EL 1 – Estate Strategic Planning Manager

Job title: EL 1 – Estate Strategic Planning Manager

Company: Defence Australia


Job description:

• $120,303 – $135,701 + up to 15.4% Superannuation
• Canberra – ACT

The Role
Working within Estate Planning Branch’s Directorate for Estate Integration, the successful candidate will be accountable, under broad direction, to achieve complex to very complex estate strategic planning outcomes. You will be responsible for integrating Defence estate planning to ensure it aligns with current strategic guidance, in particular the National Defence Strategy.The role is unique and changes daily. Some days you will be actively engaging with the Defence Strategic Centre, representing Security and Estate Group (SEG) at strategic workshops and experimentation exercises. Other days you will be delivering strategic studies or drafting Ministerial advice and/or responses, or briefing Defence senior leadership on a wide range of issues.The successful candidate will exercise a considerable degree of independence and perform a leadership role, engaging in complex to very complex problem solving and issues management, as well as coordinating and undertaking detailed or sensitive projects that impact strategic, political or operational outcomes for Defence You will exercise very good high level decision making and judgement to provide expert policy advice.Your ability to provide strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills is a key part of the role and the successful candidate will be required to represent SEG at strategic planning meetings.Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 2”.About our Team
Estate Planning Branch is responsible for preparing the Defence estate for the future. The Branch provides a critical role in how the Defence estate is shaped to achieve Government’s strategic requirements and to enhance Defence capability.Estate Planning provides critical outputs to guide decisions on the future disposition of facilities and infrastructure, ensuring a safe, secure, resilient and fit for purpose estate that supports Defence capability. Estate Planning works closely with key stakeholders across all Defence groups and services to understand strategic drivers and capability requirements to examine suitable solutions both on and off the Defence estate.The Directorate of Estate Integration informs a range of Defence planning processes, including:

• Posture and preparedness planning in conjunction with the Defence Strategic Centre and other Groups and Services;
• Joint experimentation activities;
• Strategic planning for the Defence estate;
• Critical Infrastructure and Resilience planning; and
• Capability Infrastructure Requirements Feasibility Studies.

Key activities include:

• Development of policy for managing the Defence estate.
• Strategic estate base planning, capability integration and project development.
• Developing and implementing strategic planning documents to address, forecast and oversee estate investment priorities, critical infrastructure needs and to support long-term growth and resilience objectives.

Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidates will have relevant experience in a professional working environment and can demonstrate the following characteristic and skills:

• Resilience, personal drive and a willingness to learn and be challenged.
• An ability to think strategically, have strong analytical and leadership skills, work well in a team environment and be capable of developing a deep understanding of the National Defence Strategy, SEG infrastructure policy, strategic issues and risks, ADF capabilities and broader geo-strategic trends and developments.
• Be able to thrive in an often fast paced environment where you are given latitude to manage multiple responsibilities, are able to handle short notice tasking’s on a range of estate issues, and can provide sound estate-related advice that will inform high-level policy development and strategic decision-making across Defence.
• Experience working in a small high performing team, with broad direction and plan, manage resources and achieve strategic outcomes.
• An ability to communicate with influence and engage with effective oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at different levels.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare concise and effective briefs and correspondence.
• Exercise sound judgement to deliver strategic or critical business outcomes in a changing environment with finite resources.
• Be able to develop and foster productive working relationships.
• Highly developed analytical skills, proven attention to detail and demonstrated sound judgement.
• Ability and motivation to learn quickly and on the job.

Expected salary: $120303 – 135701 per year

Location: Canberra, ACT

Job date: Sat, 03 May 2025 03:04:21 GMT

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