Project Director, Public Housing Facilities Management (Insourcing) | Full-time Permanent

Closes: 03 August 2026

Classification: Infrastructure Manager/Specialist 3

Salary: $217,599 plus superannuation

Position No: 71641

Directorate: Infrastructure Canberra

Advertised (Gazettal date): 06 July 2026

Contact Officer: David Doctor on David.Doctor@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 3330

Details: Infrastructure Canberra is seeking a senior leader to drive a major reform of public housing repairs and maintenance services.

As Project Director, you will lead the design and delivery of a new insourced service model, overseeing operating model development, ICT enablement, and large-scale service transition. This role combines strategic leadership, commercial expertise, and program delivery to improve service outcomes for tenants and deliver long-term capability for government.

Key responsibilities

Lead a high-profile service reform program from design through to implementation

Oversee operating model design, business case development, and transition planning

Drive integration of ICT systems and service delivery operations

Establish governance, risk, and performance frameworks

Lead stakeholder engagement and organisational change across government and industry

About you

Extensive experience in facilities management or complex service delivery

Proven leadership of large-scale transformation or reform programs

Strong commercial acumen, including business cases and financial modelling

Ability to lead teams and influence across complex stakeholder environments

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements: Relevant tertiary qualifications in engineering, construction management, facilities management, project management, business, or a related discipline, or significant demonstrated experience in a similar field.

Extensive experience (10+ years) in infrastructure, facilities management, or large-scale service delivery programs consistent with the Infrastructure Manager/Specialist (IM3) classification requirements.

Demonstrated experience leading complex, high-value or high-risk projects or programs, ideally including service reform, operating model design, or large-scale organisational change.

Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

Please note, this position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to Apply:

Please submit:

A current curriculum vitae

A two - page written response outlining your experience and suitability against the Professional / Technical Skills and Knowledge and Behavioural Capabilities as outlined in the position description

Copies of any relevant qualifications

Applications should be submitted .

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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