The job
Reporting to the Director, Infrastructure Delivery, the position will involve leading a small team of trade specialists, planners and support staff for planning and delivering construction projects across Australia's Antarctic and sub-Antarctic stations.
The position is responsible for providing project management for the delivery of construction works and capital projects, key responsibilities include:
* Conducting feasibility studies, developing business cases and cost forecasts documentation.
* Scoping works, procuring consultants, managing design development, and preparing tender documentation for material procurement and off-site construction delivery.
* Coordinating specialist service providers, including contractors, suppliers, and consultants, and liaising with internal stakeholders across sections such as infrastructure, cargo, environmental compliance, safety, aviation, and shipping to ensure alignment with project objectives.
* Developing detailed works methodologies covering materials handling, installation, and temporary works.
* Monitoring project progress and reporting outcomes to internal and external stakeholders.
* Leading and mentoring a small office-based team, with periodical supervision of on-site trades personnel to ensure safety, wellbeing, and quality delivery in isolated environments; and
* Preparing documents to support decision-making; including scoping papers, and project assessment and evaluations.
* The projects cover a wide range of works suitable for the hostile Antarctic environment - high wind speeds, fine snow, low temperatures and dynamic geotechnical conditions. These may include new buildings and renovations works, civil works, above-ground hydraulic and electrical site services, satellite, radio and mobile service communication infrastructure, water treatment and storage, power generation and distribution, HVAC and building monitoring systems. There is an emphasis on implementing solutions that are durable, transportable and can be constructed by a generalist workforce. AAD supports flexible workplace arrangements and will endeavour to reach an arrangement that meets your needs. There will be periods, particularly in the lead up to vessel and aircraft departures, that the role will involve working to achieve outcomes within rigid deadlines.
Please note this is a head office position located in Kingston, Tasmania. However, to maintain continuity of our projects the role includes non-mandatory periodical deployment to Antarctica or sub-Antarctic islands to directly supervise works on site during summer in a 'Project Lead' capacity. The Project Lead will provide on-station oversight of priority projects and will involve technical direction and direct supervision of a workforce of trades personnel for a duration of up to 4-6 months.
Mandatory qualifications
* A tertiary qualification in Engineering or project management, construction supervisor or trade qualification (Certificate III)
* demonstrated experience in project or construction management.