Asset Project Officer

Country Fire Authority; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options with flexible work

Health and wellbeing programs

Parental leave

Emergency Member discounts

Job summary

Country Fire Authority in Melbourne—Southern suburbs seeks an Asset Project Officer to manage maintenance programs and minor building projects, coordinating contractors and engaging with brigades and regional stakeholders.

You will combine technical building knowledge with project management and strong communication to support CFA volunteers and staff across Victoria, while delivering safe, compliant, and cost-effective facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering building maintenance works programs and minor works projects.
• Strong project management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Sound understanding of building legislation and maintenance practices.
• Proficient with asset management reporting systems including SAP and MS Office.
• Ability to coordinate with brigades and regional stakeholders and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage building maintenance programs and minor works projects across allocated districts.
• Oversee contractors and coordinate with brigades and regional stakeholders to ensure quality outcomes.
• Ensure CFA stations and operational facilities remain fit for purpose and within budget.
• Deliver projects on time, within scope and with effective risk management.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Building legislation knowledge

Asset management systems

Education

Building or equivalent technology qualifications or trade qualifications

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Occupation: Land, asset, resources and facilities management

Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs

Reference: VG/1938275CC

• Location HQ Dandenong - hybrid
• Full Time Ongoing

CFA is an emergency service that places the community at the centre of everything we do. We work to protect lives and property across Victoria, every hour of the day.

Our organisation is made up of employees working alongside more than 51,000 volunteers. We value the different skills, experience and viewpoints that people bring, because they strengthen how we operate and support the services Victorians rely on.

We aim to be a workplace where people feel supported to do meaningful work, develop professionally and contribute to outcomes that matter to the people and places we serve.

To learn more about who we are and the work we do, visit our About Us page.

About the Role

At CFA, our brigades rely on safe, functional and well-maintained facilities to protect Victorian communities. As an Asset Project Officer, you'll play a key role in delivering maintenance programs and minor building projects that ensure our stations and operational facilities remain fit for purpose.

Working as part of a collaborative statewide Asset Services team, you'll manage building maintenance, oversee contractors, coordinate minor works projects and work closely with brigades and regional stakeholders to deliver quality outcomes across your allocated districts.

This is an opportunity to combine your technical building knowledge, project management skills and stakeholder engagement experience in a role that directly supports CFA volunteers and staff across Victoria.

We're looking for someone with experience in building maintenance and minor construction projects who can manage contractors, coordinate multiple priorities and deliver quality outcomes on time and within budget. You'll have strong project management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, a sound understanding of building legislation and maintenance practices, confidence using asset management systems and a proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

Please note: Candidates are required to address the Key Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description as part of their application

About you

• Building or equivalent technology qualifications or trade qualifications
• Demonstrated experience in managing the delivery of building maintenance works programs, supervision of minor works projects, building construction and/or facilities management.
• Proven ability to manage concurrent maintenance and other minor works building projects within budget, quality and time parameters.
• Experience in utilising maintenance / assets management reporting and data management systems including SAP and Microsoft office suite
• Working knowledge of building regulations, the town planning process and building tendering and contracting processes.
• High level of written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write technical reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with a wide range of internal and external parties and ability to participate in multi-disciplinary project teams.

Why choose CFA

• Meaningful Purpose: Your contribution truly makes a difference
• Work-Life Balance: Paid parental leave, generous leave provisions
• Flexibility: Hybrid work options with flexible work arrangements
• Discounts: Emergency Memberlink discounts on various services
• Wellbeing Focus: Health Ready programs, flu vaccinations
• Member Assistance Program: Access support across 8 service pathways

Pre-employment Checks

Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who are able to successfully complete a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, Working Rights Check and hold a valid Working with Children Check. You will also be required to provide at least two professional references.

CFA is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and safe volunteer and work environment. Our aim is to have a volunteer and paid workforce that reflects the community it serves. First Nations people, women, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply.

If at any stage of the recruitment and selection process you require an alternative format to the application material or reasonable adjustment to the interview arrangements, please don't hesitate to contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively, email [e-mail]

The Country Fire Authority (CFA) values your privacy. We will use the information you provide when you are applying for employment with us for the purpose of recruitment, selection, evaluation and appointment and to report on anonymised key metrics (e.g. diversity). The information we collect will be handled in accordance with privacy laws, including the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.You can view our Privacy Statement here . For access and correction of the information we have collected, contact [e-mail]

Applications close Thursday 12 November 2026 at 11.59pm