This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP

The Infrastructure division has responsibility for planning and provision of facilities (land, buildings and equipment), which includes land planning, student enrolment forecasting and facilities planning, strategic asset management, capital works programs, maintenance and minor works programs and provision of facilities related services.

The Role

The Principal Project Officer is responsible for the development and delivery of the Departments Building Condition Assessment (BCA) program and implementation of the required improvement initiatives. The BCA is a significant program for the Department’s asset management, informing strategic asset planning to prioritise maintenance, refurbishment and investment programs.

The successful applicant will participate in, and lead Infrastructure Delivery and Maintenance directorate project strategies and collaboratively manage participation in a range of internal working groups. You will also prepare reports and project briefings on the effectiveness of improving service delivery and asset management outcomes.

In this role you will liaise with key personnel within the Department to negotiate reporting requirements and identify key milestones and timeframes. Applicants with demonstrated management skills, including experience with initiative and the ability to contribute to organisational change, are encouraged to apply. 

Professional Benefits

We are conveniently located in East Perth and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include: 

• 12% employer contributed superannuation.
• Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home or remote, flexible working hours and part-time arrangements
• Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave
• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
• Access to salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments)
• Enjoy easy access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station just a 5-minute walk away or, take advantage of the free Yellow Cat bus service that stops outside our building entrance. Additionally, various CPP parking locations are within walking distance.

Want to know more?

Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Wendy Parfitt Manager – Delivery and Maintenance on 0404 666 798 or by emailing wendy.parfitt@education.wa.edu.au

Agency Referrals: Public sector agencies seeking to refer surplus employees should contact Recruitment at centralservices.recruitment@education.wa.edu.au during the advertising period. 

We are committed to building the leadership capability of our people (Building Leadership Impact).

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our workplaces and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.

Eligibility

To work with us, you must: 

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.

More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website and in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

Application Instructions

Apply online in two easy steps:

Step 1: Select Apply for Job

Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.

Step 2: Attach your documents

Your application should include: 

• A CV of up to two (2) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• A three (3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF:
  1. Demonstrated highly developed skills and experience in asset management, and knowledge of contemporary asset management and infrastructure issues.
  2. Demonstrated high-level project management skills with a proven ability to plan and coordinate projects in a complex environment.
  3. Demonstrated highly developed research, conceptual and analytical skills, including the ability to identify issues and emerging trends and devise appropriate strategies in an infrastructure context.
  4. Demonstrated highly developed written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills including the ability to undertake high level negotiations, facilitations and consultations and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals and groups to achieve required project/program outcomes.
  5. Demonstrated highly developed leadership and strategic management skills, including initiative and the ability to contribute to organisational change.

It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.

Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE1064098

Applicants assessed as suitable may be considered for similar vacancies that arise in our branch within the next 12 months. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 26 October 2026