Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure and Asset Management; Chief Executive, Health Infrastructure - MOH
Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure and Asset Management and
Chief Executive, Health Infrastructure
Key leadership role in delivering infrastructure solutions and services to support the healthcare needs of NSW communities now and into the future.
The Organisation
As Australia’s largest public health system, NSW Health is dedicated to promoting and improving the health and wellbeing of NSW residents. The Health Infrastructure and Asset Management Division delivers sustainable and innovative infrastructure solutions to meet the health care needs of NSW communities now and into the future. Collaborating with government and industry to transform public health facilities across NSW, the Division also contributes longer term benefits to NSW communities, including the creation of jobs and increased opportunities for local businesses.
The Opportunity
The Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure and Asset Management/Chief Executive, Health Infrastructure provides strategic leadership of infrastructure policy and planning, and the delivery of health infrastructure projects on behalf of NSW Health. The role is directly accountable for providing high level advice to the Government, Committees of Cabinet, Ministers and the Secretary, with a focus on improving community access to health care facilities across NSW. To achieve a seamless and integrated infrastructure delivery model, this dual role drives collaboration across policy development, strategy, capital works planning and delivery, and property and asset management. Uniting these functions supports future-focused and sustainable health infrastructure outcomes for NSW.
As Deputy Secretary, the role leads the Infrastructure and Asset Management Division within the Ministry of Health, providing strategic advice and direction of infrastructure priorities to deliver asset management. capital planning, capital delivery policies. As the Chief Executive of Health Infrastructure, the role has the responsibility for the effective management of Health Infrastructure as a shared service function, overseeing the planning, design and delivery of major health capital works and commercial projects, ensuring collaboration across multiple disciplines to transform public health facilities and precincts.
About You
This role requires significant knowledge and experience in delivering a complex infrastructure program including in all aspects of planning, procuring, delivering and commissioning, and maintaining capital works infrastructure on time and on budget. A strong understanding of current policies and directions of NSW Government and NSW Health and their implications and opportunities for the planning and management of health assets would be highly regarded, along with exposure to different public and private partnership project delivery and asset management models, to inform capital procurement strategies.
You will be skilled at driving reform and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, embracing change in diverse, complex environments. Strong commercial acumen and exceptional communication and collaboration skills are required, coupled with the ability to build partnerships and collaborate across the sector to achieve shared objectives.
For further information, download the role description.
Please click here to apply for the advert through the Health Career Portal (search by job reference number REQ533248).
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your current CV plus a 1-2 page application letter to health@orchardtalent.com.au or via the link. For a copy of the Executive Brief or for a confidential discussion, please contact Felicity Stalley or Georgie Walker at health@orchardtalent.com.au
Applications close 5 December 2024