Principal Project Officer

Are you seeking to expand your skills and experiences in infrastructure planning and coordination? This may be the opportunity you are looking for. The Principal Project Officer role is responsible for research, analysis and evaluation of complex issues related to delivering infrastructure projects throughout Queensland. You will need to be able to deliver projects to deadlines and be able to liaise and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders.

As the Principal Project Officer, Infrastructure Strategy, you will support the planning and implementation of the regional infrastructure plans and the Advancing our Training Infrastructure (AOTI) election commitment for the state-owned training infrastructure.

You will support the management of the overall planning, coordination, procurement, execution and control of the Advancing our Training Infrastructure (AOTI) program across Queensland to ensure achievement of benefits and objectives within budget and schedule requirements.

In this role you will support the Executive Director, Strategic Advisory to maximise the government's return on investment in vocational education and training infrastructure.

The role will require knowledge of infrastructure planning and asset management, and the ability to apply these in accordance with legislative and government frameworks in a vocational education and training context.

The successful candidate will be able to deliver projects to deadlines, demonstrate problem solving skills and the ability to establish good systems and processes, and to liaise and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders.

For further information please contact David Dobbs, Executive Director on (07) 3328 6918 or [email protected] ( mailto:[email protected] ).

To apply please provide the following information:

• a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
• A brief statement (2 pages) telling us why you are interested in this role.
• This should not be a restatement of your resume and does not require you to respond to each of the attribute areas. It is your opportunity to tell us about yourself, what you bring to the role and what you will get out of it.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.