Procurement Specialist – Infrastructure Projects (Flexible)

Department of Transport and Main Roads; Sunshine Coast Regional; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Career development

Salary sacrificing

Employee assistance program

Employee networks (Indigenous/Pride)

Job summary

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) seeks a specialist procurement professional for the North Coast Region to provide high‑level procurement guidance across the full lifecycle, from planning to award. This temporary full‑time position offers flexible working conditions and opportunities for training and career development within a major transport program.

You will support project managers, coordinate tender processes via QTenders, ensure compliance with QPP 2026, and help deliver

Qualifications

• Experience delivering procurement across full lifecycle in public sector or large programs.
• Ability to provide high level procurement advice and support to stakeholders.
• Knowledge of government procurement policies and QTenders processes.
• Experience with evaluation planning, contract award and supplier performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a specialist procurement role within a team led by the Senior Advisor (Procurement), providing high level advice across the full procurement lifecycle for the North Coast Region.
• Provide accurate and timely advice and support to a range of stakeholders across the region for a full range of procurement functions from low-risk goods and services to complex infrastructure road construction contracts.
• Assist in the effective delivery of procurement of the North Coast Region's Queensland Transport & Road Investment Program (QTRIP) by: delivering authoritative advice on procurement of low to medium risk requirements to ensure value from supplier relationships.
• Compliance with departmental policies and procedures and QPP 2026; deliver medium to high-risk procurements by assisting the team with higher risk processes including Invitation to Offer, Tender, and Request for Quote documents; coordinate tender assessments.
• Provide assistance and advice on high-risk Tender processes, administer Tenders and Quotations via QTenders, and support finalising the Contract award process.
• Support delivery of outcomes for SOAs, CFEP, IBCP through supplier performance and contract management reporting; maintain procurement information systems and delegated authorities.
• Proactively build relationships within the region, Chief Procurement Office and Infrastructure Management and Delivery team; monitor shared email accounts.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Tender management

Contract management

QTenders

Education

Bachelor degree in procurement, supply chain, business

Tools

QTenders

Contract management software

Job description

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) seeks a specialist procurement professional for the North Coast Region to provide high‑level procurement guidance across the full lifecycle, from planning to award. This temporary full‑time position offers flexible working conditions and opportunities for training and career development within a major transport program.

You will support project managers, coordinate tender processes via QTenders, ensure compliance with QPP 2026, and help deliver