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Executive, Brisbane Infrastructure

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Applications close midnight Wednesday 18th June 2025

Overview

About Brisbane City Council

Brisbane is the largest local government in Australia with 26 wards and 27 councillor positions. Today, Brisbane City Council has an annual budget of more than $3.4 billion, an asset base of $35.9 billion and serves a population of 1.2+ million people. With a permanent workforce of more than 7000, Council employees deliver core local government services including roads and infrastructure, bus and ferry services, environment protection and local parks, as well as neighbourhood planning.

Our responsibility is to provide leadership for the people of Brisbane and to manage our resources to create a vibrant, successful, and liveable city for the future. We work in partnership with a variety of governments, peak bodies, industries, and community organisations to build a better Brisbane.

Corporate Values

Getting things done - Adapting to meet changing needs and priorities

Value for money - Looking for opportunities to contribute to the growth of the city.
Passion for Brisbane - Delivering value to Brisbane, its residents and customers.
Respect for people - Embracing diversity and communicating openly and honestly.
Responsive customer service - Adding value to every customer interaction
Working together - Looking for opportunities to collaborate and connect to deliver a better Brisbane.
Courage to make a difference - Committed to continuous improvement and a city and workplace free of discrimination, harassment and offensive behaviour.

Making a Difference

Brisbane City Council’s people deliver services and projects that contribute to making Brisbane a great place to live and do business. We are passionate about delivering:

active and healthy and creative communities
driving a strong economy
sustaining a clean and green environment
a city of cultural vibrancy
developing our New World City
creating an enduring legacy of liveability for future generations.

More information can be found here.

Vision

Brisbane Vision 2031 is Brisbane City Council’s long-term community plan for the city. It guides the work that Council does and provides a focused set of goals to work towards.

Council's eight programs guides the implementation of our Corporate Plan to achieve the Brisbane Vision 2031. Council and the community are working together to ensure the important things about Brisbane are retained for future generations and we all make the right choices to achieve the future we want. Council is also transforming to be a leaner organisation that delivers better value for money.

Executive, Brisbane Infrastructure

Brisbane City Council is the largest local government in Australia, with assets over $38 billion and an annual budget of about $4 billion. Council is committed to keeping Brisbane moving by building better roads and improving public transport, maintaining a balanced budget to keep pressure off households’ rates and rents and making Brisbane lifestyle even better by creating more to see and do in our suburbs. Council works in partnership with a variety of governments, peak bodies, industries, and community organisations to ensure Brisbane continues to get even better.

In this role

You will drive the delivery of Brisbane City Council’s infrastructure agenda through strong, visionary leadership and participate in strategic decision making across the Council and with external partners and stakeholders.

The team you work with and lead

Brisbane Infrastructure works within the framework of Brisbane Vision, the Transport Plan for Brisbane (Strategic Directions) and City Plan contributing significantly to all programs. Brisbane Infrastructure has primary responsibility for developing and delivering Brisbane City Council’s Infrastructure agenda. The Division’s responsibilities range from strategy development and planning to operational delivery. Brisbane Infrastructure is responsible for execution of a portfolio of capital works as well as a recurrent expenditure on ongoing services and maintenance.

The Division’s breadth of responsibilities includes:

Transport Network Planning
Major intersection and road corridor upgrades
Planning for public transport
Major public transport projects
Bikeways projects
Congestion reduction
Project delivery
Project management capability across the organisation
Total asset management across all Brisbane City Council assets including road, drainage, buildings, parks and community infrastructure
Waste management
Maintenance of the city’s streets, parks and public spaces
Council’s quarries and asphalt plants
Ongoing civil construction and maintenance services
Engineering, architectural and environmental professional services

To deliver this agenda the Division must collaborate and partner effectively with other Council Divisions and with Federal and State Governments and their agencies.

Key accountabilities

Delivery of Council’s vision for an accessible city with effective, sustainable management of transport infrastructure and traffic
Create an effective infrastructure organisation that works across Council and community to deliver infrastructure projects and processes from planning and design, construction and maintenance
As a member of the Executive Management Group participate in strategic decision making, represent Council to the community, other levels of government and industry and facilitate a common corporate culture
Undertake key stakeholder interface for the division and Council with the Lord Mayor and elected officials
Participate in a number of high level cross organisational decision-making bodies within and external to Brisbane City Council

Key relationships

Lord Mayor, Chairpersons and Councillors, Council and Council Committees, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Management Group and sub-committees
People who live, work, study or visit Brisbane, all levels of government and other key stakeholders in both private and public enterprise
Elected Council members

Key knowledge and experience

Create a world class infrastructure organisation which operates from vision and strategy, to execution and routine service delivery
Delivery of other critical projects such as major intersection upgrades, bikeways and public transport initiatives.
Delivery of Brisbane City Council’s vision for an accessible City with effective, sustainable management of public and private transport infrastructure and traffic
Highly sophisticated, sustainable total asset management skills and experience
Build strong and productive relationships with all levels of government and agencies such as Translink, Department of Transport and Main Roads and with other local authorities in South East Queensland
Grow relationships with industry and the community to achieve outcomes through consultation, collaboration and partnering
Build strong and productive relationships with internal and external customers.
The Divisional Manager, Brisbane Infrastructure carries substantial responsibility for achieving Brisbane’s vision. The role also contributes significantly to overall development and success of the organisation.
The Divisional Manager will take particular responsibility for managing key stakeholder interfaces and for growing productive relationships with other levels of government, their agencies, and with industry and the broader community.

Key selection criteria

Within the context of the responsibilities described previously, the ideal applicant will be someone who has:

Demonstrated experience and achievements in delivering public value and leading organisational change, including:
- Demonstrated evidence of capabilities in Council’s Leadership Blueprint to deliver performance excellence and a values-based culture.
- Leading organisational performance to deliver coordinated, responsive, and customer-focused outcomes.
- Maintaining and developing relationships across organisational boundaries to drive consistent and seamless delivery and the direction of resources to corporate priorities.
- Managing complex and contentious issues with high sensitivity and competing stakeholder interests
- Leading thinking about initiatives to create public value.
Demonstrated experience and achievements in managing business through:
- Developing an engaged, productive, and customer-focused workforce.
- Delivering systems and processes which deliver value to the organisation and to the customer.
- Planning the resourcing of services with appropriate risk management to meet demand within budget.
- Building new collaborative models with suppliers and program partners to improve public value.
- Demonstrating a focus on shared outcomes, negotiating budget and resources across the organisation, and submitting joint budget proposals.
Demonstrated ability to undertake broad executive leadership beyond the specific requirements of the position, across the organisation, including the ability to:
- Collaborate and share accountability across organisational boundaries
- Participate in strategic decision making; represent Brisbane City Council to the community, other levels of Government and to industry.
- Own and champion corporate values, strategies, policy, and directions, particularly: Council values, Code of Conduct, workplace justice, diversity and inclusion, Zero Harm and flexible work arrangements.
- Champion the strategic corporate management agendas on issues such as customer service, service delivery, change management and people management, and integrate these principles into the operation of the business.
- During disaster events, be available to perform the role of Incident Controller within the Local Disaster Coordination Centre to provide leadership and implement strategic directions from the Local Disaster Management Group.
- Postgraduate qualifications in a related discipline or Management/Business Studies

Due to the requirements of this role a criminal history and business checks will be undertaken on preferred applicants. A criminal history does not necessarily preclude an applicant from appointment.

Position Description

To learn of the requirements and attributes of our ideal candidate for this position, we invite you
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How to Apply

Requirements

Brisbane City Council are committed to inclusive and diverse practices, including recruitment and selection which ensures people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, women, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have equal opportunity to apply and participate.

Candidates who represent diverse backgrounds are encouraged to submit an application.

To be considered, please provide the following information in your online application, for the assessment of your suitability:

A short (no more than two pages) statement focusing on how you align with the core accountabilities outlined in the role statement below.
Your current CV highlighting your relevant experience, qualifications, and achievements.

If you need assistance with your application please reach out to us.

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