Infrastructure and Construction 
                               Project Leadership 
                               Capability Set 
                                      Capability Framework 
                                      NSW Public Sector 
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                Infrastructure and Construction Project Leadership Capability Set, 2019 
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                Further information                                                                Acknowledgements 
                This publication can be accessed online at: www.psc.nsw.gov.au/workforce-          The content of this Capability Set was co-designed with input from senior 
                management/capability-framework/occupation-specifc-capability-sets.                infrastructure professionals in the NSW public sector. 
                Further information about the Infrastructure and Construction Project              The Public Service Commission would like to acknowledge the following 
                Leadership Capability Set is available on the Public Service Commission            contributors: 
                website at  www.psc.nsw.gov.au/workforce-management/capability-framework/          Project Lead and Working Group Chair  
                occupation-specifc-capability-sets                                                 Sally Anne Friedlander    
                Resources and information relating to the Capability Framework and other           Working Group  
                occupation-specifc Capability Sets are also available.                             Tom Robson   
                For general enquiries about the Infrastructure and Construction Project            Deirdre Barnes  
                Leadership Capability Set, please email capability.framework@psc.nsw.gov.au        Graham Thompson  
                                                                                                   Jim Lewis  
                Feedback                                                                           Anna Kearsley  
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                Please send queries, comments and feedback to:                                     Hugh Phemister  
                NSW Public Service Commission                                                      Leon Taylor   
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                Sydney NSW 2000                                                                    Martin Mendes    
                Telephone:  +61 2 9272 6000 
                Email: capabilityframework@psc.nsw.gov.au 
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                       Contents 
                                                                 Introduction 
                                                                 About the Infrastructure and Construction Project Leadership Capability Set                                                                                                4 
                                                                 The NSW Public Sector Capability Framework, and the Infrastructure and Construction   
                                                                 Project Leadership Capability Set                                                                                                                                           5 
                                                                 Understanding and applying the Infrastructure and Construction Project Leadership Capability Set                                                                            6 
                                                                 Capabilities  7 
                                                                 Levels  8 
                                                                 How to read the Infrastructure and Construction Project Leadership Capability Set                                                                                           9 
                                                                 Infrastructure and Construction Project Leadership Capabilities 
                                                                 1.   Lead in the public sector environment                                                                                                                                10 
                                                                 2.  Apply strategic foresight                                                                                                                                              11 
                                                                 3.  Manage complexity and ambiguity                                                                                                                                        12 
                            Infrastructure                       4.  Lead project teams and temporary organisations                                                                                                                         13 
                          and Construction                       5.  Apply commercial acumen and management                                                                                                                                14 
                                                                 6.  Maintain project governance                                                                                                                                           15 
                                                                 7.  Manage clients and stakeholders                                                                                                                                       16 
                                                                 8.  Oversee work health, safety, quality and environmental sustainability                                                                                                  17 
                                                                 9.  Manage risks and opportunities                                                                                                                                        18 
                                                                 10. Plan and develop business solutions (technical)                                                                                                                       19 
                                                                 11.  Execute business solutions (technical)                                                                                                                              20 
                                                                 12.  Embed benefts realisation (technical)                                                                                                                                 21 
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                  About the Infrastructure 
                  and Construction Project 
                  Leadership Capability Set 
                  Introduction                                                                               Review 
                  The NSW Government is making unprecedented investments in major                            The Infrastructure and Construction Project Leadership Capability Set will be 
                  infrastructure projects, including in transport, health, social services, water,           reviewed 12 months after its implementation date. 
                  education and justice infrastructure, to accommodate the growing population. 
                  Capable project leadership is required to achieve long-term goals, get the best 
                  value and realise the full benefits of this investment. 
                  Infrastructure NSW and the Public Service Commission have partnered to 
                  develop the Infrastructure and Construction Project Leadership Capability Set 
                  (ICPL) as a resource for project leaders working in construction and infrastructure 
                  projects in the NSW public sector. It defines key capabilities required in this 
                  high-impact occupational group, with the overarching intention of supporting 
                  the assessment and development of these capabilities and building consistency 
                  and mobility across the sector. 
                  The ICPL was proposed by the Construction Leadership Group (CLG) which has 
                  also established the Project Leadership Academy to help develop a pipeline of 
                  talent for project leadership roles. The Academy is partnering with the Office of 
                  Projects Victoria to deliver a high-level project leadership development program. 
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