Development Manager | Full-time Permanent

Closes: 14 May 2025

Classification: Infrastructure Officer 4
Salary: $146,463 - $165,706 plus superannuation
Position No: 68895, several
Directorate: Suburban Land Agency
Advertised (Gazettal date): 23 April 2025
Contact Officer: Simon Cox on *********@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 3***

Details: At the Suburban Land Agency (SLA) our vision is to create great places where communities thrive. Through greenfield and urban development, we build people-focussed residential estates and urban renewal projects for the people of Canberra.

The Place Delivery Group is responsible for leading an expansive development program that spans suburban estate development and exemplar urban regeneration and renewal projects, including large-scale civil and infrastructure initiatives.

Exciting opportunities exists within the Group to manage and deliver sustainable and people-focused neighbourhoods from concept to completion, focusing on affordable living, safety, social inclusion, housing choice, and environmental sustainability. The successful candidate will apply strategic thinking approaches, promoting connectivity and lead and manage multiple projects, ensuring land release, settlement, revenue targets, and cost control., active living, and positive environmental and social outcomes

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:

Positions classified as an Infrastructure Officer require the occupant to:

• Hold a relevant professional qualification or accreditation with a professional body recognised within Australia; or
• Hold a relevant building degree; or
• Have significant building or Infrastructure knowledge and/or project management experience.

The successful candidate will require moderate to high knowledge and experience of land development, project management, planning, design and construction processes.

1. Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra
2. This position may involve direct supervision of personnel.
3. Relevant Tertiary and /or professional qualifications are highly desirable along with demonstrated experience in a related field such as: Project/Contract Management, Infrastructure engineering/design and Construction Management, Property Law, Architecture or Urban Planning.
4. Workplace Health and Safety Induction (White Card) or willingness to obtain; General Construction Induction Card (White Card)
5. Asbestos awareness card or a willingness to obtain - Asbestos Awareness Training and evidence of completion delivered by a Registered Training Organisation is required before commencement, for further information refer to: Asbestos Awareness Training - WorkSafe ACT
6. Crystalline Silica Exposure Prevention Card.

Note: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

This position 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: Applicants should submit a supporting statement, addressing the Professional/Technical Skills and the Behavioural Capabilities of not more than 2 A4 pages outlining your skills and experience relevant to the role.  A copy of a current curriculum vitae and the contact details of at least two referees are to be provided.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button below.

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