Job no: 0062320
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Faculty: Infrastructure and Facilities, Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS)
Salary: SM1 salary plus 17% super
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
About the Role
Shape the future of the Faculty’s teaching and research infrastructure! The Associate Director, Asset Strategy will play a pivotal role in developing a comprehensive strategy to ensure our facilities align with the Faculty’s ambitious goals. This leader will assess our current space utilization and functionality, then translate those insights into actionable capital project proposals. Working collaboratively across departments, you’ll champion strategic investment to optimize our research environment.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Faculty space & infrastructure portfolio management: Establishing an understanding of how well the Faculty’s occupied space is meeting our requirements (in terms of size, functionality and utilisation), and developing models to drive efficiency of use and identification of future area needs;
- Leadership: While this role does not have any direct reports, the position has an indirect responsibility to demonstrate leadership across the team, and collaborate with staff embedded elsewhere in the Faculty.
- Safety, compliance and risk management: Develop a culture built on client focus and customer service with continuous improvement in the delivery of infrastructure and OHS functions.
- Project management: In conjunction with University Services, provide oversight of capital projects with partners and implement rigorous project methodology to manage projects, ensuring business continuity, compliance and budget management.
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking a highly collaborative individual with excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to build strong relationships across all levels. You'll leverage your negotiation expertise to achieve key objectives within budget and timelines, while your exceptional planning and organizational skills, including flexibility and innovation, will ensure efficient resource allocation and timely project completion in our complex environment.
You will also have:
- Post graduate qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or equivalent mix of education and significant relevant experience, including large portfolio project management experience;
- High level asset management capabilities and extensive experience of managing large and complex infrastructure portfolios;
- Demonstrated effective portfolio planning, financial, and business planning skills;
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – “Infrastructure and Facilities, Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS)”
The Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences (FMDHS) operates and manages a large portfolio of specialist clinical research, laboratory and biological research facilities on the University campus, and in research institutes and health services within Victoria.
The Infrastructure and Facilities team plays an important role in contributing to the development of the Faculty’s strategic plan that ensures sustainability, operational excellence and the delivery of appropriate facilities supporting development objectives of the University, Faculty, and its strategic partnerships with Medical Research Institutes, hospitals, government and industry.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
About the University of Melbourne
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We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter detailing your interest and experience in relation to the selection criteria
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Susan Bradley via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.
Applications close: Wednesday 8th of May 2024 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) / Melbourne time zone.
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