Job opportunity

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.

We are committed to ensuring our hiring processes are inclusive. If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person, a young person or a person with a disability seeking support with your application, please reach out to Jobs and Skills WA by calling 13 64 64.

If you are a person living with disability and require adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact Tracey Vermeulen on (08) 6551 1195 or via email at tracey.vermeulen@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 succesful applicant delivers strategic asset planning, procurement, and project management advice to customer agencies, enabling effective delivery of building maintenance and improvement programs. The role works collaboratively with customer agencies to plan, procure, and oversee the delivery of maintenance and minor works programs, ensuring outcomes are achieved across a diverse portfolio of public facilities.

About You:

In this position, the successful applicant will be responsible for working closely with customer agencies to assist with the planning, procurement and managing delivery of maintenance and minor works programs across a range of public facilities.

To be successful in the role, the Program Manager must demonstrate skills and experience in:

• planning, procuring, and managing the delivery of various works programs across a large portfolio to achieve value-for-money outcomes.
• managing contractor relationship performance with service providers, including monitoring compliance, resolving issues, and ensuring service delivery outcomes are achieved.
• responding to and addressing maintenance and minor works issues.
• managing a diverse range of stakeholder relationships (including customer agencies, site representatives, contractors, and suppliers) to coordinate and deliver successful program outcomes.
• preparing and providing budgets and portfolio reports.
• identifying opportunities to enhance service delivery and implementing strategies for continuous improvement.

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, providing responses to the questions outlined below:

• Describe a time when you led program delivery involving multiple internal and external stakeholders. How did you influence decision making, maintain competing priorities and preserve strong relationships across stakeholders.

• Provide an example of how you established or strengthened program delivery to achieve successful delivery and value for money outcomes. What processes did you use to manage stakeholders, risks, issues, dependencies and reporting.

• Provide one example where you delivered a project in a challenging or high-risk operational environment. What strategies did you use to adapt delivery approaches, maintain service continuity and ensure project success?

• Demonstrate your experience providing strategic asset management and high-level advice to support long term planning and investment decisions.

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

Further Job-Related Information:

Please contact Tracey Vermeulen on (08) 6551 1195 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, Job Description Form, and Leadership Behaviours. 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 these documents, please contact us by calling (08) 6557 8111 (select option 1) or email recruitment@dohw.wa.gov.au, quoting the reference number VCID03351 for support.

Currently there is one (1) full-time or part-time (minimum of 0.6 FTE), fixed-term appointment for twelve (12) months available for filling, with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or 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 twelve (12) months on a full-time, part-time, permanent or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.