Senior Officer, Built Environment Compliance

Swinburne University; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff benefits

On-site Hawthorn campus

Job summary

Swinburne University is seeking a Senior Officer, Built Environment Compliance to strengthen governance, compliance, health, safety and risk practices across the built environment. You will work with Estate Strategy & Portfolio Planning and Capital & Program Delivery to ensure governance frameworks, design standards and contractual obligations are understood and applied.

The role focuses on practical governance support throughout the project lifecycle, promoting consistent practices, monitoring

Qualifications

• Experience delivering governance and compliance across built environment projects.
• Ability to develop and maintain governance processes and documentation.
• Experience monitoring contractor performance against contractual requirements.
• Strong collaboration with Health Safety & Wellbeing and Capital Delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer governance repositories and support delivery of safe built environments.
• Maintain governance templates, registers and resources for accuracy.
• Develop operational governance processes to support project delivery.
• Oversee contractor administration systems including health and safety requirements and performance monitoring.
• Provide guidance to project teams on governance requirements and documentation.

Skills

Governance

Compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Contractor management

Tools

Contract management systems

Job description

• Join the Estate Strategy and Portfolio Planning team at Swinburne University
• Full-time, ongoing position based at our Hawthorn campus,
• Hew 7 + 17% super and staff benefits

About the Role

The Senior Officer, Built Environment Compliance plays a key role in strengthening governance, compliance, health, safety and risk practices across the University's built environment. Working collaboratively across Estate Strategy & Portfolio Planning and Capital & Program Delivery, you will support the successful delivery of capital works projects by helping ensure appropriate governance frameworks, design standards, contractual obligations and compliance requirements are consistently understood and applied.

The role provides practical governance and compliance support throughout the project lifecycle, with a strong focus on maintaining effective project delivery frameworks, systems and processes. You will work closely with key stakeholders to promote consistent governance practices, monitor compliance requirements and support continuous improvement across the University's capital works program.

A key focus of the position is project and contractor compliance, including supporting robust contractor management processes and monitoring alignment with relevant project, safety and governance requirements. Through strong attention to detail, stakeholder engagement and a proactive approach to compliance, you will contribute to the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of projects across the University's built environment.

About You

To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Administer Swinburne's internal governance repository to support the delivery of high-quality, functional and safe built environments.
• Maintain governance documentation, templates and registers, ensuring governance resources are accurate.
• Develop and maintain selected operational governance processes where required to support effective project delivery and contractor management.
• Develop and implement governance frameworks in collaboration with internal stakeholders including Swinburne's Health Safety & Wellbeing team and the Associate Director, Capital Program Delivery.
• Oversee contractor administration systems, including health and safety requirements, bank guarantees and project securities.
• Monitor contractor performance against contractual and compliance requirements.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve governance processes and systems.
• Provide advice and guidance to project teams on governance requirements, processes and documentation.

• Join the Estate Strategy and Portfolio Planning team at Swinburne University
• Full-time, ongoing position based at our Hawthorn campus,
• Hew 7 + 17% super and staff benefits

About the Role

The Senior Officer, Built Environment Compliance plays a key role in strengthening governance, compliance, health, safety and risk practices across the University's built environment. Working collaboratively across Estate Strategy & Portfolio Planning and Capital & Program Delivery, you will support the successful delivery of capital works projects by helping ensure appropriate governance frameworks, design standards, contractual obligations and compliance requirements are consistently understood and applied.

The role provides practical governance and compliance support throughout the project lifecycle, with a strong focus on maintaining effective project delivery frameworks, systems and processes. You will work closely with key stakeholders to promote consistent governance practices, monitor compliance requirements and support continuous improvement across the University's capital works program.

A key focus of the position is project and contractor compliance, including supporting robust contractor management processes and monitoring alignment with relevant project, safety and governance requirements. Through strong attention to detail, stakeholder engagement and a proactive approach to compliance, you will contribute to the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of projects across the University's built environment.

About You

To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Administer Swinburne's internal governance repository to support the delivery of high-quality, functional and safe built environments.
• Maintain governance documentation, templates and registers, ensuring governance resources are accurate.
• Develop and maintain selected operational governance processes where required to support effective project delivery and contractor management.
• Develop and implement governance frameworks in collaboration with internal stakeholders including Swinburne's Health Safety & Wellbeing team and the Associate Director, Capital Program Delivery.
• Oversee contractor administration systems, including health and safety requirements, bank guarantees and project securities.
• Monitor contractor performance against contractual and compliance requirements.