Principal Project Manager

Fire Rescue Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rostered Days Off

Flexible Work Arrangements

Health & Wellbeing

Annual Sports Voucher

Discounted Health Insurance

Gym Access

Public Transport Access

Job summary

Fire Rescue Victoria in Melbourne is seeking a Principal Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide asset management and transformation initiatives, including the Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS) program and the Whole of Life Asset Replacement Strategy.

You will advise the CFO and senior leaders on asset management, investment planning and organisational transformation, while leading multidisciplinary teams, consultants and stakeholders through governance to deliver outcomes across FRV.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex asset management and transformation initiatives.
• Delivery of enterprise-wide transformation programs and major technology implementations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver multiple priority projects including EAMS implementation and asset replacement strategy.
• Manage end-to-end delivery within scope, schedule, budget and quality targets.
• Develop governance, risk, change and stakeholder engagement plans.
• Advise CFO and senior leaders on asset management strategy and investment planning.

Skills

Asset management

Program leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Change management

Project delivery

Education

Tertiary qualification in asset management/IT/engineering

Tools

EAMS

Job description

• Location: East Melbourne

The Role

The Principal Project Manager will lead enterprise-wide asset management and transformation initiatives, including the Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS) Program and Whole of Life Asset Replacement Strategy. The role provides strategic advice to the Chief Financial Officer and senior leaders on asset management, investment planning and organisational transformation, while leading multidisciplinary teams, consultants and stakeholders through influence and governance to deliver business-critical outcomes across FRV.

Functional Accountabilities:

• Lead and deliver multiple concurrent priority and business-critical projects, including the Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS) implementation and whole-of-life asset replacement strategy development
• Manage end-to-end project delivery to ensure outcomes are achieved within agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality standards, and organisational priorities while balancing competing demands across multiple project stream
• Develop and implement robust project management, governance, risk, change management and stakeholder engagement plans to support successful business transformation and asset management maturity
• Provide expert strategic advice to the Chief Financial Officer, executive leaders and senior stakeholders on asset management strategy, asset investment planning, asset lifecycle optimisation, organisational transformation, project delivery and business improvement initiatives.

The Team

The Corporate Services Directorate provides advice, planning and support in the areas of Finance, Information Technology, Fleet, Property and Records Management. In addition, the directorate also provides oversight of the FRV commercial arm, Fire and Equipment Services (FES). The directorate is a key enabler for the operational and corporate units of the business to deliver on organisational objectives.

What’s in it for you

We strive to create a high-quality working life for our community of valued employees.

Working with us provides:

• Access to Rostered Day/s Off
• Flexible work arrangements may be available
• Uniquely rewarding work in the service of the Victorian community
• Career and professional development
• Enterprise Agreement salary increases
• salary sacrifice
• Salary sacrifice options (ie. novated lease or superannuation)
• An unrivalled suite of physical and mental health and wellbeing support services
• Access to an annual sports voucher
• Discounted Health Insurance
• Corporate Clothing Allowance (conditions apply)
• Free access to gym facilities
• Close to Public Transport (Parliament station)

What you will need to Succeed

To be successful in this position, you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in asset management, information technology, engineering or a relevant discipline is desirable
• Extensive experience of leading complex asset management, business improvement and transformation initiatives in large and complex organisations
• Demonstrated experience of delivering enterprise-wide transformation programs and major technology implementations, including Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAMS) or equivalent platforms
• Substantial knowledge of and experience in asset investment modelling
• High-level stakeholder engagement and communication skills that are clear and appropriate with the ability to negotiate and influence effectively.

Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) is a modern fire and rescue service dedicated to meeting the needs of twenty‑first century Victoria. With a workforce of over 4,500 highly committed employees, FRV serves and protects communities across Melbourne and Victoria’s major regional centres.

In delivering this service, we are guided by our core values of teamwork, integrity, respect and accountability. These values underpin everything we do and shape our organisational culture. We are seeking candidates who are committed to embodying these principles in their work and behaviours.

FRV is an inclusive employer and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds, including individuals of all ages, genders, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, religious beliefs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse gender identities and sexualities.

FRV’s standard practice is to appoint at the base of the salary range, however consideration will be given to an above base salary within the advertised range based on the successful candidate’s skills and experience

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa to apply for this position.