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Manager (Marine contracts & Suppliers)
Marine Fleet; Organisational Capability Command; Strategy & Corporate Services; Brisbane City
Join the Marine Fleet Services team and seize the chance to shape your future by building a legacy with the Queensland Police Service.
You will support the Queensland Water Police, Marine Rescue Queensland, and the State Emergency Services overseeing a fleet of over 400 commercial vessels, from flood boats to offshore craft.
Please refer to role profile for full details.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Management |
| Classification | AO8 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane Inner City |
| Job ad reference | QLD/660840/25 |
| Closing date | 01-Oct-2025 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Michael Niemann |
| Contact details | Mobile: 0407663127 Access the National Relay Service |
Join the Marine Fleet Services team and seize the chance to shape your future by building a legacy with the Queensland Police Service.
You will support the Queensland Water Police, Marine Rescue Queensland, and the State Emergency Services overseeing a fleet of over 400 commercial vessels, from flood boats to offshore craft.
Focused on quality and the continual improvement of a marine fleet providing essential services across the state, this role emphasises new build vessel contract management, policy development, stakeholder engagement, enhancing supplier performance and ensuring value for money.
Lead marine procurement initiatives and contribute to a comprehensive 10-year fleet management plan in a collaborative environment dedicated to excellence. Are you ready to make a significant impact as we navigate the future of QPS' marine capabilities? Apply now.
Your key accountabilities
The core capability requirements for this role are:
- Lead and manage a small professional team providing oversight of a supply network in support of our marine operations.
- Provide strategic, operational and tactical procurement advice to internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead the development of a strategic approach to the engagement of marine supplies including associated contract and procurement management activities for the unit.
- Prepare high-level policy papers, submissions, briefs and reports on complex acquisition-related issues and initiatives.
- Coordinate and manage ‘end-to-end' significant marine fleet procurement projects in cooperation with key stakeholders, ensuring that risk, probity, and transparency requirements are addressed.
- Lead the analysis of procurement patterns, supplier performance, and key industry markets.
- Create a working environment that encourages teamwork and empower individual staff to seek challenges, develop skills and achieve results.
Role Requirements
Qualification
- Relevant contract and procurement qualifications would be highly regarded.
Technical/ Operational/ Educational experience
- Experience in a contract management role within the public service and/or marine sectors as well as experience in leading complex supplier arrangements will be highly regarded.
Other
- Government procurement policies and experience will be highly regarded.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/660840/25
Closing Date: Wednesday, 1st October 2025
Further information
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