Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Projects
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/VSBA/1869988
About the Department
The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
About the Victorian School Building Authority
The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is part of the Department of Education. Established in 2016, it oversees Victoria's largest school building program since the state introduced free public education in the 1870s.
The VSBA upgrades and expands existing schools and plans, designs and builds new schools to meet enrolment demand. We also support schools to maintain their buildings and grounds by offering expert advice and coordinating maintenance programs and grants.
With Victoria recently introducing two years of funded kindergarten, the VSBA is also working with the early childhood sector on a massive kindergarten construction program.
About the Division
The Project Delivery Division leads the kinder infrastructure branch and school upgrade projects. Each branch specialises in managing a type of project - from early childhood projects to upgrade and modernisation works.
About the Role
Reporting to a Manager in the Project Delivery Division, the position will lead and ‘own' a number of capital delivery projects of school infrastructure by:
The ideal candidate will have a background across the full development project lifecycle, including coordinating and directing consultants, contractors, and external stakeholders, in both greenfields and brownfields infrastructure projects.
Your proven project management skills, together with your qualifications in a relevant discipline will be highly regarded in securing this opportunity. Knowledge of public sector infrastructure funding and delivery systems will also be looked upon favourably.
All VSBA staff have a shared responsibility to meet the same service standards outlined in the VSBA Customer Service Charter. Our goal is to make every interaction with the VSBA a positive one for our customers, colleagues and key partners regardless of our individual role or team.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential: Qualification in Project Mana gement, Architecture or Engineering.
How to Apply
To apply, please include a CV and a Cover letter addressing the Key selection criteria and summarising your skills and experience (no more than 2 pages).
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Chris Guiney, Manager, Project Delivery East via (03) 7022 0697or [email protected].
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
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Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
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Applications close 11:59pm on 08-JUL-2025.