ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking a motivated, experienced and highly skilled individual to take up the role of Executive Project Director to the Ngurra Project. The Executive Project Director will be responsible for the delivery of the Project.

- Leading, mentoring and motivating a multidisciplinary team to achieve high levels of performance across delivery of the Project;
- Delivering a fit-for-purpose Project, on-time, on-budget, to the required quality and with a safety and innovation mindset;
- Providing senior strategic project leadership to establish and operate a governance regime that ensures project delivery objectives by:
- Working collaboratively with the Constructor/s and advisors to establish and maintain the Project’s work plans, and monitoring and reporting against work plans;
- Ensuring the Project adheres to regulatory requirements and approvals, government policies and Australian Standards;
- Maintaining accountability for Project outcomes, and anticipating and actively mitigating risks to Project delivery and reputation;
- Implementing regular reviews and updates;
- Overseeing coordination of dependencies across projects within and beyond the Program; and
- Resolving conflicts that may arise.

- Implementing strategies for continuous improvement and professional development to enhance the capability of the project team;
- Representing the Project in a range of senior government forums as required;
- Maintaining productive working relationships with stakeholders across diverse levels and areas of government, industry and community organisations; and
- Providing direct, timely and well-judged advice and support to the Finance Executive.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a signature outcome for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and a significant infrastructure project for the Canberra region.



In addition to what you bring to the Project, you will gain:

- Central agency experience helping Finance influence how the Government’s strategic policy priorities are developed and implemented across the Commonwealth
- A sophisticated understanding of the machinery of Government, the Federal Budget and related processes
- Strategic policy and financial management/analysis skills
- An opportunity to cultivate robust working relationships with Ministers’ Offices and Commonwealth agencies to collectively deliver the Federal Budget and related outcomes
- Experience working within Finance’s leadership team.

Given the requirements of the Project, this position is Canberra-based.

This selection process will also be used to establish a merit pool that may be used to fill roles as they become available within the following 18-month period.

- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
- This role is being advertised as both ongoing and non-ongoing. Roles may be offered as either ongoing or non-ongoing subject to operational requirements. Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for a specified term of up to 12 months. Specified term vacancies may be extended up to a maximum period of 18 months.
- We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people.

📌 Assistant Secretary, Executive Project Director (Australia)
🏢 Department of Finance
📍 Australia