Work in paradise

Join a dedicated, focused and progressive team and love where you work!

About the Region/Company

Cairns is a beautiful, relaxed, tropical city full of coconut palms and surrounded by the reef, lush mountain ranges, crystal clear creeks, waterfalls and an abundance of wildlife and nature. We are a welcoming, multicultural city with more than 166,000 people that call this beautiful place home. We are well connected, family friendly and Australia's 14th largest city. We have plenty of shops and cafés, schools, two universities, an international airport, and are only a short drive or boat ride to a myriad of beautiful scenic locations such as the Great Barrier Reef, Port Douglas, The Daintree, Atherton Tablelands and Savannah regions.

Cairns Regional Council is one of the largest employers in the Cairns region employing approximately 1,300 staff and as the Cairns region continues to grow and evolve, we continue to work hard to address the challenges of population growth, climate change, environmental management, economic development and social well-being.

Current vacancies:

Role Title:
Executive Manager Project Management Office

Remuneration:
A competitive salary package commensurate with experience and qualifications will be negotiated.

Contract:
Five (5) year contract position

Location:
Council Chambers, 119 – 145 Spence Street, Cairns

The Opportunity

If you have a passion for making positive change and are looking for a career enhancing opportunity in Local Government, then this is an opportunity not to be missed!

Reporting to the Associate Director Engineering Services, we now have an exciting opportunity for you to lead a diverse and high performing team that are responsible for planning, design and delivery phases of Council’s capital works program.

We are seeking an authentic people leader who is strategic minded with strong relationship skills and who will empower and support others by giving them the authority and latitude to accomplish tasks. As a leader, you are open and responsive to change and deal comfortably with ambiguity and complexity. You will influence change with clear communication and facilitation by adapting your leadership approach to reflect the needs of the changing environment.

Key initiatives include:

Contributing to setting a clear direction and purpose for the Project Management Office.
Leading, inspiring, and cultivating an effective and efficient Project Management Office, steering ongoing improvements in processes, methodologies, and tools.

Fostering engagement across Council to ensure a one-enterprise view of Council’s capital works program portfolio management and encourage a cooperative interface across disciplines in relation to project management issues.

The Team

With 5 direct reports and an overall team of around 80, our Project Management Office team are a dedicated, nimble, professional team who are passionate about delivering Council’s capital works program, to ensure essential infrastructure is provided to our community now and into the future.

Collaboratively working with other colleagues, the team are leaders of our core values including:

Professional: We have a culture that takes pride in our professionalism and expertise and we expect our industry partners and stakeholders to work with us in a professional, respectful and collaborative manner.
Facilitated: We are involved and proactive in the planning and development process to facilitate outcomes appropriate to the circumstance, in the context of our role as a regulator in the planning process.
Efficient and effective: We are a team that is dynamic, agile and customer focused. We work to deliver considered and timely outcomes, in a way that is equitable to all our customers in the planning and development process.
Consistent: We build trust through consistent decision making.

About you

The successful applicant will possess superior leadership, communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to promote and support the achievement of a customer focused organisation.

You will also set high standards with a commitment to and practice of a participative leadership style that supports, motivates and inspires individual, team and corporate achievements. This position will also be required to focus on continuous improvement providing strong change management leadership.

The successful candidate will have a tertiary qualification in Engineering and/or equivalent level of expertise and significant executive level leadership experience.

To succeed in this role, you will need experience in procurement, project management and contract management and a solid understanding of financial management and budgetary experience.

Some benefits we offer:

Ongoing professional development including support to maintain networks and exposure to other professional networks
Relocation assistance may be available for preferred candidates
Competitive negotiable remuneration package
Salary sacrifice opportunities; superannuation and other
Senior mentoring opportunities
Values-based culture

We are committed to:

Fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment
Embracing innovation and continuous improvement
Cultivating a culture of professional growth and support

Now we want to hear about YOU!

Applications MUST be submitted online through the 'Apply' button and include a Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria and Resume outlining previous academic and work experience and if requested include attachments of the relevant qualifications and licenses, relating to the role.

For further information about this role please download the Position Description which includes the Key Duties, Responsibilities and Selection Criteria

Council’s Recruitment Team can be contacted via: