16822, several

Closes: 12 November 2025

Classification: Infrastructure Manager/Specialist 3
Salary: $214,455 plus superannuation
Position No: 16822, several
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 22 October 2025
Contact Officer: Lynette Marsh on Lynette.Marsh@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 8592

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Details: The City and Environment Directorate (CED) is seeking applications from qualified and experienced professionals who want to help shape Canberra’s future through land related projects.

You will provide strategic guidance and lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver key urban renewal outcomes and deliver on government’s strategic objectives. You will be accountable for complex land related projects, providing strategic guidance, analysing and addressing risk, and engendering ethical management of procurement processes, contracts, and budgets.

We are seeking someone with strong leadership skills who can foster a culture of collaboration, integrity and excellence within the team, across the Directorate and the Service, as well as with private sector organisations and the community.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

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
• Property Development – a graduate or master qualification in property development from a recognised University and a minimum of ten years relevant experience in the industry area; 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
  • 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
  • Have a least 10 years relevant experience in Project Management, as prescribed in the attached work level descriptors.

Notes: There are one Permanent and one Temporary Full-Time Positions available. The temporary position is available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.

These positions will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to apply:

To apply please provide

• A response, maximum two pages, addressing the Selection Criteria and considering the Duties and Responsibilities, listed in the Position Description.
• A current curriculum vitae
• Contact details of two referees / referee reports.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

City and Environment

City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.

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Note

There are one Permanent and one Temporary Full-Time Positions available. The temporary position is available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.