APS6 – Project Manager, Community Assets and – Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769877
- Agency: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
- Job Title: APS6 – Project Manager, Community Assets and
- Position Number: 47799
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Sunday 07 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Norfolk Island NSW
- Future Merit Locations: Norfolk Island
- Salary: $99,733 – $118,084
- Office Arrangement: On Site (This role is located in Norfolk Island.)
About Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Communications, Sport and the Arts
Our work connects and enriches every Australian community, underpins our economy and society, and empowers our regions. We
provide policy advice and deliver programs, projects and services in the infrastructure, transport, communications, sport and arts
sectors, supporting our regions, cities and territories. Our staff have the opportunity to work on high profile and diverse national
projects that have a meaningful impact on the lives of all Australians. We seek people with a wide range of skills and competencies.
Whether you write policy, deliver programs, projects or corporate services, or have experience in research, data or technology, we
look for employees who are innovative, respectful and professional. We are an inclusive employer and promote, value and support
diversity among our employees with the aim of ensuring our workforce reflects, respects and benefits from diverse communities
including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, people with disability and
LGBTQI+ people. We are committed to achieving gender equality and, in particular, supporting women’s progression into senior
leadership.
Duties
- What you will do
- To be successful in the role, you will need to:
- Prepare and manage contracts for the maintenance of Australian Government assets on
- Norfolk Island, including the procurement of new services and monitoring of existing
- arrangements
- Negotiate respectfully and effectively with a broad range of stakeholders
- Possess a sound understanding of workplace health and safety legislation and its application
- to the building and construction industry
- Have a proven track record in supervisory roles within the building and construction industry
- Manage scheduled maintenance activities across multiple sites
- Support the management of significant construction projects and report on progress to the
- Norfolk Island and Mainland Territories Branches
- Manage the asset management plans for Australian Government assets on Norfolk Island.
- Provide high quality and timely reports on the progress of projects
- Manage and develop systems to report on projects and comply with the site reporting
- requirements
- Develop and support productive working relationships with a range of internal and external
- stakeholders to respond to needs, manage expectations, develop solutions and solve
- problems.
- Provide advice to, and liaise with, Australian Government agencies and officials on Norfolk
- Island related matters.
- Inherent requirements for the role
- As an APS6 Project Manager, you will demonstrate the following capabilities aligned to APS Work
- : Level Standards
- Delivers results and manages complex work priorities Demonstrates sound project
- management skills, managing multiple maintenance and capital works projects across
- diverse sites, meeting deadlines and delivering high-quality outputs.
- Applies judgement and provides expert advice Exercises sound decision-making and
- judgement to support project delivery, asset management, and maintenance planning,
- including identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
- Builds and sustains stakeholder relationships Engages effectively with a broad range of
- internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies, contractors and the
- Norfolk Island community, negotiating respectfully and managing expectations.
- Applies business acumen and risk management Demonstrates an understanding of
- procurement, contract management and administrative processes, with the ability to identify,
- assess and manage risks in line with government requirements.
- Supports team leadership and supervision Provides day-to-day supervision and support
- to staff, contributing to performance management and fostering a positive and productive
- team environment.
- Brings relevant industry experience Demonstrates experience in the building and
- construction industry, including supervision or project management of maintenance and
- capital works activities.
- Works independently with accountability Takes responsibility for own workload, operates
- with a high level of autonomy, and demonstrates accountability for outcomes consistent with
- APS Values and Code of Conduct.
- Desirable requirements
- The desirable requirements for this role are as follows:
- strong understanding of the Norfolk Island community and environment
- experience working in remote locations
- Cultural capability requirement
- The department believes every role contributes to cultural safety and that building staff cultural
- capability helps us deliver better policies, programs and services for First Nations people and the
- broader Australian community. Candidates will be required to demonstrate their willingness to
- develop their cultural capability as part of the assessment process. In making it a requirement
- across all roles in our department, we are taking a practical step in delivering our commitments
- under the and the Our Stories on Country Agreement Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy
- . 2025–28
- As an APS6 you will be expected to:
- Consider the cultural context and implications of work area outcomes.
- Engage respectfully with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander stakeholders, building
- trusted relationships.
- Communicate respectfully and seeks appropriate cultural input to inform decisions.
Eligibility / Notes
- Eligibility requirements
- Employment with the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
- Communications, Sport and the Arts is subject to conditions prescribed within the Public Service
- Act 1999 including:
- Citizenship: candidates must be an Australian citizen at the time of submitting your
- application.
- Health Assessment: The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a medical
- examination conducted by the department’s preferred medical provider.
- Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to obtain and/or maintain a
- security clearance at Baseline level. You must be willing to disclose all relevant and required
- information. You must have lived in Australia, or have a checkable background, for at least
- the preceding five years for Baseline Vetting clearances. More information on the security
- clearance vetting process is available on the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency
- . (AGSVA) website
- Police check: The successful candidate must complete an Australian Federal Police
- criminal history check.
- Integrity and Performance check: The successful candidate must satisfy the requirements
- in an Integrity and Performance check which is completed by your most recent employer.
How to Apply
Position Contact Allison Rossetto, 02 6136 6481
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/careers
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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