Manager – Project Advisory & Evaluation

• Full time, 4-month fixed-term contract role
• Salary: $115,000 base + superannuation
• Hybrid flexible working arrangements, attractive paid leave provisions and professional development support offered
• Applications closing: Monday 9th June, 11:59am AEST

Agency overview

Infrastructure Australia (IA) is an independent statutory body within the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts portfolio. 

Our mandate establishes us as the Australian Government’s independent advisor on nationally significant infrastructure investment planning and project prioritisation. We are a high performing organisation with an engaged, collaborative and flexible culture, and we are held in high regard by our peers and stakeholders. 

Our core values are fundamental to the way we work and are embedded across our products and processes.

Primary purpose of the role 

The Manager provides analysis and advice to the Project Advisory & Evaluation team across all three functional areas. The position also provides stakeholder support in Infrastructure Australia’s engagement with proponents on the development of nationally significant infrastructure proposals.

The Manager – Project Advisory & Evaluation will:

• work across the Priority List, business case evaluations and Assessment Framework functions by assisting with research, conducting assessments, and providing advice to stakeholders
• perform analytical tasks and produce deliverables ready for circulation
• support the development and delivery of the Improving Investment Decisions Training Program. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Provide economic analysis and other business case advice to the team’s program of work to ensure that all project components align with agreed scoping, planning, and stakeholder expectations.
• Manage proposal assessments, including:
  • engaging with project proponents to advise on Infrastructure Australia’s requirements for business case development
  • preparing documents for publication and consideration at the Infrastructure Australia Assessment Panel, including contributing to quality assurance reviews, editing, and proofreading
  • editing business case evaluation summaries for publication on Infrastructure Australia’s website 
  • managing the process of obtaining evaluation data that underpin the business case evaluation summaries 
  • providing supervision, technical review, and coordination of external contractors to support the development of high-quality deliverables
  • preparing feedback for proponents in response to their submissions.
• Managing the pipeline of submissions by engaging with proponents on the anticipated submission dates and ensuring that external consultants are engaged to assist.
• Maintain working relationships with stakeholders with the aim of advancing evidence-based infrastructure investments across Australia. 
• Support infrastructure investment related research, on an as-needs basis.
• Provide analysis and advice to inform the ongoing update of the Infrastructure Australia Assessment Framework on an as-needs basis.
• Produce well written, accurate and timely reports and analytics for internal and external stakeholders to facilitate evidence-based decision making.
• Practice cross-functional collaboration in delivering Infrastructure Australia's strategic plan.
• Represent Infrastructure Australia at external meetings and forums, as required.

Essential Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (Economics, Finance or Commerce) and relevant experience in conducting economic analysis.
• Demonstrated economics skills, including cost-benefit analysis, economic and/or financial modelling, and benefits realisation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of infrastructure sectors and associated policy issues across multiple sectors (e.g., transport, energy, communication, water).
• Demonstrated ability to align detailed analysis to the broader purpose of programs of work and consider program goals when planning to conduct analyses.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including an ability to communicate economic concepts to a range of audiences. 

Benefits of working at Infrastructure Australia:

• We are committed to supporting employee health and wellbeing and offer a range of initiatives including genuine hybrid and flexible working arrangements to help you balance your professional and personal life.
• Attractive leave provisions including 20 days paid annual leave, 15 days of paid Personal Leave, 18 weeks of Parental Leave for parents at full pay or 36 weeks at half pay (for eligible employees) and up to 3 additional days of paid leave when our offices close over the Christmas period.
• Professional Development support offered through extensive in-house training and external training/education support .
• We have a positive, collaborative, respectful, innovative and inclusive culture evidenced by staff surveys which show that our employees feel empowered, autonomous and proud to work here.
• At IA we foster a safe an inclusive workplace where every individual can participate, learn and develop and be their authentic self, regardless of age, cultural background, First Nations status, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital or family status, religious belief or sexual orientation.
• IA is currently in the second phase, “Innovate” of our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), in this stage we are implementing systemic change in our organisation to support the mission of reconciliation for First Nations people. We are passionate about change and making progress towards better outcomes for First Nations people.