Project Director, Northside Hospital | Full-Time Executive

Classification: Executive Level 2.4
Position No: E1355
Directorate: Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development
Advertised (Gazettal date): 05 March 2024
Contact Officer: Jamie Isaacson on **************@act.gov.au or 62052413

Details: Major Projects Canberra (MPC) is seeking a highly experienced and suitably skilled leader to join the Directorate as the Project DirectorNorthside Hospital.

The Project Director for the new Northside Hospital Project is a key senior role within MPC that is responsible for the delivery of the project during the planning and procurement phase through to delivery and commissioning. The Project Director will be accountable for design, commercial, quality, time and budget outcomes as well as for the extensive clinical, community and governmental consultation and communications that a project of this type will demand.

The successful applicant will oversee a broad range of initiatives relating to the new Northside Hospital Project, including:

• providing collaborative and strategic leadership for the Northside project to attract, develop and retain a talented project team of staff and consultants through the planning, procurement and delivery stages of the project;
• communicating effectively and working collaboratively with clinicians and the North Canberra Hospital executive team to ensure that the project delivers on the functional and operational requirements of the hospital;
• leading the development and implementation of strategies to deliver effective stakeholder and community engagement relating to the project, and to provide transparency and appropriate opportunities for contribution and feedback;
• implementing and maintaining robust and flexible governance processes aligned with project management methodologies to ensure project objectives are delivered, and decisions are made, in an open, transparent and accountable manner, and;
• ensuring the project is delivered with the highest levels of ethical conduct in all engagements with external parties, through the development of appropriate probity arrangements and compliance with ACT Government policies and legislative requirements.

The ACT Public Service supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating inclusive workplaces. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people and those who identify as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply. As part of the ACTPS Engineering Workforce Plan, women are also encouraged to apply.

The role offers:

• excellent remuneration package
• relocation expenses
• diverse and rewarding role
• flexible working including hybrid office/home arrangements.

Remuneration: The position attracts a remuneration package ranging from $358,414 - $372,778 depending on the current superannuation arrangements of the successful applicant. This includes a cash component of $319,205.

Contract: The successful applicant will be engaged under a performance-based long-term contract for a period of up to five years. Prospective applicants should be aware that long-term engagements are tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly.

How to Apply: Interested candidates are requested to submit an application of no more than four pages outlining relevant skills and experience against the executive capabilities and job specific criteria, as well as a current curriculum vitae and the name and contact details of two referees.

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