to strategic planning, financial performance, and business expansion—anticipating future needs, designing forward-looking operational strategies, and ensuring the organisation is positioned for sustainable success.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead with impact: As a people-focused leader, guide and inspire your operations team to deliver safe, dependable services while building a culture people are proud to be part of.
• Shape a high-performing driver workforce: Own the full employee journey, from recruitment and rostering through to performance, payroll, and retention.
• Deliver services that run smoothly: Partner with senior leadership and Sales, applying sound commercial and operational judgement to keep services efficient, safe, and on budget.
• Set the standard for compliance: Bring a process-driven mindset to operational, contractual, safety, and audit requirements, backed by regular depot and documentation reviews.
• Grow your people: Communicate with purpose and lead visibly, building capability through hands‑on coaching, training, and genuine engagement with drivers and operational teams.
• Keep the depot ready for anything: Take a proactive approach with HSE and Workshop teams to lift depot standards, close gaps before they become problems, and ensure strong emergency response readiness.
• Drive the business forward: Track service performance, champion continuous improvement, and help shape annual budgets and business planning.
• Work across the full picture: Move comfortably between day-to-day operational oversight and broader management responsibilities.

Qualifications / Education / Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in business, management or a related field (preferred).
• Proven leadership experience with strong operational and change‑management capability.
• Solid understanding of operational systems, logistics and the Western Australian transport environment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills, with strong digital literacy (MS Office;
• Power BI/Automate valued).
• Self‑motivated, adaptable and able to thrive in a fast‑paced, continually evolving operational setting.

About us:

Kinetic is Australia and New Zealand’s largest and most diverse bus operator, moving more than 100 million passengers per year across some of the most recognisable names in bus transport. We deliver these services through our team of over 7300 people and fleet of over 4900 buses.

As a business who genuinely cares about our customers, our people, and our environment, we are industry leaders in delivering zero‑emission technology, investing in our communities, training and developing our people, and providing an inclusive workplace which reflects the communities we serve.

Kineticis proud to be anEqual Opportunity Employerand reflect the community we serve.