Base Support Manager

The Role

Join our team as Base Manager Exmouth Defence Precinct, where you will be at the heart of day-to-day base operations supporting Australia’s national interests whilst living and working in the culturally and environmentally significant North West Cape of Western Australia. 

As Base Manager, you will lead a small team responsible for a range of essential services that sustain Defence’s living, working and training environments at: 

• RAAF Base Learmonth
• Naval Communication Station Harold E Holt; and
• Associated sites on the North West Cape, Western Australia.

This position is an executive leadership role with considerable independence to manage complex customer relationships and negotiate with a diverse range of stakeholders in order to achieve service delivery outcomes. Your team is responsible for supporting Defence capability through the effective provision of base services including the implementation of safety, risk, emergency and security management. They will deliver customer focused outcomes through effective, integrated partnerships with senior members of the Australian Defence Force, customers, contract partners and other stakeholders.

The team works in a challenging regional environment, however contributing to the stewardship of Defence estate adjacent to a World Heritage Area brings rewarding challenges and a great sense of purpose. It is an exciting role and environment where no two days are the same, but on a typical day as a Base Manager, you will: 

• Engage with senior Defence stakeholders and manage support activities across various Defence sites.
• Work closely with industry partners focusing on compliance and review of service delivery standards.
• Ensure work practices and procedures are in accordance with Defence’s mission and business objectives.
• Exercise your people management skills and knowledge in leading a high performing and cohesive team.

Your career is limitless as a public servant with the Department of Defence. With over 16,000 civilians, Defence offers dynamic public service careers across our diverse and unique internal groups and agencies. Base Managers are employed Australia-wide, enabling our three services – Navy, Army and Air Force – to do their job.

About our Team

The East & West Zone (EWZ) is a branch within Security & Estate Group that provides essential, on-the-ground services and support to the Australian Defence Force and Defence

APS employees at locations across New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.

You will be part of an executive management team responsible for Base Management, Estate Planning, Environmental Protection and Sustainability Awareness in Western Australia. This work is a critical business enabler of Defence capabilities, the long-term sustainability of the estate and ensuring Defence's compliance with legislative requirements.

Working in close collaboration with a Senior Australian Defence Force Officer you will have the authority to coordinate and administer whole-of-Base Support functions, including security, access control, WHS and emergency management planning.

Our Ideal Candidate

To be effective in this high profile role you will have strong service delivery and leadership experience coupled with a high order of relationship management and stakeholder engagement capability. The role requires an experienced leader focused on achieving effective outcomes. 

The recognised strengths that we seek in you include: 

• Strong executive management and people leadership skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build effective collaborative relationships with competing stakeholder groups.
• Personal accountability for the quality, timeliness and delivery of results.
• Strategically minded yet able to solve complex problems in an operational environment.
• Commitment to continuous professional development for both yourself and your team.
• Resilience in order to successfully lead and manage a geographically dispersed team. 

In turn, we will provide you with the following: 

• Performance-related salary progression.
• 15.4% superannuation.
• Standard hours of 37.5 hours per week.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Annual leave of 20 days per year.
• Personal/carers leave of 15 days per year.
• An additional day of leave per calendar year in addition to regular leave.
• Christmas stand down (a paid break during the Christmas and New Year period in addition to standard leave).
• A range of Parental and Reservist leave.
• Several health, well-being, diversity and inclusion networks.
• Defence Employee Assistance Program provided by Converge International

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As this role is located in a regional area, we understand this can come with additional challenges. We offer a range of remote locality benefits including: 

• Relocation assistance
• Additional annual leave (+1.4 weeks per annum)
• District allowance (a payment in recognition of the isolation, climatic conditions and cost of living in Exmouth)
• Assisted Leave Fares allowance (an annual payment in recognition of travel costs from Exmouth to Perth)
• Other fares assistance (payments in respect of fares associated with illness, emergency, compassionate and reunion travel)
• Special education assistance (reimbursement of reasonable boarding and tuition costs for a dependent child attending a school not located in Exmouth)

This role is ideal for an energetic and motivated individual focused on ongoing self-improvement and professional development. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team immediately. A Merit Pool of suitable candidates may also be created for future placement in similar roles.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 24 March 2024

For further information please review the job information pack, reference SEG/01932/24 on https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=C91245B2-14C6-7817-17D8-DA7CB1C2C4D1