Infrastructure Specialist Manager-Infrastructure Manager 3
Permanent
Closes: 08 May 2024
Classification: Infrastructure Manager/Specialist 3
Salary: $205,659 plus superannuation
Position No: 602552 - 02H6P
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 11 April 2024
Contact Officer: Daniel Ingram on
Daniel.Ingram@act.gov.au
or
02 6264 7188
What can we offer you:
● City living without the traffic – click her to see why you should live in Canberra.
● Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.
● Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
● Flexible working conditions.
● 11.5% Superannuation.
About the Hospital:
North Canberra Hospital (NCH), formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)
This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.
The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community-based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside. North Canberra Hospital operates a 24-hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.
Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.
The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.
About the role:
The Infrastructure Specialist Manager is one of the key leadership roles within the NCH. NCH is planned to progress with significant development throughout 2023-2030. The Infrastructure Specialist Manager is to provide high level leadership in planning, developing and maintaining NCH Infrastructure, assets, procurement, contract services, facilities management and other support services consistent with the strategic direction and operational requirements of CHS to meet the needs of North Canberra’s population growth.
The role requires building strategic relationships, supporting the General Manager NCH and working collaboratively with CHS Executives to deliver critical infrastructure projects within the NCH campus.
The Infrastructure Specialist Manager will be:
● Responsible to the General Manager, NCH for the leadership and efficient management, administration, reporting, budget control, capital projects delivery, accreditation, legislative compliance and functioning of the Infrastructure, Facilities Management, Procurement and Contracted Services.
● Provide high level advice to General Manager and the Executive Team in planning, developing and maintaining NCH infrastructure, assets and facilities services consistent with the strategic direction and operational requirements of CHS.
● Facilitate development and submission of NCH annual capital project bids consistent with the CHS’s strategic direction, operational requirements, NCH Strategic Asset Management Plan, Clinical Service Plans and Campus redevelopment priorities.
● Lead and oversee the Infrastructure and Facilities Team in planning and delivery of capital works, maintenance and asset management activities;
● Lead the procurement of major assets, services and consumables, including negotiating contract prices, deliverables and conditions as well as manage contract variations and reviews in accordance with ACT Government Procurement 2001 (ACT).
● Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.
About you:
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Behavioural Capabilities
● Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the CHS Values, workplace respect, equity and diversity framework, workplace health and safety best practise and industrial democracy principles and practise.
● Service Delivery - Demonstrated leadership abilities and desire to manage, motivate and develop a team (including consultant and contractors) to proactively deliver agreed project outcomes.
● Thinking and Innovating - reconcile conflicting or divergent information and confirm that sources of information are reliable and sufficiently wide-ranging to enable an evidence-based decision or position.
● Leadership - take responsibility for outcomes and do not seek to blame others for shortcomings or negative work outcomes. Maintain focus and energy, even under adversity and during times of uncertainty or change.
Requirements/Qualifications:
Mandatory:
Positions classified as Infrastructure Manager/Specialist require the occupant to hold recognised qualifications and/or experience in one or more of the following fields:
● Engineering – a four-year degree or higher qualification accredited by Engineers Australia or Professionals Australia for recognition as a Professional Engineer (including recognition of equivalent overseas Engineering qualifications) and a minimum of ten years relevant experience in Engineering; or
● Architecture – a three-year degree or higher qualification accredited by an Australian State or Territory Architecture authority for recognition as a Professional Architect (including recognition of equivalent overseas qualifications) and a minimum of ten years relevant experience in Architecture; or
● Project Management – either:
a. Diploma in Project Management accredited by an Australian State or Territory tertiary education institution (or an equivalent overseas qualification that is eligible for reciprocal recognition in Australia) and a minimum of ten years relevant experience in Project Management; or
b. Certification by a professional body, such as the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), to the level of Certified Practicing Project Director (CPPD) or Certified Practicing Portfolio Executive (CPPE), in addition to a relevant Degree or higher qualification issued by an Australian State or Territory tertiary education institution (or an equivalent overseas qualification that is eligible for reciprocal recognition in Australia) and a minimum of ten years relevant experience in Project Management; or
c. Have at least 10 years relevant experience in Project Management.
Desirable:
● Experience in management of ACT Government construction contracts and related procurement methodologies.
● Public sector background or demonstrated understanding of policies, legislation and procurement processes.
● Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
● Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering with Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
● Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
● Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
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