Senior Property Officer (Construction and Inspection)

Senior Property Officer (Construction and Inspection) – NSW Trustee and Guardian

• 1 x Ongoing full-time vacancy available. 35 hours per week.
• 1 x Temporary full-time vacancy until 31/12/2025. 35 hours per week.
• Location: This role is based in Parramatta. Flexible and hybrid working options – up to 2 days working from home is available.  For a period of 3-6 months, you will be required to work 5 days per week in the Office for training purposes.
• Clerk Grade: 5/6. Base salary $97,027 pa to $107,059 p.a. plus super and annual leave loading.

About us 
At NSW Trustee and Guardian, we protect, promote and support the rights, dignity, choices and wishes of our customers. Whether we are writing a Will, acting as an executor, attorney, trustee, guardian, or financial manager, we are here for critical moments in our customers’ lives. Join our dedicated NSW Government agency and make a difference in the lives of over 47,000 people each year.

Our commitment to diversity
Our workplace reflects the diverse community we serve. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. This includes women, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the LGBTI community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

About the team 
The Property Services team works with the Estate Management and the Estate Planning and Administration Divisions.  

The Estate Management Division makes financial and legal decisions for people who are unable to on their own, or with support, when NSW Trustee & Guardian is appointed as their financial manager by a court or tribunal. The division also oversees people who are appointed to privately manage the finances of another person.    

The Estate Planning and Administration division is responsible for delivering NSW Trustee and Guardian’s commercial services in Will making, as trustee, attorney, and as administrator/executor of deceased estates as well as administration of Powers of Attorney, Life Estates and Crime Confiscation/Civil Forfeiture.  

These divisions deliver high quality financial, estate management, executor and trustee administration services using a customer-centred approach.

About the role
This is an exciting opportunity that will see you sit within the Property Service Centre and report to the Principal Property Officer. 
 
The role is part of a team that is collectively responsible for delivering high quality, consistent and timely property services that are consistent with NSW Trustee and Guardian’s Customer Excellence Principles. This role independently handles more complex construction, modification, major renovations and/or repairs and maintenance of customer residences (including the management of external consultants) and provides guidance and support to Client Service Officers.   

For more information about the position, view the role description.

About you
Applications are encouraged if you demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and experience:

• A demonstrated ability to develop positive and effective working relationships, manage interdependencies and balance competing demands from various stakeholders across the business
• A strong understanding of Australian building standards
• Experience in coordinating the construction, modification, major renovations and repairs in properties. 
• A NSW builders licence is preferred. 

Sound like you? We would love to hear from you!

Essential requirements  

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in building, complex construction or project management and capacity to interpret and provide advice on building plans and specifications. 
• Capacity to manage external service providers in the construction, renovation and repairs of properties to meet the needs of customers, having regard to their specific needs. 
• Understanding of NSW government and NSWTG’s key services and customer base.  
• All roles in NSWTG require a willingness to have phone calls monitored for quality and training purposes.

What we offer
NSW Trustee and Guardian offers interesting, challenging and rewarding work that has real purpose. Other benefits of joining us include:

• work-life balance with flexible work options (working from different work locations, variable start/finish times, job sharing)
• various leave options (recreation, parental, and flex leave of up to 24 days per year)
• career development including study leave and acting opportunities
• access to Fitness Passport and employee assistance program, and annual flu vaccinations

Be part of something bigger. For more information about joining us, visit the Careers page on our website.

How to apply
To apply for this role:

• complete the online application
• submit a resume (maximum five pages) and brief cover letter (maximum two pages) outlining your skills, experience and suitability
• answer the following targeted questions (maximum two pages): 

1. What strategies do you use to manage your time in dealing with multiple matters in a high-volume environment. Please provide an example of when you effectively managed competing priorities and what tools did you use to achieve this?
2. Describe a situation where a problem occurred in a construction or building project that was not anticipated. Please describe what you did and what was the outcome? 

Read: writing your job application for tips with the application process.

Closing date
Applications close 11:59pm, Sunday 27 April 2025.

For enquiries about the role, please Domenic Rositano, Principal Property Officer (Construction and Inspections) via email: Domenic.Rositano@tag.nsw.gov.au.

For enquiries about the recruitment process, please contact Ashly Dahdal, Talent Advisor via email: Ashly.dahdal@tag.nsw.gov.au.

Please do not send your applications directly via email, LinkedIn or SEEK. Only applications submitted via the online portal will be accepted. 

Please note:

• If you need an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact People and Culture via email at peopleandculture@tag.nsw.gov.au
• Offers of employment will be subject to reference checks and relevant clearances.
• A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for 18 months. 

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