Senior Director, Project Delivery

at  Queensland Health

The roleReporting to the Executive Director Infrastructure Planning and Delivery, you will be required to provide leadership and high-level program management skills to lead multi-disciplinary team/s within a complex health environment to enable the delivery of an on time, on budget quality infrastructure program.
You will work collaboratively across Health Capital Division to achieve organisational outcomes, leading teams of Project Directors, Project Managers and support staff in the delivery of health infrastructure across the project lifecycle in alignment to the values of Queensland Health and the Health Capital Division Commitments.
You will take on the role of a system leader, delivering leadership through partnership with Hospital and Health Services, other State Government Agencies and Industry Partners, fostering collaborative and productive relationships and providing support and guidance in navigating a complex system.
You will be required to liaise, negotiate, consult and provide high level support and advice to Deputy Director-General and Director-General as well as internal and external stakeholders. You will need to proactively identify and manage complex situations and project risks as well as develop responses and preventative solutions to issues affecting the project/s in consultation and negotiation with key stakeholders.
You will be required to lead the team in the preparation and coordination of written complex communication on a wide range of subjects, including confidential and sensitive matters (e.g., ministerial briefs, questions on notice, parliamentary briefs, and cabinet submissions).
The successful personThe successful candidate will Exercise superior judgement and political astuteness in the provision of system-level strategic and operational advice. This includes representing and negotiating directly with senior government executives, commercial partners and industry representatives on behalf of Health Capital Division, providing specialised advice and knowledge to implement best practice approaches and strategies in relation to the capital program across Queensland Health, incorporating whole of life considerations and engagement and maintenance of relationships with key stakeholders and industry.
The successful candidate will apply leadership, critical thinking and subject matter expertise in the resolution of complex organisational, policy, legislative and project issues and risks to ensure alignment to government objectives, mandates and leverage whole government opportunities to improve quality and commercial outcomes in relation to the delivery of the capital program.
In this role you will be required to undertake duties as directed by the Executive Director Infrastructure Planning and Delivery as required to support the objectives of Health Capital Division and the success of the Queensland Health Capital Program as well as work closely and collaboratively with other Executive leaders across all branches of the Division.
About usThe Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace. Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.
The Health Capital Division (HCD) works with the Hospital and Health Services (HHSs), the Department of Health, other government agencies and the construction sector to achieve value for money infrastructure outcomes. HCD delivers an end-to-end capital infrastructure process. This includes all capital planning, business cases, construction and maintenance programs, whilst managing these through government processes for Queensland Health in partnership with HHSs. The Division is client focused and tailors its support to the individual needs of our HHS partners.

Benefits

• A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment
• Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading
• Flexible working arrangements
• Diverse work culture
• Career training and development

How to Apply
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your resume including two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your capabilities, work performance and conduct within the previous two years and answer the questions detailed in the role description attached.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

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