Manager, Asset Management

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer's superannuation contribution

Annual leave loading

Flex Leave entitlements

Job summary

NSW Department of Education in Sydney is seeking an experienced manager to oversee capital works delivery within School Infrastructure. You will lead a team, provide strategic advice to the Director of Asset Management, and manage financial planning and the budgeting for major projects.

The role requires strong leadership, procurement guidance, and the ability to coordinate across departments to ensure timely delivery of upgrades and new builds for NSW public schools.

Qualifications

• Experience in a management role within trades and construction.
• Exposure to financial planning and budget management policies.
• High attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Current NSW Driver’s License and willingness to travel across Sydney Metro.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of capital works projects to schools within the Regional Asset Management Office.
• Provide strategic and specialised advice to the Director of Asset Management.
• Manage financial planning and budgeting for capital works projects.
• Lead and manage a team to implement timely delivery of minor capital works projects.
• Develop a local system for leasing and licensing guidance for departmental facilities.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

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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 25 May 2029
• Salary ranging from $154,231.00 up to $178,369.00 plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

About School Infrastructure

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 facilities at their local public school. This encompasses the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.

About the role

• Manage the delivery of capital works projects to schools within the Regional Asset Management Office
• Provide strategic and specialised advice and support to the Director of Asset Management
• Manage the financial planning and budgeting and oversee the planning of capital works projects
• Lead and manage a team of Group Leaders and Senior Asset Services Officers to implement the timely delivery of minor capital works projects including construction, handover and post construction phases
• Develop a local system for the management of leasing and licencing by other users of departmental facilities and provide guidance and high-level advice in relation to procurement of children’s services, markets and other users

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About you

• Demonstrated experience in similar Management role within Trades and Construction.
• Exposure to financial planning, budget management and facilities management policies.
• High attention to detail and excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to lead consultations and negotiations, providing strategic advice and offering solutions, often within short timeframes, to ensure program delivery targets are met.
• Current NSW Driver’s License and willingness to travel across the assigned Asset Management Unit of Sydney Metro
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated equivalent professional experience.
• Current and valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance for paid employment.
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
• Fitness Passport unlocking over 1500 facilities across NSW

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.