Manager, Infrastructure Planning and Development (Rural Health)

About the role

The University of Queensland is recruiting a Manager, Infrastructure Planning and Development (Rural Health) for its Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. The role coordinates infrastructure planning, development and optimisation across the faculty's rural and regional education and training network, working with health service partners, government agencies, community organisations and technical specialists. It is based at the Herston campus, with travel to rural and regional clinical sites across Queensland.

Key responsibilities

• Develop coordinated plans for the management, optimisation and future development of rural and regional infrastructure, including teaching, training, administrative and accommodation facilities.
• Lead investigations, needs analyses, feasibility assessments and business cases that inform evidence-based infrastructure decisions and investment.
• Coordinate infrastructure projects from concept and planning through implementation, commissioning and review, monitoring scope, risk, timelines, budgets and outcomes.
• Build trusted partnerships and support governance, consultation, contracts, leases, licences and shared-facility arrangements.

Required profile

• Degree in project management, property, infrastructure, facilities management, business or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Experience in infrastructure planning, project development, facilities planning or property management within a large and complex organisation.
• Proven ability to coordinate projects involving multiple stakeholders, service providers and specialist consultants.
• Ability to collaborate with architects, engineers, project managers and contractors and explain technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Unrestricted work rights in Australia; employer-sponsored work rights are not available.

Required skills

• Data analysis and reporting to support space utilisation, asset management and investment prioritisation.
• Project management, asset management, property or business information systems.
• Business case preparation, strategic planning, reports and stakeholder communications.

What we offer

• Base salary of $120,317 to $134,892 plus 17% superannuation (HEW Level 8).
• Up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17.5% leave loading and flexible and hybrid working options.
• Health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff program, on-campus childcare, affordable parking and salary packaging.

Applications close 25 October 2026. Candidates should submit a resume and cover letter through the university's Talent Acquisition team; email applications are not accepted. Pre-employment checks may include right-to-work, qualification and criminal history checks.