Principal Facilities Officer , Agriculture and Fisheries

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Join the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program on this exciting opportunity to contribute specialist knowledge and provide associated advice to the program to facilitate effective delivery of the management of facilities. The role will focus on leading a team to ensure to deliver an effective and safe work environment.
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Job details Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Facilities/Asset Management
Classification AO7
Workplace Location Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/542266/24
Closing date 14-Feb-2024
Yearly salary
Fortnightly salary
Total remuneration
Salary Other
Job duration 3 years with possible extension
Contact person Arthur Evans
Contact details Phone: 0413 659 116
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As our Principal Facilities Officer, you will:

• Foster an environment that values open communication, performance, customer service, continuous improvement and innovation in the delivery of quality services.
• Lead a team responsible for managing the National Fire Ant Eradication Program's (the Program) facilities to ensure delivery of an effective and safe work environment. This may include oversight of after-hours and weekend security.
• Contribute specialist knowledge and provide associated advice to the Program to facilitate effective delivery of on-going services, projects, and strategies in relation to management of facilities.
• Prepare reports, submissions and correspondence of a substantial and complex nature addressing important and sensitive issues requiring specialist expertise and nuanced advice relating to facilities, fleet management and asset management.
• Ensure ongoing business improvement to achieve maximum return on investment for resource expenditure (e.g., manage budget set for facilities leasing, managing relocation and maintenance of delivery of goods and vehicles) build and share internal and external networks and work cooperatively across boundaries to achieve effective outcomes.
• Manage resources (staff, budgets, assets and infrastructure) to meet key performance targets while continually enhancing facility operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Advise and support senior management in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of facilities, fleet management and asset strategies for the Program (e.g., depot sites, security access).
• Analyse and report on current and emerging fleet and facilities needs as identified through structured consultation with Programs business leaders and regular consultation with program roles undertaking procurement, contract management and workplace health and safety responsibilities.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and review of best practice strategies, policy, systems and processes, ensuring compliance with strategic objectives and legislative requirements.
• Ensure the development, implementation and effective communication of risk management and contingency processes and procedures and ensure adherence to relative statutory and corporate compliance obligations.
• Consult, liaise, negotiate and maintain positive and effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure services, solutions and governance is maintained.
• Provide high level advice and actively contribute to business planning processes, setting of capital works priorities, submissions for facility assets and budget development, monitoring and reporting.

What you will bring
Mandatory requirements

• A current unrestricted ‘C' class drivers' licence You may also have

· Tertiary qualifications relevant to business management, logistics and supply would be desirable
· Relevant transferable experience in logistics and supply would be desirable.
Key competencies
All employees are expected to role model leadership behaviours. This role requires the leadership capabilities of a team leader as outlined in the Leadership competencies for Queensland.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Further information
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