Assistant Director State Fleet

Department of Housing and Works; City Of Stirling; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Professional development

Generous leave entitlements

Modern workspaces

Activity-based work hubs

Health insurance discounts

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Department of Housing and Works is seeking an Assistant Director State Fleet to lead the State’s fleet assets and a customer‑focused culture across WA. The role focuses on strategic leadership, policy development and risk management for a commercially viable fleet portfolio.

You will steer fleet operations, contracts, and financial management, providing clear guidance to teams and stakeholders while delivering high‑quality, sustainable services for government and its customers.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience and strong people management skills.
• Understanding of fleet operations and asset management.
• Commercial awareness and risk & compliance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the State Fleet team and the portfolio as a commercially viable business.
• Develop and implement fleet policies, practices and risk management.
• Provide clear advice, identify opportunities and drive practical solutions across contracts and finances.

Job description

Come join the team at the new Department of Housing and Works. The Department of Housing and Works delivers and maintains essential social housing and critical infrastructure across Western Australia—including schools, hospitals and police facilities. We manage tenancy services, support housing provision in remote Aboriginal communities, and oversee government employee accommodation. Through office accommodation solutions, State Fleet management, procurement, planning and asset policy, we empower other government agencies to deliver their best. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, and culturally and linguistically diverse people. We are committed to ensuring our hiring processes are inclusive. If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person, a young person or a person with a disability seeking support with your application, please reach out to Jobs and Skills WA by calling 13 64 64. If you are a person living with disability and require adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact Samantha Johnston on [phone] or via email at [e-mail]. You can also reach us through the National Relay Service . When you join us, you can enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

• flexible work options, including working from home up to 2 days per week
• professional development, training, and on-the-job learning to advance your career
• generous leave entitlements, which include 4 weeks annual leave, 3 public service holidays each year, accrued long service leave every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year. Access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• modern workspaces, where you choose your workspace that assists you to do your best work
• access to activity-based work hubs in the CBD, Fremantle and Joondalup for ad hoc flexible work
• corporate discounts with selected health insurance providers and access to wellness programs
• Opportunity to contribute to diversity, inclusion, and cultural initiatives across the department, including networks and working groups that promote equity and belonging.

About The Role:

The Assistant Director State Fleet leads the team responsible for the management of the State’s portfolio of fleet vehicles. The role leads the management of the portfolio as a commercially viable business, including the development and implementation of policies and practices, and the assessment and management of risk. Strategically leading the team, while building a positive, customer focused culture.

About You:

You are a proven leader who brings strong people leadership, sound management capability and a good understanding of fleet and asset management. You enjoy setting direction, developing your team and creating a positive, customer-focused culture where people are supported to deliver their best. You exercise sound judgement and commercial awareness, with the ability to navigate complex issues across fleet operations, contracts, financial management, risk and compliance. You are confident providing clear advice, identifying opportunities and risks, and turning challenges into practical solutions. You are a strong communicator and relationship builder who works collaboratively with customers, government agencies, service providers and other stakeholders. You are comfortable navigating competing priorities, having challenging conversations and resolving complex matters in a constructive way. You will bring the leadership, insight and technical understanding to shape the future of State Fleet and deliver a high quality, sustainable service for government and its customers. This position operates in the context of Leading Leaders . This means you will be required to deliver results through leaders and your teams in a single business area, and by influencing leaders in other business areas. You will add value by providing direction and developing and coaching your leaders to achieve operational objectives. You will make decisions about how services should be provided based on the resources at hand.

Further Job-Related Information:

Please contact Samantha Johnston on [phone] for further information about the position (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application). To assist you in preparing your application, please refer to the Applicant Information Pack, Job Description Form, and Leadership Behaviours. Additionally, the WA Jobs and Workforce Hub provides information on working in Western Australia. This includes guidance on applying for government sector jobs, industry insights, application tips, relocation resources, training opportunities, and apprenticeships. If you are unable to view or download these documents, please contact us by calling [phone] (select option 1) or email [e-mail] , quoting the reference number VCID03472 for support. Currently there is one (1) full-time, fixed-term appointment for 24 months available for filling, with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Agency within the next twenty-four (24) months on a full-time, part‑time, permanent or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.