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• Foster a culture of safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Lead technical services that empower world-class agricultural research and teaching
• Full time, ongoing role based in Launceston

About the opportunity

The Operations Manager is critical to TIA’s success, providing leadership to the state-wide technical team and ensuring the efficient, safe, and professional delivery of research and teaching infrastructure and programs. The role manages TIA’s extensive field sites, laboratories, equipment, and static infrastructure, and leads risk management to ensure compliance with University, Tasmanian, and Australian regulations.

This position requires a proactive, solutions-focused leader with strong stakeholder engagement skills, operational planning experience, and the ability to manage budgets and competing priorities. The Operations Manager fosters a culture of safety, service excellence, and continuous improvement in support of TIA’s strategic goals. 

What you’ll do:

• Lead and manage TIA’s technical team, ensuring safe, efficient, effective and high-quality delivery of teaching, research and field programs across the state.
• Promote and maintain a strong Work Health and Safety (WHS) culture.
• Manage expenditure and cost recovery across assigned budgets.
• Provide the TIA Executive Team with high-level technical advice and input into strategic planning and progress reporting.
• Collaborate with relevant marketing and communications teams to support the delivery of community engagement activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards.

What we’re looking for:

• Demonstrated knowledge of research, teaching and operational.
• Ability to manage teams with strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated high level organisational and decision-making skills.
• Experience in the development and implementation of safety and risk management and mitigation procedures.
• Broad understanding of building design, scientific research equipment and agricultural machinery.

Salary details

Appointment to this role will be at HEO 8 and will have a total remuneration package of up to $152,033 comprising base salary within the range of $114,282 to $129,943 plus 17% superannuation.

How to Apply

• To apply online, please provide your CV and 1-2-page cover letter outlining your interest in the role, skills, capabilities and experience.  You do not need to separately address the success criteria.
• For further information about this position, please contact Les Baxter, Business Manager, Les.Baxter@utas.edu.au
• Please visit https://www.utas.edu.au/jobs/applying for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.
• For current UTAS staff, in submitting your application, you acknowledge you have/intend to discuss your interest in this vacancy with your current manager and understand they may need to be contacted confidentially by the hiring manager as part of the assessment of your application.
• Please refer to the attached Position Description Below for full details.

 Position Description - 501380 - Operations Manager.pdf

Applications close Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 11.55pm 

The University of Tasmania acknowledges the Palawa/Pakana and Gadigal/Wangal people as the traditional custodians of the land, sea and waters of the areas upon which we live and work. We recognise their valuable contributions and deep connection to country and pay respect to Elders past and present.

As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive workplace, employment history and police checks may be conducted as part of the selection process.

To be eligible for this position, you are required to hold Australian or New Zealand Citizenship, permanent residency or a valid visa that enables you to fulfil the requirements of this role.