Principal Project Officer

Department of Housing and Works; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Professional development

Generous leave entitlements

Modern workspaces

Activity-based work hubs

Discounts with health insurers

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Department of Housing and Works in Western Australia seeks an experienced leader to oversee Emergency Management within Housing Services Division. You will coordinate resilience, business continuity, disaster recovery and response planning, providing strategic guidance across government and external agencies.

The role demands strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to translate strategic intent into actionable operations, underpinned by a commitment to public service values.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in complex environments.
• Ability to translate strategic intent into operational plans.
• Strong communication and collaboration with government and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Emergency Management within Housing Services Division.
• Provide strategic advice and ensure organisational resilience and business continuity planning.
• Collaborate across government to manage critical incidents and disasters.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Emergency management

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 Jane Murphy on 0457 755 308 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

This position supports the Executive Director North, Housing Services and undertakes the strategic and operational management of Emergency Management within Housing Services Division. The position leads and coordinates emergency management and organisational resilience activities, including business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency preparedness and response planning. Provides strategic advice and collaborates across government and external agencies to ensure the Department maintains effective arrangements to respond to and recover from emergencies, critical incidents and disruptive events. The role maintains an expert awareness of relevant trends and issues within the State, nationally and internationally in relation to Emergency Management.

About You

You are an experienced leader with a passion for delivering organisational and community outcomes. You are experienced in leading and managing in times of criticality and within complex and challenging environments. You bring the ability to develop strategic intent into operational outcomes. You have strong leadership, operational and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate and influence effectively. You have integrity and encompass the organisations values.

Further Job-Related Information

Please contact Jane Murphy on 0457 755 308 or via email at [e-mail] for further information about the position (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).

Currently there is one (1) full-time, fixed-term appointment for twenty four (24) months available for immediate filling, with the possibility of further extension(s). 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 twelve (12) months on a full-time or part-time, fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s).