Branch: Assets & Infrastructure

Section: Infrastructure, Strategy & Planning

Executive Level 2 (EL 2) – Ongoing

Salary: $146,942 – $170,725 per annum

Duties:

Strategic Asset and Infrastructure Planning

  • Develop and execute priority construction projects, manage station master planning and capital investment strategies.
  • Lead whole-of-life asset planning across short, medium, and long-term horizons.
  • Coordinate infrastructure upgrades, removals, and site remediation in consultation with stakeholders.
  • Provide infrastructure planning input to broader AAD strategies, including station capacity, logistics, and science program support.
  • Deliver initiatives aligned with carbon reduction targets, asbestos removal, and wellbeing improvements.

Risk, Resilience and Maintenance

  • Develop and implement infrastructure resilience and emergency planning frameworks.
  • Monitor asset health and manage emerging risks including energy security and climate impacts.
  • Oversee maintenance planning and compliance, including preventative, reactive, and statutory activities.

Digital Engineering and Asset Information

  • Lead the development of digital infrastructure strategies, including Building Information Modelling (BIM) capability.
  • Ensure integration of asset data across planning, maintenance, inventory, and financial systems.
  • Support station teams with accurate and accessible infrastructure data and documentation.

Technical Leadership

  • Ensure quality, compliance, and regulatory alignment of infrastructure design and delivery.

What you'll gain from the experience

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of Australia’s Antarctic infrastructure and contribute to nationally significant scientific and environmental outcomes. You will:

  • Lead strategic planning and innovation in one of the most complex and remote infrastructure environments in the world.
  • Influence long-term investment and sustainability decisions that support Australia’s Antarctic Program and global climate research.
  • Work with a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team and collaborate across government, science, engineering, and policy domains.
  • Be part of a respectful, inclusive and purpose-driven workplace that values leadership, integrity, and collaboration.
  • Develop and apply your expertise in infrastructure strategy, resilience, digital engineering, and stakeholder engagement at a national level.
  • Gain exposure to high-level decision-making and contribute to shaping government priorities in environmental stewardship and international Antarctic interests.

How to apply: Please refer to the Director – Infrastructure, Strategy & Planning job listing.

Closing date: 18 February 2026. 11:30 pm AEDT

Contact officer: Phillip Boxall – +61 417 346 257 or email phil.boxall@aad.gov.au

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