Description:
Req ID: 665956
Personnel Area: Brisbane Infrastructure
Branch: City Standards / Commercial Services and Business Improvement
Salary Range : Band 7 $123,340 to $134,848.
(Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)
Work type: Temporary full-time
Duration : March 2027
Our Business
City Standards provides high quality and value-for-money civil construction, maintenance, and services to Brisbane ratepayers. With over 1700 employees, the work undertaken by the City Standards teams plays a big part in enhancing Brisbane's liveability.
Our Branch
Commercial Services & Business Improvement (CSBI) Branch drives improvement, agility, and resilience, through support to City Standards (CS) to ensure services to the community are delivered safely, effectively and efficiently.
The Role
The Business Manager and Strategic Coordinator is responsible for facilitating and integrating strategic and business improvement initiatives.
This role focuses on ensuring alignment between initiatives, projects, strategies, policies and plans across the business and provides advice on the coordination of resources to support Council’s strategic directions.
You
You will have considerable knowledge and experience in strategic business management with exceptional interpersonal skills to build trust, engage with, and influence your customers, stakeholders and management.
You will identify, plan, and address contentious and emergent issues and have an analytical approach to provide well informed advice that makes an impact in the effective delivery of programs of work and services.
We are looking for an experienced strategic leader who can contribute to the overall management, operation and strategic direction of City Standards.
To be successful you will have:
- demonstrated evidence of capabilities in Council’s Leadership Blueprint
- proven success in providing high quality professional advice, interpretation and information
- high level analytical, research and problem-solving skills
- proven experience in change management within a large organisation
- proven success in developing and maintaining relationships, influencing and motivating
- high level negotiation, consultation and interpersonal skills.
Benefits of working for Council : CLICK HERE
How to apply : Click on the 'Apply' button below to complete your online application. Please upload your current resume and cover letter (of no more than one page) that demonstrates how you meet the requirements of this role.
Please note: Eligibility for internal only roles includes external applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or as a person living with a disability. Applicants from these groups are required to complete the diversity and inclusion questions on the application form to enable Council to determine eligibility.
This role requires a Criminal History Check.
For more information : Please contact John Hefez on 3178 3859 or john.hefez@brisbane.qld.gov.au
People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.
Application Closing Date : Thursday 22nd May 2025 at 11:55pm AEST
Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.
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