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Closing: 29-Dec-2024
Job Summary
Dates
- Opening Date: 30-Nov-2024
- Closing Date: 29-Dec-2024
Location
- St Lucia Campus
Salary
- Base salary will be in the range of $130,046 to $137,525 + 17% superannuation (HEW 9)
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement health, safety, and wellness strategies aligned with university objectives.
- Oversee safety programs, manage risk, and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the university.
- Provide guidance on health, safety, and wellness matters to senior leadership.
- Coach and mentor staff to promote a positive safety culture.
- Develop and deliver training programs on health, safety, and wellness topics.
- Conduct investigations into incidents and accidents to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Identify and assess risks, develop mitigation strategies, and monitor performance.
Requirements
- Relevant education and experience (e.g., occupational health, safety, science, health, psychology, engineering, or construction management).
- Proven experience managing health and safety in large, complex organisations and demonstrated comprehensive understanding of the varied infrastructure risks inherent to large, complex facilities, and high-risk construction activities.
- Demonstrable, substantial experience managing workplace health and safety relevant to the risk profiles of large construction or facilities management areas.
- Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures related to health, safety, and wellness.
- Experience with the engagement of a range of regulators (e.g. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, Electrical Safety Office, Queensland Radiation Safety, Office of Gene Technology Regulator, Queensland Public Health, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (Biosecurity)).
- Strong leadership and team management experience.
- Proven track record of driving positive health, safety, and wellness outcomes.
Benefits
- 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
- 17% superannuation contributions
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight
- Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
- UQ Study for Staff
- Salary packaging options
Notes
- Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Candidates may be interviewed prior to the job closing date.
- We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible as The University of Queensland reserves the right to close this application process early.
- Shortlisting will take place in January 2025 for this position.
Closing: 12-Jan-2025
Job Summary
Dates
- Opening Date: 16-Dec-2024
- Closing Date: 12-Jan-2025
Location
- Kensington, Sydney, NSW
Salary
- Salary is $138,000 - $151,744 plus 17% super and leave loading.
Responsibilities
- Oversight of multiple projects, initiatives and ideas including small works covering the different stages of the project lifecycle from idea, discovery, foundation, delivery and post implementation review, with guidance and support from Lead Project Managers and/or Program Manager as required.
- Management of staff assigned to project teams responsible for delivering defined business objectives within a defined timeframe and budget.
- Manage project dependencies, risks, issues, change requests and financials and work with the project team to ensure appropriate arrangements are in place.
- Proactively lead and manage adherence to UNSW governance pathways to ensure projects are managed within a defined, consistent and proven set of rules for project development and implementation.
- Provide strategic direction in leading the Project Team and key stakeholders, monitoring and reporting on the progress of projects; and identify problems and propose possible solutions.
- Oversee and finalise effective communications with key stakeholders, both internal and external to the project Plan and provide influential input with stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.
- Ensure quality technical solutions by appropriately defining, building, testing and transitioning capability to BAU support teams for UNSW customers.
- Champion the need for IT standards to support high quality, low risk delivery outcomes.
- Collaborate with both the customer and IT to ensure solutions to business problems and maintain alignment to the technology strategy.
- Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action: Our Behaviours and the UNSW Code of Conduct.
- Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.
Requirements
- Relevant tertiary qualification and a minimum of 2-5 years relevant experience including certification and demonstrated experience as an IT Project Manager using a recognised delivery methodology.
- Proven project management experience, with an in-depth understanding, of the project life cycle and strategic development of project plans, objectives and documentation.
- Excellent consultation, influencing and negotiation skills and proven ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
- Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills and proven capacity to exercise initiative, flexibility and to be proactive in development of robust solutions to problems.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
- Demonstrated success working effectively and collaboratively on initiatives with a range of people at different levels within an organization.
- Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures.
- High level of experience working across a range of technology and application projects.
- Excellent time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative.
- An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid working
- Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
- Access to lifelong learning and career development
- Progressive HR practices
- Discounts and entitlements
Notes
- To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined in the position description.
- Contact: Jen MacLachlan, Talent Acquisition, email is j.maclachlan@unsw.edu.au
Closing: 06-Jan-2025
Job Summary
Dates
- Opening Date: 23-Dec-2024
- Closing Date: 06-Jan-2025
Location
- Hawthorn, Victoria
Salary
- Not Available
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a diverse range of infrastructure projects including design, construction, and delivery of teaching and research facilities.
- Oversee complex refurbishment, refit, and construction initiatives ensuring alignment with business case objectives.
- Build and manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure successful execution of projects and contribute to shaping Swinburne’s infrastructure.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in project management for refit, refurbishment, and construction projects.
- Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to scope realistic projects and meet timeframes.
- Experience in preparing business cases and coordinating senior executive reporting.
- Ability to manage project benefits and outcomes through implementation and delivery phases.
- Strong people management skills and ability to operate small project teams in a matrix environment.
- Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant discipline or equivalent combination of experience and education.
Benefits
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
Notes
- Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.
- Applications close on Monday 6th January 2025 at 12pm.
Closing: Not specified
Job Summary
Dates
- Opening date: 29-04-2024
- Closing date: not available
Responsibilities
- Conduct inspections of all laboratories and other waste generating facilities on campus.
- Identify containment, segregation, storage, and labeling issues and implement corrective action (i.e., trays, complete labels).
- Maintain an inspection program for all Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAA) and Main Accumulation Area (MAA) on campus.
- Post emergency response information and NFPA signage at appropriate areas.
- Inspect and place spill response equipment in each SAA and MAA.
- Classify routine hazardous waste streams (i.e., oil, organic solvents) for profiling.
- Establish and oversee management of universal waste, electronic waste and associated waste storage areas and shipments.
- Keep universal waste management plan current with most recent State regulations.
- Develop and conduct Universal Waste training for personnel involved in handling universal waste materials.
- Maintain inspection program for Universal Waste Storage Areas.
- Manage contract for the transport and disposal of biomedical waste from University facilities.
- Develop and conduct training for UNE employees for the proper packaging, handling and emergency protocols for biomedical waste.
- Perform annual review and update, if necessary, of the UNE Exposure Control Plan, which addresses the biomedical waste generated at the University.
- Implement a chemical purchasing and inventory program to comply with inventory requirements of the National Fire Protection Association, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection and the Local Emergency Planning Committee.
- Maintain current database of all chemicals stored, used and disposed on the Biddeford and Portland campuses.
- Administer Chemical Inventory Management Software and train new system users.
- Assist in developing hazardous waste minimization goals and objectives and take lead in implementation of them.
- Keep a record of hazardous waste generated by departments and summarize on a semi-annual basis for purposes of hazardous waste minimization planning.
- Provide assistance to hazardous waste generators in identifying ways to eliminate or reduce waste.
- Conduct training programs for employees to meet awareness of function-specific work hazards and safety training requirements.
- Manage Surplus Materials storage, re-distribution, and/or disposal including identification of most beneficial use and/or destinations.
- Manage, in conjunction with Facilities Management, the University-wide recycling program. This recycling program is expected to be continually improved upon wherever economically and logistically feasible. It currently includes office paper, cardboard, batteries, redeemable bottles and cans.
- Work with students and student organizations as well as faculty organizations to maintain and improve the University-wide recycling program in residence halls and academic spaces.
- Provide support and coordinate activities of Environmental Management System Development Committee (titled UNE School-wide Environmental Awareness System).
- Coordinate and/or chair meetings, take minutes, document progress.
- Maintain an organized system for accessing manifests, waste profiles and Land Disposal Restriction forms, certificates of recycling and other required documents.
- Complete timely annual reports for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection: Tier II reports, due annually in March, record annual hazardous waste shipments. Toxic Use Reduction Reports, due July of even years, record the amount of hazardous waste reduction the University has achieved.
- Develop quarterly or periodic audit reports as well as cost-benefit analysis, timelines, metrics reports, justification for budget items, etc.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in biological/chemical science, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills have been acquired.
- Additional training regarding hazardous waste management and laboratory chemical storage is preferred.
- Must be knowledgeable in the areas of laboratory safety, safe storage of chemicals and inspection procedures.
- Must be able to lift 5 to 10 pounds in order to conduct inventories and transport chemicals.
- Must be able to provide support in various buildings on both the Biddeford and Portland campuses.
- Valid Maine driver’s license.
- Experience with relational database management and/or chemical inventory management software is preferable.
Benefits
- UNE offers a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The package includes varied health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an eight percent match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time; and educational benefits.
Notes
- Position Type: Professional Staff
- Faculty Track: missing
- Employment Status: Full Time
- Months: 12
- Campus: Biddeford, ME
- Open Until Filled: Yes
- Posting Number: 2022PS0411P
- COVID Vaccination Statement: Employees in clinical settings must meet the State of Maine’s immunization requirements for clinical activity.