Maintenance Coordinator

Maintenance Coordinator

Location: Parramatta

Employment type: Ongoing

Salary: Clerk Grade 7/8, $110,266 to $122,058 pa plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

As a Maintenance Coordinator, you will deliver quality and timely maintenance co-ordination to the Department’s assets and facilities to ensure fit for purpose, value for money outsourced facilities maintenance that meets organisational, public sector and legislative requirements.

What you’ll do

As part of the Major Program Delivery team within Infrastructure and Assets, you will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Manage the delivery of asset maintenance through the Departments operating model and services contracts to ensure fit for purpose, value for money projects and programs that comply with Department policies and legislative requirements.
• Review contracts, interpret terms and conditions and monitor compliance with contract obligations to ensure suppliers and meet obligations throughout the contract life cycle.
• Consult and negotiate with suppliers and business centres to ensure that KPIs are met, and any disputes resolved effectively and quickly.
• Conduct periodic review meetings with suppliers to ensure that issues are identified and responded to at the earliest possible stage.
• Prepare contract performance reports, including recommendations for future agreements with suppliers, to obtain executive support and meet governance requirements.
• Analyse and reconcile quarterly business reports from suppliers against expenditure reports to identify risks and trends in expenditure.
• Research marketplace information, trends in contracting strategies and best commercial practice, and communicate relevant information to business centres to facilitate business centre participation in the contracting process.
• Provide input in the preparation of a range of strategic and operational documents including briefing papers, ministerial correspondence, discussion papers, reports, submissions and responses to information requests to contribute to the effective operation of Infrastructure and Assets.

Core Function of Workplace Management coordinates building and tenancy maintenance and escalations for DCJ leased properties and office accommodation. ​

WPM supports the ongoing operations to ensure safe and functional leased properties and offices for DCJ staff and clients.​

What we’re looking for

Our ideal candidate will have background in Facilities management, commercial maintenance, contract management, vendor management.

Current and valid Driver’s licence, as it is a requirement of this role to travel to multiple locations across NSW by car also ability to travel and stay in remote locations.

Tertiary qualifications in Facilities Management highly desirable.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Monday, 7th July 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Robert McMinn, Lead Maintenance Coordinator on 0491 384 740 or at robert.mcminn@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5046 or via thikimyen.nguyen@dcj.nsw.gov.au   

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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