Project Manager - Upgrades

Do you want to work for a Nationally recognised organisation that has spent over 30 years making a real difference and supporting the members of the Australian Defence Force and their families?

About us

Defence Housing Australia (DHA) is a Nationally Recognised Government Business Enterprise with the primary role of providing housing and related services to Defence and their families. DHA manages one of Australia’s largest national housing portfolios of about 17,000 properties and has an opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join the team.

Defence Housing Australia (DHA) is offering 2 (two) full time opportunities for an experienced Project Manager, specialising in Upgrades, to join their team. The successful candidate will be a customer focussed professional with excellent stakeholder engagement and project management skills.

About the role

In this role you will manage a number of residential construction and heritage upgrade projects in Sydney (and locations around Australia), required for Defence provisioning. You will use your communication and stakeholder management skills to work with a range of teams to effectively manage upgrade projects. More specifically, day to day you will:

• Effectively run construction projects in their entirety, from planning to delivery and report to the Upgrades Manager.
• Utilise your existing experience in construction upgrade and project management skills across the private or public sector.
• Ensure scope and works are being completed in accordance with the relevant Australian National Construction Code.
• Manage the projects forecast, budget requirements, understand key deliverables and timeframes, within policy and in consultation with your colleagues.
• Engage and collaborate with key stakeholders to identify opportunities, achieve outcomes and facilitate cooperation, promoting the agency’s business objectives through key relationships.
• Provide a high level of professionalism and customer service.
• Maintain high quality and up to date project records and files, track financial activities and approvals.

Skills you will need to succeed in the role:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience within a residential construction environment (carpentry/building) and/or other relevant trade or tertiary qualifications in the industry.
• Confident decision-making ability, using sound judgement based on experience and knowledge.
• A clear understanding of work health and safety requirements and its application to the role.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders (both verbally and written).
• Strong ability to manage priorities, organise workloads and meet challenging deadlines under limited direction.
• Proven experience using a range of database and workflow management systems and experience using the Microsoft Office Suite (preferably including the use of Microsoft Project).

You will stand out if you have:

• Experience working on construction upgrade projects, including Commonwealth, National or State listed Heritage projects.

Benefits for working at DHA include:

• 15.4% superannuation
• Work-life balance
• support career development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements including 15 days personal leave and 20 days annual leave annually*

For more detail on what we offer, visit the DHA website.

Note: All successful applicants are required to hold a valid Driver Licence and be eligible to complete a Baseline Vetting security clearance for consideration of the Assistance Secretary Vetting (ASV).

How to apply: 

Apply now via our online careers site with your current resume and a 500-word pitch, as outlined in the position description. We recommend you read the Australian Public Service Commission’s Cracking the Code guidance on how to write your response. Additionally, you should consider the expected behaviours described in the Australian Public Service Commission’s Integrated Leadership System at this role’s level.

Please note, we will be unable to progress your application if you do not complete this 500-word pitch.

Any questions? Please email: HumanResources@dha.gov.au

Order of merit: 

Any merit pools established from this merit-based process will be valid for 18 months from the date of advertising. This merit pool may be used throughout this period to fill similar positions in the event positions become vacant. Please advise if you do not wish to be considered on merit.

RecruitAbility:

The RecruitAbility scheme applies to this vacancy. For more information on the RecruitAbility scheme please visit the APSC’s page on RecruitAbility.
Inclusion and Diversity:

DHA is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from across our community including, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, ex-defence members, mature aged employees and carers.

Applications Close: Thursday, 12 March 2023 11:55 PM AEST