Director Physical and Technical Surveillance Operations South

The Director, Physical and Technical Surveillance Operations South, reports to and supports the National Manager, Specialist Capabilities, through delivery of operational risk management, coordination and prioritisation of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) physical and technical surveillance capabilities. This role requires strong leadership and collaboration skills within the Collection Operations Division and across the agency’s branches as well as with national law enforcement and intelligence partner agencies.

The occupant of this position will manage the ACIC’s complex and sensitive physical and technical surveillance operations (PSO and TSO) south activities factoring risk, resource allocation, prioritisation within ACIC’s legislative context to deliver outcomes against agency priorities. This role ensures that there is a common operating practice throughout the ACIC PSO and TSO, and that PSO and TSO collection activities are conducted with proper and sound governance of its covert operatives, tactics and tradecraft, risk management, work health and safety and security needs.

This role will require highly effective prioritisation skills, including the ability to maintain a forward work program to deliver high quality outcomes across a range of complex and time critical tasks. Working with the Director, Physical and Technical Surveillance Operations North, the successful applicant will lead surveillance operations and capability in Victoria and Western Australia, and ensure operational activities complement the strategic direction of the ACIC. This will include championing performance standards and priorities, and contribute to business planning,



change management and development strategies for physical surveillance.

The successful applicant will build on a mature tradecraft knowledge base to maintain awareness of current national and international developments in physical surveillance methodologies. This ensures the most effective techniques are used to deliver the agency’s covert operations capability nationally.

The Director Physical and Technical Surveillance Operations South will demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development and will ideally possess tertiary qualifications or relevant experience in a related or relevant field. Further, they will possess a broad range of experience of working in a domestic and/or international physical and technical surveillance and/or human intelligence collection capability role, to ensure effective national allocation of resources towards ACIC priorities.

The Director, Physical and Technical Surveillance Operations South, reports to and supports the National Manager, Specialist Capabilities, through delivery of operational risk management, coordination and prioritisation of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) physical and technical surveillance capabilities. This role requires strong leadership and collaboration skills within the Collection Operations Division and across the agency’s branches as well as with national law enforcement and intelligence partner agencies.





The occupant of this position will manage the ACIC’s complex and sensitive physical and technical surveillance operations (PSO and TSO) south activities factoring risk, resource allocation, prioritisation within ACIC’s legislative context to deliver outcomes against agency priorities. This role ensures that there is a common operating practice throughout the ACIC PSO and TSO, and that PSO and TSO collection activities are conducted with proper and sound governance of its covert operatives, tactics and tradecraft, risk management, work health and safety and security needs.

This role will require highly effective prioritisation skills, including the ability to maintain a forward work program to deliver high quality outcomes across a range of complex and time critical tasks. Working with the Director, Physical and Technical Surveillance Operations North, the successful applicant will lead surveillance operations and capability in Victoria and Western Australia, and ensure operational activities complement the strategic direction of the ACIC. This will include championing performance standards and priorities, and contribute to business planning, change management and development strategies for physical surveillance.

The successful applicant will build on a mature tradecraft knowledge base to maintain awareness of current national and international developments in physical surveillance methodologies. This ensures the most effective techniques are used to deliver the agency’s covert operations capability nationally.

The Director Physical and Technical Surveillance Operations South will demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and career development and will ideally possess tertiary qualificatio

📌 Director Physical and Technical Surveillance Operations South (Melbourne)
🏢 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
📍 Melbourne