Asset Services Officer

NSW Department of Education; Ryde; On-site; AUD 103,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation contribution

Annual leave loading

Fitness Passport

Job summary

NSW Department of Education is seeking an Asset Services Officer for temporary full-time work in the Macquarie Park area. The role focuses on delivering asset services across a group of schools within the Asset Management region, coordinating with consultants and contractors to support design, development and construction phases.

You will be responsible for delivery of capital works projects, facilities management, scope writing and accurate cost estimation to ensure timely project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in Facilities Management or Property Management.
• Construction Project Management or Trade experience.
• Excellent customer service in dealing with key stakeholders.
• Knowledge in scope writing and ability to estimate project costs and manage budgets.
• Knowledge of Aboriginal Education Policy and the NSW AECG partnership.

Responsibilities

• Provide asset services to a group of schools within the Asset Management region.
• Liaise with consultants, contractors and other asset management staff to support design, development and construction phases.
• Delivery of capital works projects and all aspects of facilities management.
• Support timely and effective project delivery.
• Scope writing, estimation of project costs and manage budgets.

Skills

Facilities Management

Project Management

Customer service

Cost estimation

Budget management

Aboriginal Education Policy

Job description

NSW Department of Education – Macquarie Park NSW

The NSW Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. For more information about the NSW Department of Education, please visit https://education.nsw.gov.au/

Asset Services Officer

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners - from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Temporary Full-Time role up to 2 years
• Package includes salary $102,936.00 - $113,579.00 plus superannuation and annual leave loading

About School Infrastructure | Asset Management Division

School Infrastructure (SI) is delivering new school buildings, major upgrades, and maintenance strategies to ensure every school-aged child has access to high-quality education at their local public school. This encompasses the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.

About the role

• Provide asset services to a group of schools within the Asset Management region
• Liaise with consultants, contractors and other asset management staff to support the design, development and construction phases of projects
• Delivery of capital works projects and all aspects of facilities management
• Support timely and effective project delivery
• Scope writing, estimation of project costs and manage budgets

For further information please click here to view the role description.

About you

• Experience in Facilities Management or Property Management
• Construction Project Management or Trade experience
• Excellent customer service in dealing with key stakeholders
• Knowledge in scope writing, along with the ability to estimate project costs and manage budgets
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department's Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Essential requirements of the role

• Current and valid NSW Driver's Licence
• Willingness and ability to travel across the assigned area of Northern Sydney Asset Management
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Fitness Passport unlocking access to 1500+ fitness facilities

Note:

the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non-child‑related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.

Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education's Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.