Senior Fleet Program Lead

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 129,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is seeking a Senior Fleet Program Lead to manage end-to-end fleet procurement and purchasing programs from award through commissioning readiness. The role leads the fleet build and refurbishment function and reports on progress, risk, and performance across multiple programs.

You will work closely with Fleet Services, Equipment, Service Delivery and QA to ensure pre-commissioning is planned and executed on schedule, including kits, staging and

Qualifications

• The role oversees end-to-end fleet procurement and purchasing programs.
• Manages the fleet build and refurbishment program schedule and controls.
• Collaborates with Fleet Services, Equipment, Service Delivery and QA teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain fleet build/refurbishment program schedule and reporting frameworks.
• Monitor progress, financial performance, risks, issues, supplier milestones and dependencies.
• Coordinate pre-commissioning activities and ensure equipment kits are ready for sequencing.

Skills

Program governance

Procurement management

Reporting & governance

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

The role provides program governance, coordination, and oversight for fleet builds, refurbishment, and replacement programs from contract award through to readiness for commissioning.

$128,635 to $140,849 + 12% Superannuation

ROLE SUMMARY:

The Senior Fleet Program Lead is responsible for the end-to-end management of fleet procurement and purchasing programs across VICSES, excluding fleet leasing, which is managed by Fleet Services.

The position is accountable for establishing and maintaining the overall fleet build and refurbishment program schedule, reporting frameworks, and controls to monitor progress, financial performance, risks, issues, supplier milestones, and dependencies across all fleet programs. This includes consolidated reporting for VESEP, annual fleet replacement programs, ERC (BP4), external reporting requests, and internal executive and project governance forums.

The role works closely with Fleet Services, Equipment, Service Delivery, and Quality Assurance teams to ensure all aspects of pre-commissioning are planned, coordinated, and executed in a timely manner. This includes ensuring new rescue truck equipment kits are ordered, staged, and available to support stowage induction and commissioning activities. The Senior Fleet Program Lead also leads the fit-out and refurbishment function, ensuring vehicles are prepared for commissioning and quality assurance activities in accordance with approved plans and schedules.

The role may be required to travel to supplier sites or other VICSES sites which may require overnight stays.

The role may be required to support planned workshops, taskforces and other engagement activities outside of standard business hours, including evenings and weekends, to accommodate volunteer availability and support planning and delivery requirements.

Note: This role is located at our Grimes Crt, Derrimut facility. Daily attendance at the facility is required. Limited Work From Home (WFH) flexibility may be offered post probation period on an ad-hoc basis.

WHO WE ARE:

Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer-based emergency service. Our highly skilled and equipped Volunteers are trained comprehensively in a wide range of emergency environments. To minimise the impact of emergencies when they occur and strengthen the community's capacity to recover swiftly and safely, VICSES focuses on working with communities and partners in building resilience to achieve more aware, informed and prepared communities. We support them to understand their risk and the relevance of taking action before, during and after emergency events.

As the largest road rescue network in Australia we have specialist teams that provide a 24/7 response to road accident and trauma incidents. We assist Victoria Police in search and rescue operations, and play an important role in supporting the Country Fire Authority (CFA), Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), Parks Victoria and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) during major bushfire and emergency incidents.

Applications close Monday, September 28, 2026.

VICSES is an equal opportunity employer committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable people, upholding the highest standards of integrity and community trust, and leading gender equality in the emergency management sector. All applicants are required to complete the relevant screening processes prior to appointment. VICSES also supports flexible working arrangements, subject to operational and business requirements. For more information on our values, benefits, and recruitment process, please visit ses.vic.gov.au/join-us/careers

Applications close Monday 28 September 2026 at 11.59pm