APS 6 - Estate Management & Planning Manager - Fleet Base West

• $99,733 - $112,431 + up to 15.4% Superannuation
• Garden Island - WA

The Role
Our Bases vary significantly depending on the Services that they support. As an Estate Management & Planning team member, you will build strong relationships with various military, civilian and contractor stakeholders with a shared focus on the sustainable management of the Defence Estate to support operational Defence capabilities.

From strategic planning to on-the-ground project and estate management, you will play a pivotal role in managing one of the most complex and strategically important estate portfolios in Australia. It's an exciting role and environment where no two days are the same, but on a typical day as a member of the Estate Management & Planning team, you will:

• Engage with Defence stakeholders to understand operational requirements and provide estate solutions that directly support Defence capability.
• Collaborate with contracted industry partners to plan, deliver and manage large-scale infrastructure and estate projects, ensuring outcomes align with future requirements.    
• Participate in fora providing input into operational support of base capabilities.
• Work in an integrated team-of-teams supporting our National Defence Security for the Nation.

About our Team
The East & West Zone (EWZ) is a branch of the Service Delivery Division within the Department of Defence Security and Estate Group (SEG). EWZ provides essential, on-the-ground services and support to Defence personnel at locations across New South Wales (excluding the Riverina), Western Australia, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.

EWZ Teams are responsible for effectively securing, managing and maintaining Defence Bases across Australia. This work is a critical business enabler of Defence capabilities, prioritising base resources and ensuring service delivery standards across the Defence estate. You will be part of a proactive and dynamic team that is trusted and proven, contributing to a positive service delivery culture.

Our Ideal Candidate
Successful candidates will have a proven record of achieving organisational goals whilst contributing to a high-performance service delivery culture.

The skills that we seek in you:

• Demonstrated people leadership or team management experience in an operational or service delivery environment;
• Highly developed communication, organisation and negotiation skills with the ability to influence a broad range of stakeholders;
• The ability to confidently work collaboratively with various military, civilian and contractor stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability to think critically, identify issues and drive continuous improvement activities;
• The ability to research policy and procedure and determine practical outcomes that achieve objectives;
• Proven experience in providing detailed professional and policy advice about complex work;
• Proven experience identifying and anticipating stakeholders' needs and expectations to achieve outcomes;
• The ability to forward plan a workload and the agility to reprioritise at short notice

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