Senior Director, Major Projects

Closes: 27 September 2026

Classification: Infrastructure Manager/Specialist 1
Salary: $191,177 plus superannuation
Position No: 68096
Directorate:Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 24 September 2026
Contact Officer: John Nakkan on John.Nakkan@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 1289

Details: The Senior Director, Major Projects is part of the AMD Branch senior management team, supporting the Executive Branch Manager to achieve strategic and operational Branch objectives. The Senior Director will lead the Major Projects team and work with EDU’s delivery partner, Infrastructure Canberra, to achieve best practice in the planning and delivery of EDU’s major capital projects.

The Major Projects team works collaboratively across government with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, the Minister’s Office, school communities, interest groups and other government agencies. Interagency collaboration and engagement are key requirements of this role, to plan for, develop and deliver asset strategies, capital works planning and investment as well as to support capital works delivery.

The Senior Director will be an experienced manager with outstanding organisational and communication skills, and a highly developed knowledge of and experience in major project delivery methodologies, principles and practices. The Senior Director will undertake strategic planning, feasibility and business development activities to inform evidence based, future investment p…