Senior Admin & Project Officer, Materials Science

Holcim Participations (Australia) Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 115,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

UNSW Kensington Campus is seeking a Senior Admin and Project Officer for the School of Materials Science & Engineering. The role provides high-level project support, administration and reporting, working closely with the School Manager and Head of School to drive improvements and coordinate cross-functional initiatives.

The position is permanent, full-time and hybrid, with a December 2026 or late January 2027 start date.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated administrative and project experience, with understanding of the project life cycle and documentation development.
• Previous experience in higher education is desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor the delivery of School projects and initiatives to achieve goals and administrative duties.
• Oversee development of project plans and schedules and participate in planning processes.
• Support operational activities and identify areas for improvement and process transformation.
• Provide high-level proactive project support to project teams and stakeholders such as the School Executive Team.
• Develop and manage digital infrastructure and communications to support process improvements.
• Monitor, track and report on project deliverables to ensure time, cost and quality metrics align with plans.
• Assess and manage project risks and issues and provide solutions.
• Develop and manage effective communications with stakeholders internal and external to the project.

Skills

Administrative experience

Project lifecycle understanding

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Time management

Tools

MS Office

Excel

SharePoint

PowerBI

Power Automate

Copilot

Adobe Enterprise Management

Job description

UNSW Kensington Campus is seeking a Senior Admin and Project Officer for the School of Materials Science & Engineering. The role provides high-level project support, administration and reporting, working closely with the School Manager and Head of School to drive improvements and coordinate cross-functional initiatives.

The position is permanent, full-time and hybrid, with a December 2026 or late January 2027 start date.