Are you passionate about making a difference for Western Australia?

We want to hear from you.

Five (5) year Senior Executive Service (SES) contract

About us

The Department of Treasury and Finance is at the centre of Government decision-making. As the principal economic and financial advisor, we provide leadership and strategic advice and influence to support the delivery of services and outcomes for the benefit of Western Australia.

What we do is integral to the Government’s decision-making processes about where and how to spend taxpayer’s money to ensure Western Australians have access to quality services on a financially sustainable basis.

We lead procurement and leverage our buying power to secure products and services for government, achieving value for money for WA.

We collect revenue to fund government services and administer payment of grants and subsidies to the WA community.

The work area

The Commercial Advisory Directorate is part of the Advisory Services Business Unit. The Commercial Advisory team works with agencies and advisors to provide commercial and contractual expertise for large and complex transactions and projects. These projects cover many different areas of Government (e.g. Health, Utilities, Justice, Housing, Ports, and others) and include those involving Government Trading Enterprise (GTEs) and semi-commercial entities within Government. They represent some of the largest, most significant and complex projects on the Government’s agenda.

The opportunity

This is a great opportunity to lead a team of high achieving professionals in delivering commercial and contractual expertise and making an impactful contribution to the delivery of large and complex transaction and projects in many different areas of Government.

In this role, you will primarily:

• lead a team of subject matter experts, providing a source of commercial and contractual expertise regarding complex projects and issues;
• deliver and manage complex commercial and contractual projects, and support and influence the delivery of agency led complex commercial and contractual projects;
• advise Treasury Executive, Under Treasurer, Treasurer and other key senior stakeholders on commercial and contracting projects and issues, including at key approval points for significant projects; and
• build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Further information about the position can be found in the attached Role Statement.

Find out more

If you’d like to have a chat about the role, please contact Ryan Sengara, A/Assistant Under Treasurer Advisory Services, on (08) 6551 2476 or email Ryan.Sengara@dtf.wa.gov.au.

To assist you in preparing your application, please refer to the Applicant Information Pack and Role Statement. 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 email recruitment@dtf.wa.gov.au for assistance.

Visit our careers page to find out why Treasury and Finance is an incredible place to work.

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 tailored to this opportunity showing your skills, experiences, past key achievements and deliverables.
   
   
2. A cover letter of two (2) pages or less, highlighting to the panel your experience, skills and competencies as they relate to the role.

You will need to demonstrate your alignment to the leadership behaviours and DTF values throughout the selection process to be considered suitable.

Click the ‘Apply for Job’ link at the bottom of this page or at jobs.wa.gov.au.

Please allow sufficient time to submit your application as we will not accept late or incomplete applications.

For information about the process or lodging your application online, please contact recruitment@dtf.wa.gov.au.

Subsequent Vacancies

This process may be used to fill similar permanent or fixed-term (full time/part time) vacancies that may arise within Treasury and Finance across the WA public sector for up to 12 months.  Applicants found suitable but not recommended for this vacancy, may be considered for subsequent or similar vacancies in the Department of Treasury and Finance, in accordance with the Recruitment Standard, including Commissioner’s Instructions No. 48 and 49.

External agencies referring surplus employees for consideration are asked to contact recruitment@dtf.wa.gov.au.