Title:  Manager Initiatives (Roads)

About Us

The Department of Transport and Planning oversees key planning, transport and land use policy decisions and management across the State. A life-cycle approach to planning, building, connecting and sustaining communities means our people can come together to; improve services, deliver sustainable projects, focus on customer engagement, streamline regulatory approval pathways, facilitate community consultation and better realise local economic opportunities for more liveable communities across Victoria.

Network Design and Integration is a Group within Department of Transport and Planning and is responsible for delivering transport priorities through the development, delivery and maintenance of an integrated pipeline of projects supporting the Major Transport Infrastructure Program, and to plan Victoria's rail network.​​​

Assets and Engineering is a Division in Network Design and Integration Group and is responsible to enable a safe, resilient and fit-for-purpose Victorian transport system through whole of lifecycle decisions based on systematic and disciplined technical excellence.

We’re focused on outcomes that deliver more choice, connections and confidence in our travel, ensuring the whole transport network works as one to deliver better services and outcomes.

About the Role

The Manager Initiatives (Roads) sits within the Strategic Asset Management (Roads) unit of Assets and Engineering and maintains strong links to other parts of the Department and the wider transport portfolio, particularly Transport Services, to understand emerging strategic issues and resolve strategic challenges.

The Manager Initiatives (Roads) plays a significant role in the custodianship of road assets by understanding the required performance of road assets to deliver road system outcomes. This role is accountable for understanding emerging strategic issues and taking ownership in the development and delivery of state-wide asset management improvement initiatives.  This includes providing state-wide governance, that supports state-wide operational teams to be effective and efficient in the delivery of their programs.

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Position Outcomes

The successful candidate  is required to demonstrate strong leadership and technical capability in strategic asset management, fostering a positive, high-performing team environment while delivering expert advice and well-prioritised outcomes. They have also built effective partnerships and ensured proactive stakeholder engagement, leading to clear custodianship roles and collaborative management of road assets across the transport portfolio.

Key Selection Criteria –

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS -

• Strategic Planning (Leading) - Guides others through the strategic planning process, creating a shared vision for the future. Has a comprehensive understanding of external and internal issues that influence the strategic direction of the organisation. Ensures that overall strategic plan cascades to operational and team planning processes and performance plans; Provides subject matter expertise and building capability of others.
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Accomplished) - Takes into account wider business context within business unit when considering options to resolve issues. Identifies recurring problems and prevents future recurrence by integrating solutions into work process. Delivers tangible business outcomes as a result of critically evaluating problems from multiple perspectives and delivering effective solutions.
• Communicate with Impact (Leading) - Identifies key messages and information required for decision-making; Provides high level advice on influencing and the needs of target audiences; Provides advice on the content and style appropriate to the audience.
• Managing People (Leading) - Role models ethical leadership through decision making and interactions with people; Creates an organisational culture that enables others to perform at their best and achieve outcomes the organisation; Champions people engagement as an organisational priority; Provides thought leadership on people management across the service.
• Influence and Persuasion (Accomplished) - Gains agreement to proposals and ideas; Build behind the scenes support for ideas to ensure buy-in and ownership; Uses chains of indirect influence to achieve outcomes; Involves experts or other third parties to strengthen case.

In addition to the above, the successful candidate is required to demonstrate strong leadership in fostering collaboration and adaptability, guiding others to share knowledge and embrace new strategies to achieve optimal outcomes across teams.

Qualifications and Experience

Mandatory

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering
• Experience in Asset Management
• Experience in Project Management
• Extensive experience in Strategic Road Asset Management

What we offer

• Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
• Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
• A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
• Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
• We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

Culture Value

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

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Applications close 11.59pm on Tuesday, 6th of May 2025. 

All Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. For further information about the role please contact Desi Fkiaras - Senior Manager Strategic Asset Management (Roads) via desi.fkiaras@transport.vic.gov.au

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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