Assistant Project Officer

Location – Strawberry Hills

Employment type – Ongoing, Full-time position

Salary – Clerk Grade 5/6 $97,027 - $107,059pa plus employers’ contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Project Officer to join our dynamic Maintenance Strategy and Projects team. In this role, you will play a key part in managing and implementing a variety of projects within the Housing Portfolio, aimed at improving service delivery and enhancing portfolio performance. You will have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that impact the housing sector and the wider community.

What you’ll do

As part of the Maintenance Strategy and Projects team, you will Assist in managing and delivering projects that drive improvements across the Housing Portfolio. You’ll coordinate the operational aspects of project implementation, managing tasks and deliverables. You will oversee the delivery of maintenance services such as scoping, compliance inspections and work order management.

The purpose of this role is to undertake and report on field inspection activities/outcomes to scope and monitor the delivery of work and verify contractor compliance with maintenance contract requirements.

You will conduct research and analysis to support the development and implementation of key projects across the Housing Portfolio as well as help manage projects focused on improving service delivery effectiveness and operational efficiency.

You will provide stakeholders with timely advice and communication regarding project status, implementation issues, and potential solutions.

You will assist in preparing project-related documentation, status updates and reports.

What we’re looking for

• Understanding of the Australian Building Codes, Australian Standards, Government, or commercial probity and contracting standards.
• Relevant qualification and/or sound construction building maintenance and/or building construction experience/exposure, together with field inspection experience and measurement of performance against standards.
• Extensive experiences and knowledge of residential property maintenance and improvements.
• Scoping experience – desirable
• Valid and current NSW driver’s licence.
• Desirable – experience in compliance inspections of building essential services.

Additionally, you will be responsible for reporting emerging issues to management and providing recommendations to continually enhance asset program delivery and minimise impacts.

If you're passionate about ensuring the longevity and adequate maintenance of social housing properties while fostering collaborative relationships within the community, this role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible impact in NSW social housing.

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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.

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Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the targeted question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

1. What will be your approach to working in the field. What considerations will you make prior to attending, during and following any site visit?

Applications close Tuesday 27 May 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 Sharon Treanor on 0455096644 or at Sharon.Treanor@homes.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 Leanne Chommanivong on 0438 631 489 or via Leanne.Chommanivong@dcj.nsw.gov.au   

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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.

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