Primary objective
To provide expert technical advice, coordination, management and support in driving the engineering design process for the Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct, Adelaide River Offstream Water Storage or Tennant Creek to Darwin Infrastructure Corridor projects. Selection will be made at the SP1 or SP2 level depending on the qualifications and experience of the successful applicants.
Context Statement
Infrastructure NT, the Northern Territory’s infrastructure body, undertakes strategic infrastructure planning and development that co-ordinates and aligns infrastructure needs with economic and population growth, and delivers nationally significant infrastructure projects. The MASDP project is unique and innovative major infrastructure that is designed to attract industries reflective of the Territory’s future economy including critical minerals, renewables and lower-emissions energy and fuels.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Provide expert level professional written and verbal advice to stakeholders, senior management, and project managers on the end-to-end delivery of the Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct.
- Lead, manage and advise a diverse group of multi-disciplined resource team on technical and legislation/compliance matters and standards.
- Responsible for monitoring the performance of engineering consultants to achieve on time and on budget completion and quality of deliverables.
- Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with the project team members, key internal and external stakeholders including an interagency Technical Working Group.
- Provide critical analysis and advice to senior management, in particular on the integration of engineering activities into other work streams (for example, environmental assessment).
- Prepare work scopes and briefs for studies and investigations, including geotechnical, to enable tendering of project packages to consultants.
- Manage and monitor the performance of consultants to achieve timely completion and quality of deliverables.
- Manage and update project cost estimates and schedule to inform the ongoing assessment and risk management for project delivery.
Selection criteria
Essential
- A tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering or similar related field and registration, or eligibility for registration with Engineers Australia and demonstrated high-level experience in the field of civil engineering, with a specific focus on pre-construction planning and delivery of large infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver a complex work program in collaboration with stakeholders including the effective management of contractors to deliver on time and within budget.
- Proven ability to work effectively and efficiently under minimal supervision, ability to meet deadlines, effectively prioritise workload and find solutions to complex problems.
- Demonstrated high level written and oral communication skills with the ability to consult, negotiate and liaise with a diverse group of stakeholders and provide concise and accurate reports, briefings, and executive submissions.
- Demonstrated experience in contract and stakeholder negotiations, influencing and dispute resolution and relationship management.
- Demonstrated ability in providing leadership and supervision to a multi-disciplined team.
Desirable
Post graduate qualification in Project Management or similar.
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