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.

If you are a person living with disability and require adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact Kim Boyd on 08 6551 1849  or via email at Kim.Boyd@dohw.wa.gov.au. 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:

The Project Officer is responsible for managing low value, low risk and complexity projects and breakdown repairs or discrete elements within low to medium value, risk, and complexity projects. The role contributes to and supports project teams of in house and private sector professionals to plan and deliver projects for government and administers project management systems and maintenance of information. The Project Officer also contributes to the procurement of trades and services for building construction and maintenance works and liaises and maintains relationships with key stakeholders.

About You:

You may not have worked in government or construction before, and that is okay. What matters most is that you are organised, curious, practical and ready to learn. The Buildings and Contracts Academy is designed for people who can bring strong transferable skills from other industries and apply them to the delivery and maintenance of non-residential infrastructure for the Western Australian Government, including facilities such as schools, police stations and hospitals.

You might have experience coordinating work, solving problems under pressure, keeping records accurate, supporting procurement or contracts, managing competing priorities, working with customers or stakeholders, or getting things done in operational, logistics, facilities, maintenance, asset management or service delivery environments. If you enjoy working with people, making sense of information, following good process and seeing a job through from start to finish, this program can help you build the technical knowledge and confidence needed to step into a project officer role.

As part of the Academy, you will be supported to develop the skills needed to help plan, procure, coordinate and deliver building works that support essential public services across Western Australia. We are looking for people who communicate clearly, build positive relationships, take responsibility for their work, and are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to projects that benefit the community.

We are currently recruiting for both the works delivery and maintenance streams of the Buildings and Contracts Academy. If you are ready for a career change and want to build practical skills while contributing to important public infrastructure for the Western Australian community, we encourage you to apply.

You can learn more about the work we do by:

• reading our Annual Report
• connecting with us on LinkedIn
• following us on Facebook.

About the Academy:

The Buildings and Contracts Academy (the Academy) is an internal structured training program designed to support people as they build the skills, confidence and practical experience needed to work in project officer roles within the Department of Housing and Works. Through a mix of formal training, hands-on tasks, shadowing, mentoring and subject matter expert sessions, participants learn the fundamentals of how we plan, procure, deliver and maintain non-residential infrastructure for the Western Australian Government.

As part of the Academy, you will gain exposure to real work across Buildings and Contracts, including the systems, processes, governance and project delivery lifecycle that support schools, hospitals, police facilities and other important public assets. You will be supported to learn, ask questions and develop in a practical team environment while contributing to projects and services that make a real difference to communities across Western Australia.

Successful applicants will be offered a 24-month contract to participate in the Academy, with the potential for permanent appointment subject to satisfactory performance and successful completion of the Academy. Please note that permanent appointment may be made at any stage of program.

Successful applicants must be available to commence work with the Department of Housing Works on Monday, 1 February 2027.

The position operates in Personal Leadership context. This means that you are required to demonstrate personal accountability for delivering excellence and support your team and agency in delivering strategic goals. You will be expected to build and nurture relationships and be willing to seek feedback and learn. 

How to Apply:

If you have what it takes to be part of our dynamic and forward-thinking team, submit the following in MS Word or PDF format only:

1. A comprehensive CV that shows your skills, experiences and key achievements, including the contact details of two referees (with one being your current or most recent supervisor).
   
2. Cover letter of two (2) pages or less, outlining how you meet the essential requirements, and why you are interested in taking part in the Academy. 

Please ensure you apply before the closing deadline as we won’t accept late and incomplete applications.

Further Job-Related Information:

Please contact Kim Boyd on 08 6551 1849 for further information about the position (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).

To assist you in preparing your application, please refer to the Applicant Information Pack and Job Description Form. Additionally, the WA Jobs and Workforce Hub provides information on working in Western Australia. This includes guidance on applying for government sector jobs, industry insights, application tips, relocation resources, training opportunities, and apprenticeships.

If you are unable to view or download the documents, please call (08) 6557 8111 and select option 1, or email recruitment@dohw.wa.gov.au, mentioning the vacancy reference number VCID03481 for assistance.

Currently there are ten (10) full-time, fixed-term appointment for 24 months available for filling, with the possibility of permanency. 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 twenty-four (24) months on a full-time, part-time, permanent or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.