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• Department for Health and Wellbeing – Corporate and Infrastructure – New Women’s and Children’s Hospital Project
• Classification: SAES Level 1 – Full Time / Term Contract (Temporary up to Three Years)

Join us on this once in a generation hospital build at the New Women’s and Children’s Hospital (New WCH) Project.

As South Australia’s largest and leading health infrastructure project, we are offering the rare opportunity to help play a profound role in designing and building a brand-new multi-billion-dollar medical precinct for the future women and children of South Australia.

A combined women’s and children’s hospital is incredibly unique, with only a few in the world, and we are at very exciting stage of the Project here in South Australia, with national and global interest, in this contemporary build.

Our new facility will have more beds, theatres, greater emergency capacity – and increased scope for future expansion.

This is your chance to be part of one of Australia’s most prominent and prestigious public work projects, as we deliver a bigger and better hospital for the South Australian community by 2031.

Overview:

• The Director, Commercial and Legal, New Women’s and Children’s Hospital Project (Project) is accountable to the Project Director New WCH, for the strategic leadership and oversight of the project’s commercial strategy and business development, procurement and contract management, document control, legal compliance and governance obligations.
• The role is responsible for ensuring effective management of the procurement activities of a large complex project to enable the achievement of required results in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.
• The role is responsible for the management of document control functions, to ensure accurate and secure management of all Project related documents in accordance with the SA Health Corporate Records Management Policy.
• The role is responsible for ensuring the Project’s legal compliance and integrity in accordance with relevant policies and legislation.
• The Director is responsible for the contractual arrangements of the Head Contractor and or other delivery contractors engaged by the State , ensuring continued alignment with the agreed Project brief.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref:  916645

Criminal History Screening Requirement

• A ‘National Police Certificate’ NPC (also known as a ‘Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check’ NCCHC)  for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment)
• A DHS ‘Working With Children Check’ (WWCC) is required for this position.

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (minimal patient contact)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Enquiries

Tom Kirkland
Project Director – NWCH
Phone: 0421 620 848
E-mail: tom.kirkland@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Wednesday, 1 October 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

• 916645 - Director, Commercial and Legal, New Women’s and Children’s Hospital Project - Role Description.pdf
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines