Careers at TAFE NSW

Project Manager – Specialist Manufacturing Facilities

Location: Wetherill Park Campus

Temporary Full-time until June 2028

Total Remuneration Package $191,958.00. Package includes salary of $170,090 pa plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading  

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centres of Excellence

To tackle skill shortages in priority areas, TAFE NSW is launching the TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centres of Excellence (MCoE), which is a joint initiative between the Australian Government and NSW Government under the National Skills Agreement. The TAFE NSW MCoE is an agile approach to skills acquisition, connecting industry and education partners to foster innovative training pathways and enhance core manufacturing skills.

Learn more about this initiative by visiting TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centres of Excellence.

About the role

The Project Manager – Specialist Manufacturing Facilities (internally known as Project Manager Speciality Equipment) is an integral part of the MCoE team within TAFE NSW. In this role, you will develop, integrate and operationalise a broad range of new innovative technologies and manufacturing equipment across the three MCoE campus sites. You will also collaborate closely with Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Community Engagement teams to deliver outcomes for the MCoE project.

Your responsibilities will include overseeing the day-to-day operations, utilization, maintenance, and servicing of the Manufacturing Centre of Excellence technical facilities. You will ensure that all equipment is accessible and functional for TAFE delivery and staff upskilling. Additionally, you will lead the development of operational models and processes for equipment, technology integration, and facility use across all MCoE stakeholders.

The successful candidate must be willing to travel regionally as required to the other MCoE campuses at Newcastle and Wollongong.

About You 

You will excel in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships, enabling positive engagement and collaboration on project activities. You will have a proven track record of successfully delivering complex, business-focused projects to achieve business or operational objectives.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Degree qualification in project management/related field OR equivalent significant experience.
• Strong experience in all phases of project management from design to implementation and evaluation within a complex service delivery environment.
• Significant record of achievement delivering complex business focused (non-technology based) projects to achieve business or operational related objectives.
• Demonstrated high level stakeholder management skills to positively engage and collaborate on project activities.

Highly Desirable:

• Demonstrated experience with modern manufacturing facilities, equipment and processes
• Technical Experience manufacturing facility development and innovation
• Experience working in large multidisciplinary teams
• Experience collaborating with broad stakeholder groups on projects. 

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor, Ravinder Mansfield via Email: ravinder.mansfield1@tafensw.edu.au or Tel: (02) 7921 2973.  

 Role-specific enquiries: Bek Jarvis, Project Officer via Email: Rebekah.jarvis3@tafensw.edu.au

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm AEST Wednesday 14 May 2025

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume
• Copies of your qualifications (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role 
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question: Describe a project where you applied effective planning, coordination, and control methods to introduce new or innovative manufacturing technologies to a diverse range of stakeholders or potential users. How did you manage multiple interdependencies and ensure successful project completion for all involved?

How can I get support with my application?

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool. 

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed above.

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.