AddressAs a department our purpose is to help the community to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland. The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service, and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders.
QFES is one department with many services, many capabilities and many partners.
The Capital Works team leads and facilitates the annual programming and scheduling of allocated projects and related activities to ensure delivery of the department’s statewide capital, medium and minor works program. The team contributes to the strategic planning, evaluation and interpretation of relevant legislation and standards to ensure QFES meets whole-of-government building and accommodation requirements, and provides specialist building and construction advice to ensure best value capital investment is realised, and best practice asset management optimises the useful life of QFES built asset portfolio.
Reporting to the Principal Program Officer, you will be responsible to lead, coordinate and support the successful delivery of multiple capital and minor works projects and maintenance programs using effective project management processes and in line with commercial best practice. You will participate in the team’s annual project programming and ensure programs of works are scheduled appropriately using effective project management processes, so they are on delivered on budget, on time and in line with the commercial best practice. Collaborating with team members and key stakeholders you will review, interpret and evaluate requirements, including managing governance compliance reporting to ensure project deliverables meet service delivery outcomes.
Mandatory requirements
- C Class driver’s licence (non-restricted).
Highly desirable requirements
- Experience, knowledge and/or qualifications in project management or another discipline relevant to the building and construction industry.
- Minimum of three years’ experience working in the building industry, including the ability to review and evaluate tenders and estimates.
- Minimum of three years’ experience in effectively managing and completing complex and diverse projects, and managing end-to-end delivery of statewide Capital Works and maintenance programs.
Special requirements
- The incumbent may be required to travel and work within their area of responsibility and may also be required to undertake intrastate, interstate deployment or travel as required, with the possibility of overnight stays.
Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:
- Concurrently manage multiple major, medium and/or minor Capital Works projects of a complex nature, and coordinate activities to ensure best practice methodology and successful delivery of built assets that are fit-for-purpose and within time, quality, costs and meet target objectives.
- Review and evaluate tenders and estimates, including establishing and reviewing budgets, cash flows, forecasts and programming to ensure client’s priorities and QFES objectives are achieved.
- Provide high level timely and independent analysis and advice to key stakeholders regarding project delivery matters, risks and issues to ensure effective Capital Works and asset maintenance outcomes.
- Establish and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships and promote positive outcomes that ensure service objectives and project deliverables are met.
- Prepare and review high-level briefs, reports and submissions and respond to a range of correspondence and enquiries relating to project solutions and investment planning, in accordance with departmental governance, requirements and timeframes.
- Evaluate completed Capital Works projects through contemporary feedback and peer review practices to ensure best practice project methodologies meet service delivery objectives.
- Interpret and apply legislative, government and departmental policy and procedural requirements to ensure compliant capital investment service delivery at all times.
- Develop continuous improvement initiatives and customer service support relating to the delivery of Capital Works programs, products and services to ensure benefits realisation in accordance with QFES business needs and investment commitment.
To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the “key accountabilities” for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream – Individual Contributor (leading self)
Vision
- Stimulates ideas and innovation
- Makes insightful decisions
Results
- Builds enduring relationships
- Drives accountability and outcomes
Accountability
- Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
- Demonstrates sound governance
Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values of:
- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Courage
- Loyalty
