Manager Major Projects & Portfolio Management

• Full time, Temporary 5 year contract
• Senior Officer

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The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel. 

Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney. 

We provide more than 65 important services to support our community, which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!

The Role

Our new Major Projects & Portfolio Management unit is responsible for the City of Greater Bendigo’s assets, capital program delivery and the project prioritisation framework, and overseeing Project Management Office functions for the organisation. 

Reporting to the Director Presentation & Assets, you will ensure the unit:

• Delivers major capital projects, which currently includes the Marong Kindergarten, Heathcote Civic Precinct and North Bendigo Recreation Reserve Pavilion
• Develop asset management plans
• Coordinate the City’s project prioritisation framework
• Develop the forward program
• Oversee the organisation’s Project Management Office functions

 About You

To be successful in this role, you will have strong leadership capabilities and the proven ability to lead high performing teams. You will have extensive project management experience and the ability to deliver programs and works to standard, on time and on budget. You will have a customer service focus, strong financial management experience, ability to make decisions in a complex environment, with high level communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.

Qualifications in project management, engineering or similar are required, as well as a satisfactory Police Records Check and employee Working with Children Check.

Your values will align with ours and you will be able to demonstrate your commitment to community. This is an excellent opportunity for an effective leader to join the City at a very exciting time.

Benefits

• We offer hybrid and flexible working options
• Work on a range of valued and interesting projects | Support our community
• Generous leave provisions and learning and development opportunities
• Paid parental leave| Purchased leave| Study leave | Salary packaging

Visit our Employee Benefits webpage for more of our benefits.

Contact

If you require any further information regarding this position, including details on flexible work arrangements, please contact Brian Westley, Director Presentation & Assets, on 0412 527 878 or b.westley@bendigo.vic.gov.au

Find our more about us in our Introducing the City of Greater Bendigo document

To apply

Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by close of business Sunday October 6, 2024.