Description:
Role Title: Project Officer, Strategic Projects
Division Name: Office of the Building Commissioner
Building Commission NSW
Grade : Clerk Grade 7/8
Location : Sydney, Gosford, other locations considered.
Term : immediate start, up to 30 June 2025 (with possibility of extension to 30 September 2025)
Applications Close : Monday 31 March 2025 (9.59am)
About Building Commission NSW
- Building Commission NSW was established as the regulator of the building and construction industry in December 2023.
- We collaborate with consumers and industry to ensure standards, capabilities, capacity and resilience continue to be lifted across the sector to deliver quality homes and meet the state’s housing targets.
- We are committed to innovation, collaboration and professional development, and we foster a culture of integrity and responsibility, with a focus on transparency and accountability.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the next phase of Building Commission NSW. You can be confident in contributing to meaningful work that positively impacts the built environment and the greater community, making it an exciting and fulfilling place to build a career.
About the team
Do you aspire to work in a team where your contributions help to shape the future of the building industry in NSW?
As part of the Strategic Projects team, you'll be at the forefront of driving transformative initiatives, facilitating key executive meetings, and contributing to strategic projects in the Office of the Building Commissioner.
With a focus on collaboration, our high performing team thrives on the challenge of delivering impactful projects that enhance industry standards and promote best practice.
Working alongside passionate, supportive, and collaborative professionals who are dedicated to driving positive change, every day offers an opportunity to make a real difference.
What you’ll do:
- Coordinate and implement a range of projects applying sound project management principles and support the project lead/s in the delivery of organisational and/or business projects.
- Provide a range of project management and support services, ensuring project and administration activities are undertaken to enable the project team to complete tasks and achieve agreed outcomes on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope, in line with established project management methodology.
- Develop and maintain customer, stakeholders and vendor relationships through effective communication, negotiation, and issues management to ensure project deliverables are met.
- Coordinate working groups, committees, and consultations to facilitate exchange of information and support project completion in line with project plans.
- Prepare and maintain project related documentation and source and collate information for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes to contribute to achievement of the project outcomes and identification of emerging issues.
- Undertake research and analysis, identifying trends and preparing project briefs, to support informed decision-making and planning.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Superior MS Office skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt your writing style to suit various formats (such as briefing notes, stakeholder presentations, project plans, letters and reports)
- Demonstrated experience in project coordination and support, developing project plans and using digital project management tools such as Miro and Planner
- Building and maintaining effective partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Event planning and coordination (not essential but a willingness to learn is highly regarded)
- Knowledge of or a willingness to learn video editing software (e.g. Vimeo) and event tools including Eventbrite, collaboration channels including Slido, Viva Engage, Microsoft SharePoint and Teams
- Critical thinking and attention to detail
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and in a high performing team.
What we need from you
An up-to-date CV and a brief cover letter (1 page maximum) outlining how your skills and experience are a suitable fit for the role.
Salary Grade XX, with the base salary for this role starting at $110,266 base plus superannuation
Click Here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Michael Yoon via Michael.Yoon@customerservice.nsw.gov.au.
Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.
Closing Date: Monday 31 March 2025 (9.59am)
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