Program Lead - National Infrastructure Project Facilitator Services

Join WSP Australia’s Property & Buildings team at the forefront of national infrastructure development. As the Program Lead for the National Infrastructure Project Facilitator (NIPF) project, you'll spearhead our efforts under the Federal Government's Closing the Gap Infrastructure Project. Your role is pivotal in driving the delivery of services on a range of infrastructure projects across Australia in collaboration with the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO).

Our Property & Buildings team is a world-leading management and technical consultancy operating across all sectors. We are passionate about tackling the complex and sophisticated challenges of the built environment and delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to create accessible, resilient and liveable communities.

From guiding ACCHSs through funding agreements to resolving issues in a collaborative, win-win manner, you'll ensure every project exceeds expectations while honouring cultural sensitivities. Your strategic leadership will enable WSP Australia to deliver unparalleled service and solutions.

Applications are welcome from across Australia.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the NIPF Team with purpose, to be the consultant of choice by exceeding clients’ expectations.
• Help ACCHSs understand its obligations under the capital works funding agreement.
• Enable construction projects and administration processes run to schedule. Where delays are expected, proactively engage with the Commonwealth to resolve identified issues, and reduce delays as much as practicable.
• Provide focus on technical excellence and expertise, to achieve high quality outcomes.
• Monitor projects’ financial performance and team’s productivity targets.

About you:

• Minimum 15 years’ technical and leadership experience.
• Experience in developing and maintaining client relationships.
• Experience in supervising professionals and managing project teams.
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring and managing the scope of multiple projects of varying complexity and size.
• Demonstrated experience in applying legislation, standards, guidelines and project specifications.
• Experience in identifying and managing risk on projects.
• Proven ability in building the technical capability of others and transferring technical expertise within the organisation.
• A track record of sharing key lessons learnt during project delivery.
• Communication, influencing and negotiating skills.

About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services firms, bringing together approximately 6,000 talented people across 15 offices in Australia. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineer Future Ready^TM projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. 

At WSP, we want you to embrace your curiosity and work in a culture that celebrates different perspectives. With access to global scale and reach, you’ll connect with the brightest minds in the field to make the best work of your life.

We want here to be a place where you’ll always find new ways to grow – where you’ll design your path and do what truly matters to you.

We believe that in imagining a better future for us all, you’ll imagine a better future for you.

To find out more about our commitment to the health and well-being of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive click here: WSP Benefits.

Think this could be the opportunity for you? Apply now to begin your journey with WSP.

Imagine a better future for us all – and a better future for you.

WSP. With us, you can.