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About Us

Our vision is powered by a deep commitment to enhancing the quality of services we offer to our community. Today, Lismore is flourishing, and it's the perfect time for those who live, work, and play here to embrace and celebrate everything that makes Lismore so special.

Shape your future. Serve your Community. Belong to something bigger.

We warmly welcome individuals who bring fresh perspectives and unique skills, helping to enrich our collective vision for a vibrant and thriving community.

About this Position:

The Strategic Projects Officer is responsible for performing support activities to contribute to the management, development and delivery of a range of projects and programs in line with established objectives.

What We can offer you:

• A permanent position with meaningful community impact
• Flexible work options working within operational requirements.
• Employee Assistance and Health & Wellbeing Programs.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Discounted membership to a range of gym and pool facilities.

What we trust you to deliver:

• Develop project and/or maintenance activity programs, timelines, and schedules, ensuring activities align with department goals and objectives.
• Ensure projects and resourcing plans are aligned to accountabilities and responsibilities and ensures adherence to procurement policies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collect, analyse, and report data on project progress, performance metrics, and outcomes to ensure quality and schedule alignment
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to the delivery of directorate projects and implement risk management strategies to manage potential risks to the organisation.
• Implement quality assurance procedures, conduct inspections, and ensure all work meets project specifications and regulatory requirements.

What you will need to be successful:

• Experience in assisting the coordination of projects, especially in directorate operations, with a focus on planning, scheduling, and overseeing contractor performance.
• Ability to manage procurement processes, ensuring compliance with policies and selecting appropriate suppliers.
• Proven track record in stakeholder engagement, working effectively with internal teams, contractors, and external partners to drive project outcomes.
• Experience in implementing risk management strategies and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
• Ability to collect, analyse, and report data on project performance and progress to inform decision-making.
• Sound financial awareness, including managing project budgets, tracking expenditures, and adhering to grant funding requirements.
• Tertiary qualifications in Project Management, Information Technology, Civil Construction, Frontline Management or related field and/or relevant experience
• Current Class C Drivers Licence

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Full Time: 70 hours/fortnight

Salary: Attractive salary on offer reflective of professional skills and experience

Closing date: Friday 17 April at 9:00am

Contact: If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Matthew Potter, Director Water, Waste and Open Spaces on 0408 678 415.

Conditions of Employment: Conditions of employment are in the Local Government (State) Award and relevant Council policy, procedures and agreements

Pre-employment Screening: Prior to employment, there will be a series of pre-employment checks that may include, health assessments, validation of right to work in Australia, validation of qualifications and licences, criminal history checks, psychometric assessments and referee checks.

We care about people as individuals and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and new ways of working. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

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